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Selected Verse: Luke 13:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 13:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] he answering [611] said [3004] unto him [846], Lord [2962], let [863] it [846] alone [863] this [5124] year [2094] also [2532], till [2193] [3755] I shall dig [4626] about [4012] it [846], and [2532] dung [906] [2874] it: |
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King James |
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
he answering, &c.--Christ, as Intercessor, loath to see it cut down so long as there was any hope (see Luk 13:34).
dig, &c.--loosen the earth about it and enrich it with manure; pointing to changes of method in the divine treatment of the impenitent, in order to freshen spiritual culture. |
34 O Jerusalem [2419], Jerusalem [2419], which [3588] killest [615] the prophets [4396], and [2532] stonest [3036] them that are sent [649] unto [4314] thee [846]; how often [4212] would [2309] I have gathered [1996] thy [4675] children [5043] together [1996], as [3739] [5158] a hen [3733] doth gather her [1438] brood [3555] under [5259] her wings [4420], and [2532] ye would [2309] not [3756]!