Matthew 23:37
Douay-Rheims
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not?
Jerome
By Jerusalem He means not the stones and buildings, but the dwellers there, over whom He laments with the feeling of a Father.
Source details
A.D. 420 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 23:37-39
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.