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Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.
Luke 23:30 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 23:30 in other translations
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
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In context
27 And there followed him a great multitude of people and of women, who bewailed and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.
31 For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?
32 And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death.
33 And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there: and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
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