Matthew 23:38 meaning and explanation
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
Matthew 23:38, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks these words at the close of his public ministry, lamenting over Jerusalem just after describing how often the city killed the prophets sent to her (Matthew 23:37). The "house" most naturally means the temple, the dwelling place of God's presence among his people, though it can also mean the city and its people.
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