28 Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30 Then
31 For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
What do you make of this?
It confuses me.
This is the Message's version.
If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine what they’ll do with deadwood?”
I understand this one a little better. He is saying how much worse it would be for a non-righteous person, than it is for him. He is the living, "green" tree. The sinful people are the deadwood.....right?
But, I still don't understand the barren women comment.
tp
I think you nailed it with your interpretation after reading the Message. I checked too and during this time it was shameful for a woman not to give her husband children, so I think it is a continuation of the same line of thinking.
ReplyDelete43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Jesus saving of the criminal right before his death shows there is hope until each person's last breath--but hopefully people don't wait until that moment.
knut