Luke 23:30

NETBible

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 1  ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ 2 

NIV ©

Then "‘they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills "Cover us!"’

NASB ©

"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’

NLT ©

People will beg the mountains to fall on them and the hills to bury them.

MSG ©

Then they'll start calling to the mountains, 'Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, 'Cover us up!'

BBE ©

And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.

NRSV ©

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

NKJV ©

"Then they will begin ‘to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"’

KJV
Then
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shall they begin
<756> (5698)
to say
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to the mountains
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Fall
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on
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us
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and
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to the hills
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Cover
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us
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NASB ©
"Then
<5119>
they will begin
<757>
TO SAY
<3004>
TO THE MOUNTAINS
<3735>
, 'FALL
<4098>
ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS
<1015>
, 'COVER
<2572>
US.'
NET [draft] ITL
Then
<5119>
they will begin
<756>
to say
<3004>
to the mountains
<3735>
, ‘Fall
<4098>
on
<1909>
us
<2248>
!’ and
<2532>
to the hills
<1015>
, ‘Cover
<2572>
us
<2248>
!’
GREEK
tote arxontai oresin pesete hmav kai toiv bounoiv kaluqate
NETBible

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 1  ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ 2 

NET Notes

1 sn The figure of crying out to the mountains ‘Fall on us!’ (appealing to creation itself to hide them from God’s wrath), means that a time will come when people will feel they are better off dead (Hos 10:8).

2 sn An allusion to Hos 10:8 (cf. Rev 6:16).