''....Do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children...'' These words were addressed by Jesus to the

The words "Do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children" were addressed by Jesus to the daughters of Jerusalem. This statement is recorded in the Bible, in the book of Luke chapter 23, verse 28-31. Jesus made this statement while he was being led to his crucifixion. The women of Jerusalem were weeping for him, but Jesus told them not to weep for him, but to weep for themselves and their children. He was warning them of the impending destruction that was going to come upon Jerusalem as a result of their rejection of him as the Messiah. Jesus knew that the Roman army would come and destroy Jerusalem, and he wanted the people to understand the gravity of the situation and repent of their sins. He was asking them to weep for themselves and their children, because they would be the ones to suffer the most in the coming destruction.