Luke 19:40 The stones would cry out signifies

⁴⁰ And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. -Luke 19:40 King James Version (KJV)

Arcana Coelestia, by Emanuel Swedenborg, [1749-56], tr. by John F. Potts [1905-10], at sacred-texts.com

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...[3] As a "cry" also is an act that corresponds to a living confession or acknowledgment from faith, the rite of crying out was observed among the ancients when this confession was to be signified; and for this reason "crying" or "shouting" is frequently mentioned in the Word in connection with confession and acknowledgment from faith, as where it is said... in Luke: Jesus said to the Pharisees, If these should be silent, the stones would cry out (Luke 19:40)...