Matthew 2:17

Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah [Yah lifts up] the prophet was fulfilled, saying, 1

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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

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16+ 2:16 (16-18) MP: Infants will die. (Jer 31:15) Then Herod [Heroic], when he saw that he was mocked by the Magi [Conjurer] (Persian King makers, Astrologers), was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem [House of Bread] and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the Magi [Conjurer] (Persian King makers, Astrologers).

18“A voice was heard in Ramah, 2 lamentation, weeping and great mourning, 1 Rachel [Ewe sheep] is weeping for her children; 2 and she wouldn’t be comforted, 2 because they are no more.” + 2:18. Quoted from Jer 31:15

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:17-19

The Slaughter of the Children. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not… Read the whole commentary →

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