Matthew 2:17

Then is-fulfilled the said through of{Jeremiah the prophet, saying},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Then Herod, behold[ing] that he-is-infantilized under of{the magi}, is-[furious]desired extremely and, send[ing]-off, lifts-up[i.e. does away with] all the children, the in Bethlehem, and in to{all the boundaries} of{same}, from of{two-year[adjective]} and downward, according-to the time that he-precisions beside of{the magi}.

18"[A] sound in Ramah is-heard, [a] lamentation and weeping[noun] and much bewailing[noun], Rachel weeping [over] the offsprings of{same}, and has_not_been-will-ing to-be-called-near, that they-are_not_being."

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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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