Matthew 2:19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

In Context

18saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

20saying, Arise and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they, that sought the child's life, are dead.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:12And being warned of God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country another way.

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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