Matthew 2:19
And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
Young's Literal Translation
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
Cross References
Psalms 76:10For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.
Isaiah 51:12I — I [am] He — your comforter, Who [art] thou — and thou art afraid of man? he dieth! And of the son of man — grass he is made!
Ezekiel 11:16it [is] ours, the land hath been given for an inheritance; therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because I put them afar off among nations, And because I scattered them through lands, I also am to them for a little sanctuary, In lands whither they have gone in.
Daniel 11:45and he planteth the tents of his palace between the seas and the holy desirable mountain, and hath come unto his end, and there is no helper to him.
Matthew 2:12and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
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 →