Matthew 2:16-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Herod Kills The Boys In Bethlehem, Bringing Another Fulfillment of Jeremiah
16 Then Herod, having seen that he was tricked[a] by the magi, became very furious. And having sent-out men, he killed all[b] the boys— the ones in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years old and under— in accordance with the time which he learned-accurately from the magi. 17 Then the thing was fulfilled having been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet saying 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah[c], weeping and great mourning— Rachel weeping-for her children. And she was not willing to be comforted, because they are no more” [Jeremiah 31:15].
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- Matthew 2:16 Or, made a fool, mocked.
- Matthew 2:16 Some think this might have involved up to twenty infants.
- Matthew 2:18 This town is about 6 miles or 9 kilometers north of Jerusalem. In Jeremiah 31:15, Rachel, representing the mother of the nation, weeps over the ten tribes killed or taken captive by the Assyrians. Matthew sees another fulfillment of this here when some of her children are again taken in violence.
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