² “But you, Bethlehem^(A) Ephrathah,^(B)
    though you are small among the clans^[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler^(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,^(D)
    from ancient times.”^(E)

¹⁸ “A voice is heard in Ramah,
    weeping and great mourning,
Rachel^(A) weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,
    because they are no more.”^[a](B)