Matthew 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Herod Slaughters Babies
16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by (A)the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and (B)killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity [a]who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
18 “(C)A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”
Matthew 2:16-18
King James Version
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 inquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah 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 be comforted, because they are not.
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Jeremiah 31:1-3
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Israel’s Mourning Turned to Joy
31 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the (A)God of all the (B)families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
2 This is what the Lord says:
“The people who survived the sword
(C)Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when it went to (D)find its rest.”
3 The Lord appeared to [a]him [b]long ago, saying,
“I have (E)loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you out with (F)kindness.
Jeremiah 31:1-3
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31 At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2 Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
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Jeremiah 31:10-18
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10 Hear the word of the Lord, you nations,
And declare it in the (A)coastlands far away,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will (B)gather him,
And He will keep him as a (C)shepherd keeps his flock.”
11 For the Lord has (D)ransomed Jacob
And redeemed him from the hand of him who was (E)stronger than he.
12 “They will (F)come and shout for joy on the (G)height of Zion,
And they will be (H)radiant over the [a]bounty of the Lord—
Over the (I)grain, the new wine, the oil,
And over the young of the (J)flock and the herd.
And their life will be like a (K)watered garden,
And they will (L)never languish again.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the (M)dance,
And the young men and the old together;
For I will (N)turn their mourning into joy
And comfort them, and give them (O)joy for their sorrow.
14 I will refresh the soul of the priests with [b]abundance,
And My people will be (P)satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.
15 This is what the Lord says:
“(Q)A voice is heard in (R)Ramah,
Lamenting and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
She (S)refuses to be comforted for her children,
Because (T)they are no more.”
16 This is what the Lord says:
“(U)Restrain your voice from weeping
And your eyes from tears;
For your (V)work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord,
“And they will (W)return from the land of the enemy.
17 There is (X)hope for your future,” declares the Lord,
“And your children will return to their own territory.
18 I have certainly heard Ephraim (Y)grieving,
‘You have (Z)disciplined me, and I was corrected,
Like an untrained (AA)calf;
(AB)Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 31:10-18
King James Version
10 Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.
15 Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
16 Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
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