Verse 18
Matthew 2:18
World English Bible, British Edition
18
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation, weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she wouldn’t be comforted,
because they are no more.”
Original Language Text
greek
Φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμὰ ⸀ἠκούσθη, κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς· Ῥαχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν παρακληθῆναι ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν.
English Translation
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted because they are not.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
Now when Yashua (Jesus) was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men f...
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2
“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the
east, and have come to worship...
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3
When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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4
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he
asked them where the Christ w...
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5
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through
the prophet,
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6
‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are in no way least amongst the princes of Judah;
for out of you shal...
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7
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learnt from them exactly
what time the star appeared.
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8
He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the
young child. When you have fo...
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9
They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star,
which they saw in the east, went...
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10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
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11
They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother,
and they fell down and worsh...
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12
Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their
own country another way.
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13
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Ari...
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14
He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and
departed into Egypt,
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15
and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the Lord thro...
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16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was
exceedingly angry, and sent out and...
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17
Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
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18
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation, weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her childre...
19
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying...
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20
“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land
of Israel, for those who sought...
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21
He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into
the land of Israel.
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22
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place
of his father, Herod, he was a...
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23
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken through th...
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