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"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."
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A Prophecy's Deeper Meaning
Commentators explain that Matthew isn't claiming Jeremiah predicted this specific event. Rather, the ancient sorrow of Israel, poetically described as their matriarch Rachel weeping over her exiled children (Jeremiah 31:15), finds a new and profound fulfillment in the weeping of Bethlehem's mothers. Matthew shows how the story of Jesus is deeply woven into Israel's history of suffering and hope.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeremy. Jeremiah. This quotation is taken from Jeremiah 31:15. The word "fulfilled," here, is evidently taken in the sense that the words …
19th Century
Anglican
In Rama was there a voice heard — Here again, we have an example of Matthew applying a passage—which originally related d…
Baptist
It must have been a very sorrowful day in Bethlehem; you can imagine the grief that filled the hearts of the mothers there. There is Herod, who act…
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To Matthew, the massacre fulfills Jer 31:15. This text probably refers to the deportation of Judah and Benjamin in 587–586 B. C. Nebuzaradan, comma…
16th Century
Protestant
A voice was heard in Ramah. It is certain that the prophet (Jeremiah 31:15) describes the destruction of the tribe of Benjamin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Matthew 2:17)
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Herod killed all the male children, not only in Bethlehem, but in all the villages of that city. Unbridled wrath, armed with an unlawful power, oft…
13th Century
Catholic
It was discussed above how the Wise Men bore witness to Christ being born; now, however, it is discussed how the Holy Innocents bear witness, not b…
