Matthew 2:17
New International Version
Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

New Living Translation
Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:

English Standard Version
Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

Berean Standard Bible
Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

Berean Literal Bible
Then was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, saying:

King James Bible
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

New King James Version
Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

New American Standard Bible
Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

NASB 1995
Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

NASB 1977
Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

Amplified Bible
Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

Christian Standard Bible
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

American Standard Version
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then the thing was fulfilled which was spoken by Jeremiah the Prophet which says:

Contemporary English Version
So the Lord's promise came true, just as the prophet Jeremiah had said,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying:

English Revised Version
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the words spoken through the prophet Jeremiah came true:

Good News Translation
In this way what the prophet Jeremiah had said came true:

International Standard Version
Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,

Literal Standard Version
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Majority Standard Bible
Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

New American Bible
Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet:

NET Bible
Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

New Revised Standard Version
Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:

New Heart English Bible
Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Weymouth New Testament
Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled,

World English Bible
Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

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Context
The Slaughter of Infants
16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: 18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”…

Cross References
Jeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

Matthew 2:18
"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

Matthew 27:9
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,


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Matthew 2
1. The wise men from the east enquire after Jesus;
3. at which Herod is alarmed.
9. They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents.
13. Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother.
16. Herod slays the children;
20. himself dies.
23. Jesus is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth.














Verses 17, 18. - Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by (διά) Jeremy the prophet, saying, 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 (Jeremiah 31:15, from the Hebrew). Notice:

(1) As to details.

(a) The order in the Revised Version. A voice was heard in Ramah is more literal; the stress is on the cry rather than on the place.

(b) Lamentation and must be omitted, with the Revised Version, as a mere addition from the LXX. . . .

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Greek
Then
τότε (tote)
Adverb
Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

what was
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

spoken
ῥηθὲν (rhēthen)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

through
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophet
προφήτου (prophētou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

Jeremiah
Ἰερεμίου (Ieremiou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2408: Jeremiah, Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hieremias, an Israelite.

was fulfilled:
ἐπληρώθη (eplērōthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.


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