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Matthew 2:16-19

Listen to Matthew 2:16-19

Herod Kills the Children

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
17 1Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 2“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they 3are no more. ”

The Return to Nazareth

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Cross References 3

  • 1. 2:17 ch. 27:9; [ch. 1:22]
  • 2. 2:18 Cited from Jer. 31:15
  • 3. 2:18 Gen. 42:13, 36; Lam. 5:7
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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