◄ Matthew 2:17 ►
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Good News Translation
In this way what the prophet Jeremiah had said came true:

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

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

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

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying:

Context
The Slaughter of Infants
16Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry: and sending killed all the menchildren that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: 18A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.…
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.

Matthew 2:16
Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry: and sending killed all the menchildren that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Matthew 2:18
A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Matthew 27:9
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel.

Matthew 2:16
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