Matthew 2:18

18 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, ^[a] and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they were no more. ^[b]

Matthew 2:18 Meaning and Commentary

(See Gill on Matthew 2:17)

Matthew 2:18 In-Context

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

17 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

18 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they were no more.

19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

20 saying, "Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child's life are dead."

Footnotes

• [a]. Other mss read Ramah, lamentation, and weeping,
• [b]. Jr 31:15