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Matthew 2:18-20
Living Bible
Matthew 2:18-20
Living Bible
18 “Screams of anguish come from Ramah,[a]
Weeping unrestrained;
Rachel weeping for her children,
Uncomforted—
For they are dead.”
19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and told him, 20 “Get up and take the baby and his mother back to Israel, for those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
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- Matthew 2:18 Ramah, or “the region of Ramah.”
Matthew 2:18-20
New International Version
Matthew 2:18-20
New International Version
18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel(A) weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”[a](B)
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19 After Herod died, an angel(C) of the Lord appeared in a dream(D) to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”(E)
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:18 Jer. 31:15
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