Matthew 2:17

Matthew 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

Context of Matthew 2:17

15They all remained in Egypt until Herod died. This happened so that the words of the prophet would become true. The Lord God had said by his prophet, ‘I have called my son to come out of Egypt.’ 16When the wise men did not return to Herod, he was very angry. He knew that they had deceived him. So he sent his men to Bethlehem. He said to them, ‘Kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem. Kill the boys who live near there too. Kill all the boys who are two years old or younger than that.’ The wise men had told Herod how long ago they had first seen the special star. So he decided to kill the baby boys of that age. In this way, these words that God's prophet Jeremiah spoke long ago became true: 18‘People heard a sad noise in Ramah. Someone is weeping with a loud voice. It is Rachel and she is weeping for her children. Nobody can help her to stop weeping, because her children are dead.’ 19After Herod died, Joseph had a dream in Egypt. In the dream he saw one of the Lord God's angels.

Matthew 2:17 word by word

Τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• was fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• that which was spokenἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• JeremyἹερεμίαςHieremias · JeremiahG2408
• the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Commentaries on Matthew 2:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Then was fulfilled - The word “fulfilled,” here. is used evidently in the sense that the words in Jeremiah aptly express the event which Matthew was recording. Compare the notes at Matthew 1:22. That which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet - Jeremiah. This quotation is taken from Jeremiah 31:15. The original design of the prophecy was to describe the sorrowful departure of the people of Israel into captivity after the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuzaradan…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 Herod killed all the male children, not only in Bethlehem, but in all the villages of that city. Unbridled wrath, armed with an unlawful power, often carries men to absurd cruelties. It was no unrighteous thing with God to permit this; every life is forfeited to his justice as soon as it begins. The diseases and deaths of little children are proofs of original sin. But the murder of these infants was their martyrdom. How early did persecution…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying--(Jr 31:15, from which the quotation differs but verbally).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:17

• Bethlehem
• Children
• Egypt
• Infanticide
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Mourning
• Prophecy
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Dream
• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus
• Lamentation
• Mary
• Rachel
• Warn
• Augury
• Criticism of the Bible

Commentaries on Matthew 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings