Matthew 2:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ This fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Common English Bible

¹⁷ This fulfilled the word spoken through Jeremiah the prophet:

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying:

Matthew 2:17 Cross References

Matthew 2:15

They stayed there until Herod died, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying [Hosea 11:1], “I [i.e., God] called my Son out of Egypt.”

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologer/sages, he was furious and sent out [his soldiers] to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity. This was done to those from two years old and under, basing [their decision] on the exact time determined from the astrologer/sages.

Matthew 2:18

[Jer. 31:15], “A voice was heard in [the town of] Ramah [Note: This was a village near Jerusalem, where Rachel was buried], with crying and deep mourning. It was Rachel crying for her children [Note: Initially this was a reference to the Israelites who were taken to Babylonian captivity. See Jer. 29-31]. She refused to be comforted because they were dead.”

Matthew 27:9

[Thus the prophecy] spoken by Jeremiah, the prophet [Note: The passage actually appears to be Zech. 11:12- 13], was fulfilled which said, ‘And they took the thirty silver coins, the amount charged for Him on whom certain Israelites had set a price,