Matthew 2:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ So the thing God said through the prophet {\cf2\super [30]} Jeremiah happened:

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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:

Matthew 2:17 Cross References

Jeremiah 1:1

These are the messages of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the son of a man named Hilkiah. Jeremiah belonged to the family of priests that lived in the city of Anathoth. {\cf2\super [1]} That city is in the land that belongs to the family group of Benjamin.

Matthew 2:16

Herod {\cf2\super [29]} saw that the wise men had fooled him. Herod was very, very angry. So Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time \{the baby was born\}. It was now two years from that time. So Herod said to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.

Matthew 2:18

“A sound was heard in Ramah.\par It was bitter crying\par and much sadness.\par Rachel cries for her children;\par and she cannot be comforted,\par because her children are dead.”\par \i (Jeremiah 31:15)\i0 \par

Matthew 27:9

So the thing happened that Jeremiah the prophet {\cf2\super [423]} said:

Matthew 2:15

Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod {\cf2\super [26]} died. This happened to make clear the full meaning of what the Lord said through the prophet. {\cf2\super [27]} The Lord said, “I called my son to come out of Egypt.” {\cf2\super [28]}