Matius 2:17-19
Konteks2:17 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud wailing, 1
Rachel weeping for her children,
and she did not want to be comforted, because they were 2 gone.” 3
2:19 After Herod 4 had died, an 5 angel of the Lord 6 appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
[2:18] 1 tc The LXX of Jer 38:15 (31:15 ET) has “lamentation, weeping, and loud wailing”; most later
[2:18] 2 tn Grk “are”; the Greek text uses a present tense verb.
[2:18] 3 sn A quotation from Jer 31:15.
[2:19] 4 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. When Herod the Great died in 4
[2:19] 5 tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
[2:19] 6 tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.