Matthew 2:17
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
- KJV
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
- WEB
- Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
- ASV
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
- DARBY
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,
- BLB
- Then was fulfilled that having been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, saying:
- ÅB
- Dermed ble det oppfylt, det som er talt ved profeten Jeremia der han sier:
- OTB
- Da ble det oppfylt som var talt gjennom profeten Jeremia:
- B1930
- Da blev det opfylt som er talt ved profeten Jeremias, som sier: