Matthew 2:18
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Matthew 2:18
What Does Matthew 2:18 Mean?
Matthew 2:18 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 2, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament, and Compassion.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Matthew 2:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 31:15“Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.”Jeremiah 9:17“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:”Jeremiah 4:31“For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.”Genesis 35:16“And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.”Isaiah 22:4“Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.”Genesis 29:17“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.”Genesis 48:7“And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.”Ezekiel 2:10“And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.”Genesis 37:30“And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?”Genesis 42:13“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”Nehemiah 11:33“Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,”Genesis 5:24“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”Genesis 37:33“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.”Genesis 42:36“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.”Job 14:10“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?”Revelation 8:13“And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!”
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