Matthew 2:17
Matthew 2:17 Meaning and Explanation
“Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,”
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Read Full Chapter →This grief fulfills what was spoken long before through the prophet Jeremiah.
What Does Matthew 2:17 Mean?
The slaughter of the children calls to mind words spoken long before through the prophet Jeremiah. The verse pauses the narrative to frame the sorrow within Scripture's longer story.
Even the darkest moments are not outside God's knowledge or his word. He had foreseen this grief and given it voice through his prophet. The presence of such evil does not mean God has lost the thread; the Scriptures hold both the wound and, in time, the healing.
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What does Matthew 2:17 mean?
This grief fulfills what was spoken long before through the prophet Jeremiah.