Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:15

¹⁵This is what the LORD says:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,

mourning and great weeping,

Rachel weeping for her children

and refusing to be comforted,

because they are no more.”^b

Footnotes

b 31:15 Cited in Matthew 2:18|MAT 2:18

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
A voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
is heard	נִשְׁמָע֙	niš·mā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
in Ramah	בְּרָמָ֤ה	bə·rā·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
mourning	נְהִי֙	nə·hî	Noun - masculine singular	H5092 wailing, lamentation, mourning song
and great	תַמְרוּרִ֔ים	ṯam·rū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8563 bitterness
weeping	בְּכִ֣י	bə·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1065 weeping
Rachel	רָחֵ֖ל	rā·ḥêl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
weeping	מְבַכָּ֣ה	mə·ḇak·kāh	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her children	בָּנֶ֑יהָ	bā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
refusing	מֵאֲנָ֛ה	mê·’ă·nāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3985 refuse
to be comforted	לְהִנָּחֵ֥ם	lə·hin·nā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5162 be sorry, console
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are no more	אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ס	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 2:16–18 · Psalm 77:2 · Jeremiah 40:1 · Genesis 35:19 · Genesis 37:35 · Jeremiah 10:20 · Isaiah 22:4 · Genesis 42:13 · Genesis 42:36 · Lamentations 5:7 · Ezekiel 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.