The Meaning of Matthew 2:17 Explained

Matthew 2:17

KJV: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

YLT: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Darby: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

ASV: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then  was fulfilled  that which  was spoken  by  Jeremy  the prophet,  saying, 

What does Matthew 2:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 2:16-23 - "out Of Egypt Did I Call My Son"
The death of those little children was very pathetic. From the first it seemed as though our Lord's advent would bring not peace, but the sword. Their mothers have long since been comforted, but it was a bitter experience. The little ones were the nucleus of the great attendant crowd "that follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth," Revelation 14:1-4.
They are dead that sought the young child's life. Such is the epitaph that may be written for those who have set themselves to oppose the cause of Christ. Voltaire's house in Geneva is now used as a Bible Society depot. Many of the books that made Christians tremble for the Ark, are to be found on the top shelves of second-hand libraries. There is no permanence in destructive criticism. The young child comes up out of Egypt. There is a sense in which the life of Jesus is the epitome of the story of Israel and the experience of each Christian. See that you do not linger in Egypt, but come up in the pathway of separation and consecration to His high purposes. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 2

1  The wise men from the east enquire after Jesus;
3  at which Herod is alarmed
9  They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents
13  Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother
16  Herod slays the children;
20  himself dies
23  Jesus is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth

What do the individual words in Matthew 2:17 mean?

Then was fulfilled that having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet saying
τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος

ἐπληρώθη  was  fulfilled 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: πληρόω  
Sense: to make full, to fill up, i.e. to fill to the full.
τὸ  that 
Parse: Article, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ῥηθὲν  having  been  spoken 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to utter, speak, say.
Ἰερεμίου  Jeremiah 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰερεμίας  
Sense: the son of Hilkiah of the priests that were in Anathoth.
προφήτου  prophet 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: προφήτης  
Sense: in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things.
λέγοντος  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.

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