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NASB | Matthew 2:18 "A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 2:18 "A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE." [Jer 31:15] |
Bible Question:
In first part of Matthew it talks about: Rachel was mourning for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were dead." Why would somone or anyone refuse to be conforted? |
Bible Answer: AnnaMaya: It will help to understand the sense of the passage better if you ask, "Was Rachel comforted by the fact that her children were dead?" Obviously she was not. Compare this account of Rachel in Matthew 2:18, which is quoted from Jeremiah 31:15, with Naomi's play on words (Naomi, pleasant; Mara, bitter) in the wake of her loss of her husband and her two sons. Read Ruth 1:20,21. ...... My wife and I lost a son several years ago, and I can assure you we refused to be comforted because our son was dead. Believe me, there is no comfort to be found in the loss of children. This is the real sense and meaning of the passage and not that Rachel was merely being a stubborn woman by crassly refusing the condolences of loving friends. --Hank |
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