Cross Reference 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 31:15} Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD; 3068 A voice 6963 was heard 8085 z8738 in Ramah, 7414 lamentation, 5092 [and] bitter 8563 weeping; 1065 Rahel 7354 weeping 1058 z8764 for x5921 her children 1121 refused 3985 z8765 to be comforted 5162 z8736 for x5921 her children, 1121 because x3588 they [were] not. x369

A:
"And he spreadª ° it beforeª me; and it¹ [was] writtenª ° withinª and without:ª and [there was] writtenª ° therein¹ lamentations,ª and mourning,ª and woe.ª" {Ezk 2:10} + "Thenª Herod,ª when he sawª ° thatª he was mockedª ° ofª the¹ wise men,ª was exceeding² wroth,ª °¹ andª sent forth,ª ° and¹ slewª ° allª the¹ childrenª that¹ were inª Bethlehem,ª andª inª allª the¹ coastsª thereof,ª fromª two years oldª andª under,ª accordingª to the¹ timeª whichª he had diligently enquiredª ° ofª the¹ wise men.ª" {Mtt 2:16}

Ramah:
"The wordª that¹ came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª from¹ ¹ the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuzaradanª the captainª of the guardª had let him goª ° from¹ Ramah,ª when he had takenª ° him being boundª ° in chainsª amongª all¹ that were carried away captiveª of Jerusalemª and Judah,ª which were carried away captiveª ° unto Babylon.ª" {Jer 40:1} + "Gibeon,ª and Ramah,ª and Beeroth,ª" {Jsh 18:25} + "And his returnª [was] to Ramah;ª for¹ there¹ [was] his house;ª and there¹ he judgedª °¹ Israel;ª and there¹ he builtª ° an altarª unto the LORD.ª" {1Sm 7:17} + "Inª Ramaª was there² ° a voiceª heard,ª ° lamentation,ª andª weeping,ª andª greatª mourning,ª Rachelª weepingª ° [for] her² ¹ children,ª andª wouldª ° notª be comforted,ª ° becauseª they areª ° not.ª" {Mtt 2:18}, Rama

refused:
"And all¹ his sonsª and all¹ his daughtersª rose upª ° to comfortª ° him; but he refusedª ° to be comforted;ª ° and he said,ª ° For¹ I will go downª ° into the graveª unto¹ my sonª mourning.ª Thus his fatherª weptª ° for him." {Gen 37:35} + "In the dayª of my troubleª I soughtª ° the Lord:ª my soreª ranª ° in the night,ª and ceasedª ° not:¹ my soulª refusedª ° to be comforted.ª °" {Psa 77:2} + "Therefore¹ ¹ saidª ° I, Look awayª ° from¹ me; I will weepª bitterly,ª ° labourª ° not¹ to comfortª ° me, because¹ of the spoilingª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Isa 22:4}

because:
"And they said,ª ° Thy servantsª [are] twelveª ª brethren,ª the sonsª of oneª manª in the landª of Canaan;ª and, behold,¹ the youngestª [is] this dayª with¹ our father,ª and oneª [is] not.¹" {Gen 42:13} + "And Jacobª their fatherª saidª ° unto¹ them, Me have ye bereavedª ° [of my children]: Josephª [is] not,¹ and Simeonª [is] not,¹ and ye will takeª ° Benjaminª [away]: all¹ these things are¹ against¹ me." {Gen 42:36} + "And why¹ dost thou not¹ pardonª ° my transgression,ª and take awayª °¹ mine iniquity?ª for¹ now¹ shall I sleepª ° in the dust;ª and thou shalt seek me in the morning,ª ° but I [shall] not¹ [be]." {Job 7:21} + "Yet he passed away,ª ° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª ° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª °" {Psa 37:36} + "Our fathersª have sinned,ª ° [and are] not;ª and we¹ have borneª ° their iniquities.ª" {Lam 5:7}