⁶ “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’^[a]”^(A)

¹⁸ “A voice is heard in Ramah,
    weeping and great mourning,
Rachel^(A) weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,
    because they are no more.”^[a](B)