Matthew 2:16-18. Then Herod, perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending, he slew all the boys that were in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning: Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not (Jer. 31:15).