Long Jeremiah 31:15 hem sei: “Diswan nao samting wea Jehovah hem talem: ‘Olketa herem bigfala krae and singaot long Ramah. Rachel nao hem krae for olketa son bilong hem. Hard for eniwan mekem hem feel gud moa bikos olketa son bilong hem nomoa nao.’”

And tu, datfala toktok bilong Jeremiah abaotem wei wea Rachel hem krae for olketa son bilong hem, hem wanfala profesi. Datfala toktok storyim samting wea happen staka handred year bihaen, taem Jesus hem smol pikinini. Long datfala taem, King Herod givim komand for killim dae olketa boy wea no kasem tufala year yet wea stap long Bethlehem, wea hem south long Jerusalem. Tingim olketa mami wea barava sorre and krae for olketa son bilong olketa wea “nomoa nao.” Hem olsem olketa savve herem kam bigfala krae and singaot long Ramah, wea hem north long Jerusalem.—Matt. 2:16-18.

So datfala toktok long Jeremiah 31:15, hem piksarem bigfala sorre bilong olketa Israelite mami long taem bilong Jeremiah and long taem bilong Jesus wea krae for pikinini bilong olketa wea dae. Bat olsem Jeremiah talem tu, staka wea go long “land bilong olketa enemy,” wea piksarem dae, bae olketa laef bak.—Jer. 31:16; 1 Cor. 15:26.