Jeremiah (prophet 5)

The scene of the Massacre of the Innocents is fully explained in the scroll of the prophet Jeremiah, where one can read: "Vox in Rama audita est, ploratus et ululatus multus: Rachel plorans filios suos" (Jeremiah 31, 15: A cry is heard in Rama, a groaning and bitter lamentation: Rachel is weeping for her sons).

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 19 minutes): Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah