Cross References They are like to children sitting in the marketplace and speaking one to another and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept. Matthew 11:17 Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned. Matthew 20:3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle. Luke 7:31 And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? Luke 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine. And you say: He hath a devil. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They are like to children sitting in the marketplace and speaking one to another and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept. are. Proverbs 17:16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. Isaiah 28:9-13 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts. . . . Isaiah 29:11,12 And the vision of all shall be unto you as the words of a book that is sealed which when they shall deliver to one that is learned, they shall say: Read this: and he shall answer: I cannot, for it is sealed. . . . Jeremiah 5:3-5 O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return. . . . See on Matthew 11:16-19 But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. . . . children. Zechariah 8:5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof. Context Jesus Testifies about John…31And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? 32They are like to children sitting in the marketplace and speaking one to another and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept. 33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine. And you say: He hath a devil.… Lexicon They areεἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like ὅμοιοί (homoioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. children παιδίοις (paidiois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. sitting καθημένοις (kathēmenois) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] marketplace ἀγορᾷ (agora) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. calling out προσφωνοῦσιν (prosphōnousin) Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon. to one another: ἀλλήλοις (allēlois) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. ‘We played the flute Ηὐλήσαμεν (Ēulēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 832: To play the flute, pipe. From aulos; to play the flute. for you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not dance; ὠρχήσασθε (ōrchēsasthe) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3738: To dance. Middle voice from orchos; to dance. we sang a dirge, Ἐθρηνήσαμεν (Ethrēnēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 2354: Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not weep.’ ἐκλαύσατε (eklausate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud. Additional Translations They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ They are like to little children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: 'We piped to you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.' They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not wept. They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep. They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; which say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep. They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.' They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you didn't dance. We mourned, and you didn't weep.' they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep! 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