Matthew 11:16
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But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place.

whereunto.

Lamentations 2:13 Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee?

Mark 4:30 And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

Luke 13:18 He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?

this.

Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 23:36 Amen I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

Matthew 24:34 Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done.

It is.

Luke 7:31-35 And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? . . .

Context
Jesus Testifies about John
15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. 17Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned.…
Cross References
Matthew 11:15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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 23:7
And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

Mark 12:38
And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace,

Luke 11:43
Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

Lexicon
To what
Τίνι (Tini)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

can I compare
ὁμοιώσω (homoiōsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3666: To make like, liken; I compare. From homoios; to assimilate, i.e. Compare; passively, to become similar.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

generation?
γενεὰν (genean)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age.

They are
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
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
ὁμοία (homoia)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
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
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

marketplaces
ἀγοραῖς (agorais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare.

and
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

calling out
προσφωνοῦντα (prosphōnounta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon.

to others:
ἑτέροις (heterois)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.


Additional Translations
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

But to what will I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets and calling out to others,

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows,

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,
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