Read Full ChapterThey 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.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.’
World English Bible (WEB)
They are{G1526}{(G5748)} like{G3664} unto children{G3813} sitting{G2521}{(G5740)} in{G1722} the marketplace{G58}, and{G2532} calling{G4377}{(G5719)}{(G5723)} one to another{G240}, and{G2532} saying{G3004}{(G5719)}{(G5723)}, We have piped{G832}{(G5656)} unto you{G5213}, and{G2532} ye have{G3738} not{G3756} danced{G3738}{(G5662)}; we have mourned{G2354}{(G5656)} to you{G5213}, and{G2532} ye have{G2799} not{G3756} wept{G2799}{(G5656)}.
Strong's King James
(32) They are like children sitting in the marketplace calling to one another who say, 'We played the flute for you and you didn't dance, we sang a lament and you didn't weep.'
The F.O.G
[32] They're like children sitting in the marketplace calling to one another: 'We played wedding music, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!'
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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!
Young's Literal Translation
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