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.’
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)
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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
The F.O.G Message
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
