Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
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Bible References
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Proverbs 17:16
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
Isaiah 28:9
Who is the Lord trying to teach? To whom is he explaining a message? Those just weaned from milk! Those just taken from their mother's breast!
Isaiah 29:11
To you this entire prophetic revelation is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read and say, "Read this," he responds, "I can't, because it is sealed."
Jeremiah 5:3
Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
Matthew 11:16
"To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
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Zechariah 8:5
And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.