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.
Children
Bible References
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Proverbs 17:16
Is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom? He has no sense!
Isaiah 28:9
Who is he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
Isaiah 29:11
His message is like a sealed book to you. You say to someone read this out loud. And they respond, We cannot read it, because it is sealed.
Jeremiah 5:3
Jehovah looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention. He crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.
Matthew 11:16
Of what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their playmates.
Children
Zechariah 8:5
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing there in the streets.