Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
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Bible References
We
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?
1 Corinthians 9:19
For, though I am free from all persons, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain more.
Piped
Matthew 9:15
Jesus replied: Should the wedding guests mourn and also celebrate with the groom? The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
1 Kings 1:40
All the people followed him. They blew flutes and celebrated so loudly that their voices shook the ground.
Isaiah 30:29
You will sing a song like the song you sing on a festival night. Your hearts will be happy like someone going out with a flute on the way to Jehovah's mountain, to the rock of Israel.
Jeremiah 9:17
Jehovah of Hosts says: 'Consider the mourning women that they may come. Send for the wailing women that they may come!
Jeremiah 31:4
I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines and go to the dances of the merrymakers.
Luke 15:25
The older son was out in the field. When he came close to the house he heard music and dancing.
General references
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man disputes with a foolish man, whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no rest.