Thematic Bible: Amusements of
Thematic Bible
Children » Amusements of
They send forth - like a flock - their young ones, and, their children, skip about for joy;
Verse Concepts
And, the broadways of the city, shall be full of boys and girls, - playing in the broadways thereof.
Verse Concepts
But, unto what, shall I liken this generation? It is, like, unto children, sitting the market-places, who, calling unto the others, say, We played the flute to you, and ye danced not, - we sang a lament, and ye beat not the breast.
For lo! I am raising up a shepherd in the land, the disappearing, will he not visit, the straying, will he not seek, and, the fractured, will he not bind up, - the weak, will he not nourish, but, the flesh of the fat, will he eat, and, their hoofs, will he break in pieces. Alas! for my worthless shepherd, who forsaketh the flock, A sword upon his arm, and upon his right eye! - his arm, shall be, utterly withered, and, his right eye, shall be, wholly darkened.
Unto what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? And unto what are they like? They are like unto the children sitting, in a market-place, and calling one to another, who say - We played the flute for you, and ye danced not, We wailed, and ye wept not.