3 occurrences

'Piped' in the Bible

say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.

Verse ConceptsdanceFlutesMusical Instruments, types ofInstrumentalistsNot MourningWedding Songsbreastsdrums

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Verse ConceptsdanceFlutesAmusementsLeisure, And PastimesMarketsMarketplacesMusic To CelebrateLike ChildrenNot Mourning

Even lifeless things giving a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they give not distinction to the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsIgnorant Of FactsBeing Differentinstruments

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