Matthew Chapter 11 verse 17 Holy Bible
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
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We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
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say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
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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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and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'
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and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Greek‘We played the fluteΗὐλήσαμεν (Ēulēsamen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 832: To play the flute, pipe. From aulos; to play the flute.for you,ὑμῖν (hymin)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.andΚαὶ (Kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not dance;ὠρχήσασθε (ōrchēsasthe)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 3738: To dance. Middle voice from orchos; to dance.we sang a dirge,Ἐθρηνήσαμεν (Ethrēnēsamen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 2354: Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail.andΚαὶ (Kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not mourn.’ἐκόψασθε (ekopsasthe)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 2875: A primary verb; to 'chop'; specially, to beat the breast in grief.Jump to PreviousBeaten Breast Breasts Cries Dance Danced Dirge Dirges Flute Grief Lament Mourn Mourned Music Part Piped Played Sang Signs Smite Sorrow Sung Wailed