Matthew 11:17
New Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
ὀρχέομαι
orchéomai
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
Key Terms in This Verse
Cross References
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they ...
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
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