Matthew 11:17

We played the chalil (flute) for you, but you did not dance; we sang a kina (lament, funeral dirge) for you, and you did not mourn.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

In Context

16But to what will I compare this generation? It is like yeladim sitting in the marketplaces, calling out to one another,

18For Yochanan came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a shed.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:40And kol HaAm came up after him, and the people played chalilim (flutes), and rejoiced with simchah gedolah, so that ha'aretz split with the sound of them.

Isaiah 30:29Ye shall have the shir (song), as in the night when the chag is set apart as kodesh; and simchat levav, as when one goeth with a chalil (flute) to come to the Har Hashem, to the Tzur Yisroel.

Jeremiah 31:4Thou shalt yet plant keramim upon the hills of Shomron; 1 the planters shall plant, and shall put the fruit to ordinary use. + 31:4 See Lv 19:24-25 1

Matthew 9:23And having come into the bais (house) of the nichbad (dignitary), and having seen the flute players and the unruly crowd,

1 Corinthians 9:19For being no indentured servant to any one of the Bnei Adam, I made myself a servant [working for nothing] to kol Bnei Adam, that I might win the more.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25

Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… Read the whole commentary →

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