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... And ye , O ye strong foundations of the earth : For JEHOVAH hath a controversy with his people , And he will plead his cause against Israel . " B 3 With the like invocation , Moses introduces his sub- lime CHAP . I. 5 ISAIAH .
... And ye , O ye strong foundations of the earth : For JEHOVAH hath a controversy with his people , And he will plead his cause against Israel . " B 3 With the like invocation , Moses introduces his sub- lime CHAP . I. 5 ISAIAH .
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... strong oratorical style of Moses is , " I call heaven and earth to witness against thee this day : life and death have I set before thee ; the blessing and the curse : choose now life , that thou mayest live , thou and thy seed . " Deut ...
... strong oratorical style of Moses is , " I call heaven and earth to witness against thee this day : life and death have I set before thee ; the blessing and the curse : choose now life , that thou mayest live , thou and thy seed . " Deut ...
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... strong colours is impossible to human art or power ; but to the grace and power of God , all things , even much more dif- ficult , are possible and easy . 19. Ye shall feed on the good of land ; ] Refer- ring to ver . 7. it shall not be ...
... strong colours is impossible to human art or power ; but to the grace and power of God , all things , even much more dif- ficult , are possible and easy . 19. Ye shall feed on the good of land ; ] Refer- ring to ver . 7. it shall not be ...
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... strong drugs . Such were the exhilarating , or rather stupifying , ingre- dients , which Helen mixed in the bowl together with the wine for her guests oppressed with grief , to raise their spirits ; the composition of which she had ...
... strong drugs . Such were the exhilarating , or rather stupifying , ingre- dients , which Helen mixed in the bowl together with the wine for her guests oppressed with grief , to raise their spirits ; the composition of which she had ...
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... strong drink : " Isaiah v . 22 . And hence the Psalmist took that highly poetical and sublime image of the cup of God's wrath , called by Isaiah , ( li . 17. ) " the cup of trembling , " ( causing intoxication and stupefaction ; see ...
... strong drink : " Isaiah v . 22 . And hence the Psalmist took that highly poetical and sublime image of the cup of God's wrath , called by Isaiah , ( li . 17. ) " the cup of trembling , " ( causing intoxication and stupefaction ; see ...
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Ahaz ancient versions Arabic Archbishop Secker Assyrians Babylon beautiful called captivity Chald chapter Chron conjecture copy Cyrus deliverance delivered desert destroyed destruction Deut editions Egypt elegant enemies Exod express Ezek five MSS give God's hath Hebr Hebrew Hebrew text Hezekiah holy Houbigant Ibid interpreters Isaiah Israel Israelites JEHOVAH Jerusalem Jews Judah Judea Kimchi king of Assyria kingdom kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah land latter likewise Lord LXX and Vulg LXX read manner means Messiah mistake Moab mountains nations Nebuchadnezzar note on chap obscure observed omitted Pachom passage perhaps person place of Isaiah plainly plural probably prophecy prophet Psal quæ render Retsin saith says seems Senacherib sense sentence signifies singular Sion supplied suppose Syriac taken temple thee thing thou tion translation true reading unto verb verse Vitringa Vulg whole wine word xviii xxxii εν
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Page 25 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Page 39 - I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
Page 77 - Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary...
Page 298 - Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou Me? ask them which heard Me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
Page 25 - And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths : none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Page 250 - Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? but ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
Page 207 - ... field, assemble yourselves, and come ; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Page 186 - Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water...
Page 289 - And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me.
Page 223 - He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.