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Page 209 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 132 - Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul...
Page 70 - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 235 - And GOD said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Page 212 - It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.
Page 70 - Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged ; the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained...
Page 377 - I am going to yield thee up ? To Europeans, who will tie thee close, — who will beat thee, — who will render thee miserable. Return with me, my beauty, my jewel, and rejoice the hearts, of my children.
Page 381 - Come unto me, all ye that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Page 71 - While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Page 215 - ... says to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to another, Do this, and he doeth it...