 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.  The life of William Dewsbury [ed. by J. Barclay]. - Page 21by Edward Smith - 1836 - 323 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1611 - 360 pages
...Have I gathered all the earth; And there was none that moved the wing, Or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakethit? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, Or as if the staff should... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 476 pages
...5 what a greater king saith to him. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith Г [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake [itself] «gainst them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself,... | |
 | Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...Sennacherib boasted of the strength of his hand and of his wisdom, the prophet thus addressed him : Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...; or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaAethit\\ ? Which shows that this proud Assyrian, in all the career of his successful ambition, was... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...gathered all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. X. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shakenselt against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 446 pages
...against God. Pie saith, by the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? All things, whether they will it or not, must work tcgether for good to them that love God. The wrath... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...have so much as a bird's wing moved against him, nor so much as a chirping noise of complaint ? X. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakethit? us if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax ! L 7`3 $ (S - %% N H R65e]RS6 *x 2 xB | rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift \\nitself, as... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...bring about his own designs: and therefore they are compared to axes, and saws, and staves: Is. x. 1 5. Shall the axe boast itself against him, that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him, that shaketh it? Yea, in verse 5. God is said to take up a great king and a great nation, only as a rod to chastise... | |
 | Samuel Davies - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 390 pages
...indignation. "^ He is but a poor passive instrument in my hand, to chastise and punish guilty nations. And " shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself' against him that lifts it up ; or, as if the staff should lift up itself,... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ; or...magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as... | |
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