 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
 | 1838 - 1196 pages
...s Heu. Aukur. Vf <*г greatncu of Ike 1 Or. to Ihf Kritm tbat 6 Or, though. Heart. 15 Shall the ax nto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve 1 ' thousand...men, and I will arise and pursue after David this nig 1 As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, Or as if the staff should lift up'9... | |
 | William Raymond Weeks - Bible - 1839 - 180 pages
...he had done it, by the strength of his hand, when he was only God's instrument, and says, verse 15. "Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...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... | |
 | Bible - 1839 - 1060 pages
...the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax Ba. rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staif should lift up •j- itself,... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1839 - 246 pages
...of to bring about his own designs ; and therefore they are compared to axes, and saws, and staves. " Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it?" Isa. x. 15. Yea, in verse 5, God is said to take up a great king, and a great nation, only as a rod... | |
 | Ferdinand freiherr von Geramb - Middle East - 1840 - 790 pages
...man." But oh ! the vanity of pride ! oh the nothingness of the greatness of him who is born to die ! " Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...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... | |
 | Alexander Carson - 1840 - 420 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Green (Baptist minister, Lion St. Chapel, Walworth.) - Islam - 1840 - 442 pages
...saith, by the strength of mine hand 1 have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent. 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 if... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Bible - 1840 - 540 pages
...the Assyrian monhad been extensive, and the dread of them fell upon the nations. L 350 [BC 738. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it 1 as if ' the rod should 1 or, a rod tfiau1d ihake Ihom. shake itself against them that lift it up,... | |
 | Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams - China - 1840 - 674 pages
...insolent declaration. And what was the reply of him, in whose hand his breath was 1 " Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith, or...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it?" That the number of those who 'acknowledge God in all their ways' is constantly increasing, we are happy... | |
 | Samuel Green - Islam - 1840 - 430 pages
...saith, by the strength of mine hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that skaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
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