 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
 | 1840 - 870 pages
...opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Sliall the axe Itoast itself against him that hewctli dicrewUh ? «r Society rod should shake itself against them dutt lift it up, or as if die staff should lift up ittelf, at... | |
 | John Wilson - Anglo-Israelism - 1840 - 378 pages
...Lord answer, (verses 15—23):— "Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith?— Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake against them that lift it up;— as if the staff should lift up, us if it were no... | |
 | Christian - 1841 - 998 pages
...may possess they are wholly dependent upon him whose they are and for whose glory they are created. ce from the fact, as irresistible as it is consolatory,...he himself hath suffered, being tempted (or tried rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 514 pages
...looks. For he 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 ? " It becomes the great Governor of the world, to make men feel their dependence and his supremacy.... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - Congregational churches - 1842 - 518 pages
...looks. For he 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 ? " It becomes the great Governor of the world, to make men feel their dependence and his supremacy.... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 764 pages
...the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketn it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
 | Henry Forster Burder - Christian life - 1843 - 236 pages
...the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the' inhabitants like a valiant man. 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... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - English periodicals - 1843 - 596 pages
...the careering wheels of the cherubim seen by Ezckiel by the river of Chebar. Shall the axe boast of itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall...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 itself as if it... | |
 | Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert - Theology - 1843 - 786 pages
...vanity) of the stout heart of the king " of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks h." " Shall the ax " boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or...the " saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it'T The Prophet here compares the proud Assyrian to an ax, or a saw, in the hand of a workman : and... | |
 | 1843 - 1108 pages
...moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 13 Shall Hie axe boast itself »gainst A remnant saved. w Q shakeih it ? as if the rod should shake it. self against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
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