 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges...  Sermons, tr. by R. Robinson (H. Hunter) - Page 113by Jacques Saurin - 1800Full view - About this book
 | Bible - 1839 - 1060 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and tlie inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers ; that 1 stretcheth sh. 3. 1C. them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude o : 23 That bringeth the k princes to against idolatry, ver. 18, &c. W. Lou-tit. The work of creation... | |
 | Christian biography - 1839 - 272 pages
...mountains in' scales, and the hills in a balance;" he who, "sitting upon the orbit of the earth, stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in." ANECDOTES. ANECDOTES. ICE PALACE. CATHERINE II., Empress of Russia, caused a palace to be made of ice.... | |
 | John Pye Smith - Bible and geology - 1839 - 464 pages
...surface extended on all sides ; or, as it is more fully expressed in the Book of Isaiah ; " he stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."f By "the empty place" (irin, a word applied to any thing supposed to be waste and deserted,) appears... | |
 | John Pye Smith - Bible and geology - 1840 - 566 pages
...all sides; or, as it is more fully expressed in the • Job xxrt. J. Book of Isaiah; "he stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."* By "the empty place" (tohu, aword applied to any thing supposed to be waste and deserted,^) appears... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - Presbyterian Church - 1840 - 372 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. — Isa. xl. 22. Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out ; he... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : That bringeth the princes to nothing ; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea — they... | |
 | Nathan Sidney Smith Beman - Bible - 1840 - 788 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in ; that bringeth the princes to nothing, and maketh the judges of the earth as vanity." What we want,... | |
 | John Pye Smith - Bible and geology - 1840 - 376 pages
...surface extended on all sides ; or, as it is more fully expressed in the Book of Isaiah ; " he stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."f By " the empty place" (inn, a word applied to any thing supposed to be waste and deserted) appears... | |
 | Christian life - 1840 - 638 pages
...arm, an outstretched arm, an omnipotent hand, a hand that spans the heavens, that stretcheth them out as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. On his almighty arm may we trust ; the Lord is the strong and mighty God (Ps. xxiv. 8). He is a wonder-working... | |
 | William Marshall - Anthems - 1840 - 284 pages
...beginning ? 22. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, that stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. 26. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things ! 29. He giveth power to the... | |
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