Sacred History, Selected from the Scriptures: With Annotations and Reflections, Particularly Calculated to Facilitate the Study of the Holy Scriptures in Schools and Families, Volume 4Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... heaven : the canker worm spoileth and fleeth away . Thy crowned are as the locusts , and thy captains as the great grasshoppers ,, which camp in the hedges in the cold cold day , but when the sun ariseth they flee ( 4 )
... heaven : the canker worm spoileth and fleeth away . Thy crowned are as the locusts , and thy captains as the great grasshoppers ,, which camp in the hedges in the cold cold day , but when the sun ariseth they flee ( 4 )
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... heaven , and served them . And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said , In Jerusalem will I put my name . And he built altars for all the host of heaven , in the two courts of the house of the LORD . And he ...
... heaven , and served them . And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said , In Jerusalem will I put my name . And he built altars for all the host of heaven , in the two courts of the house of the LORD . And he ...
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... heaven ; but we find that the : Almighty , in remembrance of his promises to Abraham Isaac , and Jacob , and his faithful servant David , sent . prophets repeatedly to teach them their duty , to reprove and to convert them ; but they ...
... heaven ; but we find that the : Almighty , in remembrance of his promises to Abraham Isaac , and Jacob , and his faithful servant David , sent . prophets repeatedly to teach them their duty , to reprove and to convert them ; but they ...
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... heaven and earth , with all the ornament thereof : who hast bound the sea by the word of Thy commandment : who hast shut up the deep , and sealed it by Thy terrible and glorious name : whom all men fear , and tremble before Thy power ...
... heaven and earth , with all the ornament thereof : who hast bound the sea by the word of Thy commandment : who hast shut up the deep , and sealed it by Thy terrible and glorious name : whom all men fear , and tremble before Thy power ...
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... heaven , for the multitude of mine iniquities . I am bowed down with many iron bands , that I cannot lift up mine ... heavens do praise Thee , and Thine is glory for ever and ever . Amen . Manasseh's penitence seems to have been very ...
... heaven , for the multitude of mine iniquities . I am bowed down with many iron bands , that I cannot lift up mine ... heavens do praise Thee , and Thine is glory for ever and ever . Amen . Manasseh's penitence seems to have been very ...
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Page 193 - But hast lifted up thyself against the LORD of heaven ; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified : Then was the part of the hand sent from him ; and this writing was written.
Page 41 - Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it : and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it ? 23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart ; they are revolted and gone.
Page 204 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Page 172 - ... the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 54 - For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: but this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Page 172 - The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Page 52 - The temple of the Lord are these." For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour ; if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Page 25 - Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
Page 133 - Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever : for wisdom and might are his : And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings : he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding : He revealeth the deep and secret things : he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him...
Page 206 - Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.