The Strength of Judah and the Vengeance of Asshur: A Tale of the Times of IsaiahSeeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1862 - 374 pages |
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... darkness . We have long to wait ! " And Azriel thought of the many gloomy utterances he had heard from the lips of Isaiah , and shuddered , and turned cold . " But you surely believe the kingdom will be re- stored to Israel , " he ...
... darkness . We have long to wait ! " And Azriel thought of the many gloomy utterances he had heard from the lips of Isaiah , and shuddered , and turned cold . " But you surely believe the kingdom will be re- stored to Israel , " he ...
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... darkness , directed the eyes of his spirit to the everlasting hills , and breathed the follow- ing prayer . " O Jehovah , the God of Abraham , Isaac , and Ja- cob , Thou art the Living God , and there is none besides Thee ! I have ...
... darkness , directed the eyes of his spirit to the everlasting hills , and breathed the follow- ing prayer . " O Jehovah , the God of Abraham , Isaac , and Ja- cob , Thou art the Living God , and there is none besides Thee ! I have ...
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... darkness . Walking stealthily along , so as to shun observation , they soon came to Zelthai's house , and having asked for the ma- gician , were admitted to a small and scantily - furnished room , where Zelthai soon made his appearance ...
... darkness . Walking stealthily along , so as to shun observation , they soon came to Zelthai's house , and having asked for the ma- gician , were admitted to a small and scantily - furnished room , where Zelthai soon made his appearance ...
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... darkness without it , and after a time his eyes became sufficiently used to it to make out the paintings that decorated the wall . These did not tend to reassure him , for the subject seemed to be a procession of the dead . A series of ...
... darkness without it , and after a time his eyes became sufficiently used to it to make out the paintings that decorated the wall . These did not tend to reassure him , for the subject seemed to be a procession of the dead . A series of ...
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... darkness , wrath , and death ; Kneph , that spreads his shadowy wings , Amon , with his thousand shrines , Asshur , first of all thy kings , Nebo's star , that lustrous shines ; Blackest Typhon , fierce and grim , Ashtaroth , and Baalim ...
... darkness , wrath , and death ; Kneph , that spreads his shadowy wings , Amon , with his thousand shrines , Asshur , first of all thy kings , Nebo's star , that lustrous shines ; Blackest Typhon , fierce and grim , Ashtaroth , and Baalim ...
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Ahaz altar answered Arabs army Asshur Assyrian Azriel Benaiah blessed bowed bright brother Calah captives Carchemish Carmi chariot cried crowd darkness David death desert Egypt Eliakim Elkanah enemies eyes face faith father fear fell felt gate gazed glory gold Hananiah hand hath heard heart heathen heaven Hebrew Hezekiah holy hope horses idols Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jochanan journey Judah king of Assyria Lachish land lifted listen lived looked Lord Manasseh mercy mighty Mizraim mother Mount night Nineveh Nohah once palace passed peace Phoenicia present priests princes Prophet Rachel reached rest round Samaria scene seemed Sennacherib servant Shallum shalt Shebna sheikh Shobab slave soon stone stood stream strong sword Temple tent thee thine thou art thou hast thought throne Tirhakah Tobijah towers tribe turned Tyrians utter walked walls wonder words worship
Popular passages
Page 6 - A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, 1.
Page 6 - That he may give them the inheritance of the gentiles : the works of his hands are truth and judgment. All his commandments are faithful : confirmed for ever and ever, made in truth and equity.
Page 6 - The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces : out of heaven shall He thunder upon them. The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ; and He shall give strength unto His King: and exalt the horn of His Anointed.
Page 100 - ... and tribulation, they were words recalling blessed experience. So far in my life, thanks be to God, and under Him, to you, and my mother, and dear Lily, ' the lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage...
Page 188 - Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and all nations flow unto it.
Page 68 - David expresses his confidence, that even in the valley of the shadow of death the rod and staff of Jehovah would comfort him.