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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... lived peacefully with the devotees of Moloch and Astarte . Expectation had been strained to the utmost , when the sound of drums and trumpets intimated the ap- proach of the sovereign . First marched a company spearmen , bearing long ...
... lived peacefully with the devotees of Moloch and Astarte . Expectation had been strained to the utmost , when the sound of drums and trumpets intimated the ap- proach of the sovereign . First marched a company spearmen , bearing long ...
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... lived " upwards of sixscore thousand persons that could not discern between their right hand and their left . " To the South we have Egypt , isolated and unfathom- able , the mother of science , art , and mystery . Already in the ...
... lived " upwards of sixscore thousand persons that could not discern between their right hand and their left . " To the South we have Egypt , isolated and unfathom- able , the mother of science , art , and mystery . Already in the ...
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... lived in a house of mean exterior , that seemed to belie the re- ports that were circulated of the riches he had acquired by necromancy ; and by his unassuming behaviour to- wards his fellow - citizens , sought to dispel any feeling of ...
... lived in a house of mean exterior , that seemed to belie the re- ports that were circulated of the riches he had acquired by necromancy ; and by his unassuming behaviour to- wards his fellow - citizens , sought to dispel any feeling of ...
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... lived , dis- mounted , took a leathern bottle from his girdle , and pouring some wine down his throat waited impatiently till he gave signs of returning consciousness . The fugitive presently opened his eyes , looked up with a terror ...
... lived , dis- mounted , took a leathern bottle from his girdle , and pouring some wine down his throat waited impatiently till he gave signs of returning consciousness . The fugitive presently opened his eyes , looked up with a terror ...
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... lived to see this day ! " That evening there was , of course , a great feast in the house of Elkanah . Round some twenty tables were ranged numerous guests , arrayed in wedding gar- ments . The flesh of calves , lambs , and kids from ...
... lived to see this day ! " That evening there was , of course , a great feast in the house of Elkanah . Round some twenty tables were ranged numerous guests , arrayed in wedding gar- ments . The flesh of calves , lambs , and kids from ...
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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
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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.