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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... tell their tale of another and unknown race . Of the remaining nations and tribes of this Old World Hemisphere little need be said . Persia appears merely as a province dependent on Assyria . Media we dimly see about exchanging her ...
... tell their tale of another and unknown race . Of the remaining nations and tribes of this Old World Hemisphere little need be said . Persia appears merely as a province dependent on Assyria . Media we dimly see about exchanging her ...
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... father , suffer me yet a word . If they tell me that Asshur is mighty and Judah weak , that the hosts of the heathen are as the sand of the sea , and the کا armies of Judah few in number as the berries on 16 THE STRENGTH OF JUDAH.
... father , suffer me yet a word . If they tell me that Asshur is mighty and Judah weak , that the hosts of the heathen are as the sand of the sea , and the کا armies of Judah few in number as the berries on 16 THE STRENGTH OF JUDAH.
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... tell them of the secrets of my house , let a guest prove treacherous and give but the slightest hint that I adore the gods that made Egypt wise , Tyre wealthy , and Assyria mighty , and in a few hours I must leave this paradise or incur ...
... tell them of the secrets of my house , let a guest prove treacherous and give but the slightest hint that I adore the gods that made Egypt wise , Tyre wealthy , and Assyria mighty , and in a few hours I must leave this paradise or incur ...
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... tell us , " answered Shobab , " but , as saith the proverb , ' Hope deferred maketh the heart sick . ' Hundreds of years had to pass away before Is- rael was enlarged by the victories of David , and made glorious by the splendour of ...
... tell us , " answered Shobab , " but , as saith the proverb , ' Hope deferred maketh the heart sick . ' Hundreds of years had to pass away before Is- rael was enlarged by the victories of David , and made glorious by the splendour of ...
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... tell me of her mer- chandise and glory . " " Thy heart , " said Shobab , " cannot imagine her riches , nor could mine had I not seen them . But I have walked through her stately streets , beheld her merchant princes , and explored the ...
... tell me of her mer- chandise and glory . " " Thy heart , " said Shobab , " cannot imagine her riches , nor could mine had I not seen them . But I have walked through her stately streets , beheld her merchant princes , and explored the ...
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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.