Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. Going Too Far. A Tale for All Ages - Page 74by Going - 1825Full view - About this book
| 1611 - 360 pages
...Have I gathered all the earth; And there was none that moved the wing, Or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakethit? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, Or as if the staff should... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 476 pages
...5 what a greater king saith to him. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith Г [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake [itself] «gainst them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood... | |
| Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...Sennacherib boasted of the strength of his hand and of his wisdom, the prophet thus addressed him : Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...; or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaAethit\\ ? Which shows that this proud Assyrian, in all the career of his successful ambition, was... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...gathered all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. X. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shakenselt against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1808 - 446 pages
...against God. Pie saith, by the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? All things, whether they will it or not, must work tcgether for good to them that love God. The wrath... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...have so much as a bird's wing moved against him, nor so much as a chirping noise of complaint ? X. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakethit? us if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
| 1809 - 1150 pages
...the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax ! L 7`3 $ (S - %% N H R65e]RS6 *x 2 xB | staff should lift \\nitself, as if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall tlwLoR D, the LORD of hosts,... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...bring about his own designs: and therefore they are compared to axes, and saws, and staves: Is. x. 1 5. Shall the axe boast itself against him, that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him, that shaketh it? Yea, in verse 5. God is said to take up a great king and a great nation, only as a rod to chastise... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ; or...itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. Therefore shall the LORD, the LORD of hosts send... | |
| Samuel Davies - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 390 pages
...a passive ax in his hand to hew rebellious nations ; a saw, a rod, a staff of wood. " Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? Or...against him that shaketh it ? As if the rod should threaten and shake itself against them that lift it up ; or as if the staff should lift up itself,... | |
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