| 1795 - 432 pages
...fear, and from thy hard bondage in which thou wast made to serve, That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon* and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceased ! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people... | |
| John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...mentioned by Horace. ISAIAH, xiv. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 23. " Thou shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, how hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1804 - 620 pages
...from thy disquiet, And from the hard bondage, wherein thou wast made to serve ; ' 4* That thou shalt take up this parable Against the king of Babylon,...: How hath the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceaeed ! ' 5 Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of the rulers, 1 6 He who smote... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceased ! 5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...where the prophet thus describes the fall of the Assyrian empire : " Thou shalt take up " this proverb against the King of Babylon, and say, How hath " the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceased ! The Lord hath " broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the Rulers. *' He who smote the... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 pages
...is here employed by him, is taken in a similar manner from Isaiah. "Thou shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased ! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers — How art thou fallen... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...; and unite them into one holy society with themselves. XIV. 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceased ! Then shalt thou insult upon the proud king of Babylon, and say, Where is now this great tyrant, that... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...and unite them into one holy society with themselves. XIV. 4- That tliou, shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the golden city ceased ! Then shalt thou insult upon the proud king of Babylon, and say, Where is now this great tyrant, that... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 596 pages
...is here employed by him, is taken in a similar manner from Isaiah. "Thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased ! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers — • How art thou... | |
| 1809 - 1150 pages
...and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve^ 4 1T That thnu'shalt take up this proverb Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and' the cave that is therein, I give it thee ? f 5 The LORD hath broken thestafTof the vicked, and die sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the... | |
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