Sacred history, selected from the Scriptures, with annotations and reflections, by mrs. Trimmer, Volume 4Sarah Trimmer 1817 |
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... causes the book to be burnt . Jere- miah writes another book ..... Sect . XXI . Jehoiachim rebels against Nebuchadnez- zar . His death . Sect . XXII . The beginning of the reign of Jehoia- chia ( called also Jechoniah , and Coniah ) ...
... causes the book to be burnt . Jere- miah writes another book ..... Sect . XXI . Jehoiachim rebels against Nebuchadnez- zar . His death . Sect . XXII . The beginning of the reign of Jehoia- chia ( called also Jechoniah , and Coniah ) ...
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... causes the Scriptures of the Old Testament to be translated into Greek by seventy learned men Sect . III . The history of the Jews under Antiochus the Great , and Seleucus , king of Syria ....... 322 Sect . IV . The history of the Jews ...
... causes the Scriptures of the Old Testament to be translated into Greek by seventy learned men Sect . III . The history of the Jews under Antiochus the Great , and Seleucus , king of Syria ....... 322 Sect . IV . The history of the Jews ...
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... cause of her ignominious and unpitied fall , which he compares to the dreadful destruction of No , a famous city of Egypt : he then beautifully describes the ease with which her strong holds should be taken , and her pusillanimity ...
... cause of her ignominious and unpitied fall , which he compares to the dreadful destruction of No , a famous city of Egypt : he then beautifully describes the ease with which her strong holds should be taken , and her pusillanimity ...
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... cause producing an inter - reign in that kingdom , Essar - haddon laid hold of the opportunity , and united Babylon to the crown of Assyria . Grown potent by this union , he proceeded to establish his power over the more distant parts ...
... cause producing an inter - reign in that kingdom , Essar - haddon laid hold of the opportunity , and united Babylon to the crown of Assyria . Grown potent by this union , he proceeded to establish his power over the more distant parts ...
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... cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am merciful , saith the LORD , and I will not keep an- ger for ever . Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God , and hast scat- tered thy ways to the ...
... cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am merciful , saith the LORD , and I will not keep an- ger for ever . Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God , and hast scat- tered thy ways to the ...
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Abed-nego Ahikam Ammonites ANNOTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS Antiochus army Artaxerxes Baruch beasts Behold Belshazzar bless ye bring burned burning fiery furnace captivity cast Chaldeans Chap commanded Cyrus Daniel Darius daughter death decree deliver desolate destroy Divine dwell earth Egypt enemies Esther evil Ezekiel Ezra fathers fire gates Gedaliah Haman Hananiah hand heard hearkened heart heathen heaven holy honour inhabitants iniquity Israel Jehoiachin Jehoiakim Jeremiah Jerusalem Jews Josiah Judea Kareah king Ahasuerus king of Babylon king of Judah king's kingdom land of Egypt Levites LORD hath LORD of hosts Manasseh Medes mercy Meshach midst Moab Mordecai mouth nations Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah Nethaniah peace Persians praise and exalt priests princes provinces queen reign saith the LORD saying sent Shadrach Shaphan shew Shushan slew spake sword Temple thereof thine things thou hast thou shalt throne took Tyre unto the king unto thee word ye the LORD Zedekiah
Popular passages
Page 239 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 41 - Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it : and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it ? 23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart ; they are revolted and gone.
Page 42 - Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see. and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 134 - This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
Page 223 - For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come : and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 193 - But hast lifted up thyself against the LORD of heaven ; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified : Then was the part of the hand sent from him ; and this writing was written.
Page 151 - Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; Even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: Therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Page 21 - And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 54 - And they have built the high places of tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire ; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Page 152 - Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden ; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.