 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...  Life and times of Charlemagne - Page 1031799 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...the breach, to turn away bis wrath, lest he should destroy them. Isai. xlv. 4. For Jacob my servants' sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. Deut. vii. 6. For thou art an holy people unto the... | |
 | 1819 - 996 pages
...BETTEK THAN THOU."* We behold Cyrus exalted ; but for what purpose ? Isaiah informs us, " For JACOB MX SERVANT'S SAKE, and ISRAEL mine ELECT, I have even called thee by name."f How far Cyrus fulfilled this descriptive prediction of himself may be seen in Ezra, where we... | |
 | Catherine Vale Whitwell - 1823 - 468 pages
...subdued by the force of arms, or which submitted to him, and over which he reigned, besides Babylon. ' Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden to subdue nations.' And without any great exaggeration to increase the pomp of his style, at the head of his decree in... | |
 | Johann Jahn - 1823 - 562 pages
...?j]j)!j, king. Accordingly we Hnd, in Isaiah (45: 1,) the following expressions in regard to Cyrus, " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand 1 have AoWen," &c. In poetry the king is sometimes denominated the son of God, a phraseology, which... | |
 | Joseph Wilson (minister of Laxton.) - 1824 - 368 pages
...have spoken ; yea I have called him : I have brought him, and he shall make hu way prosperous. " " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to CYRUS, whose...hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him: And 1 will loose the loins of kings to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not... | |
 | 1832 - 590 pages
...purpose, it was necessary for him to govern Cyrus's heart. Accordingly, it is written, "Thus snith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loote the loins of Kings, to open before him the two leaved gates, and the gates shall... | |
 | sir John Bayley (1st bart) - 1824 - 774 pages
...name above 100 years before his birth ; and in the next chapter, Is. xlv. 4. he assigns this reason, " For Jacob my " servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I " have even called thee by thy name ; I " have surnamed thee, though thou hast " not known me." (d) " Saying," ie " Cyrus saying," (and in... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 420 pages
...be built ; and to the temple thy foundations shall be laid : thus saitk the Lord to his annointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 422 pages
...said, in the forty-fifth chapter of Isaiah, " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed (his Christ) — Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden to subdue nations before him ; and I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates ; and the gates shall... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - 1825 - 256 pages
...thou shaft be built, and to the temple, thy foundation shall be laid- Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus his anointed, to Cyrus whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings to open before him the two leaved gates, that shall not be shut.... | |
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