 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges...  Littell's Living Age - Page 2971848Full view - About this book
 | Albert Barnes - 1840 - 784 pages
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 | John Pye Smith - 1840 - 376 pages
...surface extended on all sides ; or, as it is more fully expressed in the Book of Isaiah ; " he stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."f By " the empty place" (inn, a word applied to any thing supposed to be waste and deserted) appears... | |
 | 1840 - 638 pages
...arm, an outstretched arm, an omnipotent hand, a hand that spans the heavens, that stretcheth them out as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. On his almighty arm may we trust ; the Lord is the strong and mighty God (Ps. xxiv. 8). He is a wonder-working... | |
 | William Marshall - 1840 - 284 pages
...beginning ? 22. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, that stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. 26. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things ! 29. He giveth power to the... | |
 | Reconciler, Robert Weaver - 1841 - 432 pages
..."sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in." And, " lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things" — those stars ; " that... | |
 | 1842 - 296 pages
...which Thou hast prepared for them. CIV. 8 a lent — ie the awning of a tent. — " that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in." Isai. XL. 22. 3 fixeth the beams of His chambers — ie maketh His dwelling-place. — in the waters—... | |
 | 1842 - 332 pages
...upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of the earth are as grasshoppers ; Who stretcheth out the Heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in." " The inhabitants of the earth are as grasshoppers :" surely that word speaks to every man's heart,... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 764 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof arc as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they... | |
 | 1856 - 1026 pages
...sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal ? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high,... | |
 | 1842 - 172 pages
...as it is, surpasses all the productions of human power, and is worthy of the hand " that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in." But other wonders await us. Feathers exhibit in their appearance an amazing variety. Let the most lively... | |
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