| Alexander Keith - 1835 - 464 pages
...Cyrus, it was afterwards reduced from an imperial to a tributary city. Come down and sit in the dust, 0 virgin daughter of Babylon ; sit on the ground, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans.After the Babylonians rebelled against Darius, the walls were reduced in height, and all... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...of Babylon sit m the ground. There is no throne, ฮ daughter of the Chaldeans ; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate ; take the mill stones and grind meal." The occupation of grinding the corn is generally performed by women, though it is not unfrequently... | |
| Alexander Campbell - 1835 - 406 pages
...with a doleful lamentation.' "* Two examples of the allegory set forth in a verbal description: 'Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. There is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shah no more be called tender and delicate.... | |
| Emanuel Swedenborg - 1836 - 396 pages
...Jerem. li. 1, 7, 9, 20, 44, 47, 53, 57, with many other things in that chapter relating to Babylon. " Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of..." Babylon, sit on the ground, there is no throne. Take " the mill-stones, and grind meal ; uncover thy locks, " make bare the leg, uncover the thigh,... | |
| Emanuel Swedenborg - 1836 - 420 pages
...Lament, ii. 10. "Job's friends rent everyone his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads," Job ii. 12. "Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter...of Babylon, sit on the ground, there is no throne," Isaiah xlvii. 1, not to mention other passages. The reason why they put dust upon their heads, when... | |
| Emanuel Swedenborg - 1836 - 420 pages
...ii. 10. Job's friends rent every one his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads," Job ii. 12. " Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter...of Babylon, sit on the ground, there is no throne," Isaiah xlvii. 1, not to mention other passages. The reason why they put dust upon their heads, when... | |
| Archibald Alexander - 1836 - 322 pages
...li. 13 which seems to be foretold by the prophet, when he says " Come down and sit in the dust, 0 virgin daughter of Babylon sit on the ground, there is no throne, 0 daughter of the Chaldeans." The next step towards the downfall of this famous city was after the... | |
| 1837 - 680 pages
...and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. CHAP. XLVII. God's judgments upon Babylon. e with me ; yea, durai!<: shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind mea! : uncover thy locks,... | |
| Adam Clarke - 1837 - 882 pages
...annum -nii i .1 Numie Pornpilii, Babylon ; sit on the ground : there ๊. Roman., 4. ¿ no tjironei P Chap", ixxii. 44 ; xxxiii. 13. ๗ Zefch. vu. 7.- tZech. vii. 7. Psa. cvi 2 ฐ Take the millstones, and grind meal : uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh,... | |
| 1839 - 584 pages
...once filled with the gayest of the gay ; see that city of pleasure described in the Prophet Isaiah : " Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of...no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans : for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the mill-stones, and grind meal : uncover thy locks,... | |
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