| Henry Erskine Head - 1832 - 218 sivua
...ioe may see; but if we say we see, our sin remaineth. As Elijah mocked the prophets of Baal, saying Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked, so should we say to our soul when selfcomplacency intrudes.... | |
| William Stevens (biographer.) - 1833 - 786 sivua
...the the vanity of his worship. the altar which was made.* And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god;...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or |ieradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked. f And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1833 - 240 sivua
...Elijah adopted this figure, when he challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity. " He mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god...either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or, peradventure, he sleepeth, and must be waked." 14. AMPLIFICATION or CLIMAX consists... | |
| Ethelbert W. Bullinger - 1979 - 476 sivua
..." There is no nation OR kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seekthee." 1 Kings xviii. 27 : " Either he is talking OR he is pursuing, OR he is in a journey." With a negative, the rendering " NOR " is equally correct and conclusive : — Ex. xx. 17: "Thou shalt... | |
| Institute of Bankers (Great Britain) - 1928 - 678 sivua
...examples in the Bible, both authorised and revised versions. As an example from the first may be quoted " either he " is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or perhaps he " sleepeth " (1 Kings, XVIII, 27). For an even more emphatic use of the negative forms "... | |
| Nicholas Rescher - 1994 - 196 sivua
...that answered. And they danced upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is hunting, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked... [Then Elijah] built... | |
| J. Dwight Pentecost - 1999 - 212 sivua
...effective. Then "they leaped upon the altar which they had made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god;...either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked" (vv. 26-27). Their concept was that their... | |
| Randolph Runyon - 1996 - 274 sivua
...to Baal in vain. Then Elijah mocked them with magnificent irony: "Cry aloud," taunted the prophet, "for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened."27 If these words were quoted out... | |
| Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 sivua
...a cruse. I Kings ch. 17, v. 12 27 How long halt ye between two opinions? I Kings ch. 1 8, v. 2i 28 He is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he slcepeth, and must be awaked. I Kings ch. 1 8, v. 27 29 There is a sound of abundance of rain. I Kings... | |
| Oscar Wilde - 2000 - 366 sivua
...after the fashion of the prophet Elijah, who had taunted the priests of Baal for their god's impotence: 'Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or perad venture he sleepeth, and must be awaked'. 13. The phrase 'feet of brass' is derived from Revelation... | |
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