 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...  The Christian Observer - Sivu 1481815Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | James Hervey - 1767 - 464 sivua
...Impertinence ; in order to maintain a more uninterrupted Communion with that Mighty BEING, who fttteth upon the Circle of the Earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as Grajhoppers before HIM*. Welcome to Theron, was the fliady Bower ; welcome the cool Afpe<S, and the... | |
 | Titus Knight - 1770 - 356 sivua
...vouchfafes to look down upon the moft exalted natures, that inhabit the higheft heavens. HE fitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as fro/hoppers, HE fits enthroned above all his mighty works, and fees the fummit of creation in the vale... | |
 | William Worthington - 1773 - 524 sivua
...nothing, and all the inhabitants of the earth are counted lefs than nothing, and vanity. Whojitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grafs-hoppers *. Who doth whatfoever pleafeth him, in heaven, and in earth, in the feas, and in all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 sivua
...becomes foolifh." His tranlcendcnt eminence above all things is moft ;lobly reprefented, when lie " fits upon the circle of " the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as gral's" hoppers i All nations before him are as the drop *' of a bucket, and as the fmall iluft of... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1782 - 478 sivua
...the beginning ? have ye not " underftood from the foundations of the " earth ? It is he that fitteth upon the " circle of the earth, and the inhabitants " thereof are as grafshoppers ; that ftretch" eth out the heavens as a curtain, and " fpreadeth them out as a tent to... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1784 - 504 sivua
...a bucket : they are of no more value than the fmall dull that cleaves to the balance : God fitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grafs-hoppers : yea, they are ftill lefs confiderable, all nations before him are as nothing.' There... | |
 | 1794 - 954 sivua
...becomes foolith." His tranfcendent eminence above all things is molt nobly reprefented, «hen he " fits upon the circle of the earth, and •* the inhabitants thereof are as grafshoppers : •* All nations before him are as the drop of a buc«' ket, and as the (malí dull... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 sivua
...the earth in a measure. He weigheth the! mountains m scales; and the hills in a balance. He sitteth upon the circle of the earth; and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. Ethold 'all nations, are as a drop of a bucket and are counted as the srnali dust of the balance'.... | |
 | Robert MacCulloch - 1800 - 688 sivua
...and filver, 'filver, and timber, and imagine them to have created the earth. 22 It is he that fitted* upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grafshoppers ; that flretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and fpreadeth them out as a tent to dwell... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1803 - 422 sivua
...nations before him are as the drop of a bucket. He taketh up the isles as a very little thing. He sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. What loftiness of expression ! The deference we pay to the sacred writers is not founded on the beauty... | |
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