 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.  A pilgrimage to Palestine, Egypt and Syria - Page 300by Ferdinand freiherr von Geramb - 1840Full view - About this book
 | William Raymond Weeks - 1839 - 180 pages
...he had done it, by the strength of his hand, when he was only God's instrument, and says, verse 15. "Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood." Here it appears, that God sent him, and God performed the work; which could not have heen the case,... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pages
...the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax Ba. staif should lift up •j- itself, as if it were no wood. same name ; it was situate on the northern... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1839 - 246 pages
...of to bring about his own designs ; and therefore they are compared to axes, and saws, and staves. " Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it?" Isa. x. 15. Yea, in verse 5, God is said to take up a great king, and a great nation, only as a rod... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1839 - 216 pages
...Deity is beautifully represented by Isaiah, as if the instrument should rebel against him who weilds it, as if " the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up," or " the staff should lift up itself against him that is no wood.'' (Bishop Lowth's Translation.) All... | |
 | Alexander Carson - 1840 - 420 pages
...have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood." This needs no commentary. He who does not here see that it is God who rules the nations of the earth,... | |
 | Samuel Green (Baptist minister, Lion St. Chapel, Walworth.) - 1840 - 442 pages
...saith, by the strength of mine hand 1 have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or...staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood.** And he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1840 - 540 pages
...the Assyrian monhad been extensive, and the dread of them fell upon the nations. L 350 [BC 738. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it 1 as if ' the rod should 1 or, a rod tfiau1d ihake Ihom. shake itself against them that lift it up,... | |
 | 1840 - 870 pages
...opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Sliall the axe Itoast itself against him that hewctli dicrewUh ? «r shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh...it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them dutt lift it up, or as if die staff should lift up ittelf, at if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall... | |
 | Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams - 1840 - 674 pages
...insolent declaration. And what was the reply of him, in whose hand his breath was 1 " Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith, or...the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it?" That the number of those who 'acknowledge God in all their ways' is constantly increasing, we are happy... | |
 | Samuel Green - 1840 - 430 pages
...saith, by the strength of mine hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that skaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should... | |
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