 Elijah 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 awaked.  Overland Monthly - Page 6821895Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 328 pages
...Baal to prove the truth of their deky, " mocked them, and said : Cry aloud for he is a god either ho is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventnre he sleepeth, and must be awaked." Exclamations and Irony are sometimes united : as in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1828 - 268 pages
...when he challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity, " mocked them, and said, Cry aloud ; for he is a god ; either he is talking,...pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepclh, and must be awaked." excellent interpreter of the law ! master of antiquity! corrector and... | |
 | 1828 - 1042 pages
...upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Crv fth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth...day of the same, when the king's commandment and ne sleepeth, ana must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with... | |
 | Joseph Hervey Hull - 1828 - 84 pages
...Elijah 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 awaked." Hyperbole, gives us the highest idea... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pages
...Corioli : Alone I did it — .Boy ! 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 i* pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradveriture he sleepeth, ami must be awaked. SECTION II. Of... | |
 | 1829 - 308 pages
...******* Tumult among the people * * * And they shouted aloud, as it * Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud ; for he is a god : either he is talking,...is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure be sleepeih, and must be awaked. 1 KINGS xviii. 27. were the sound of thunder when itteareth into pieces... | |
 | 1829 - 1012 pages
...pass at noon. that 2 I iLUU IL ».-HIM LU j'CT-тл tu u wii. lililí Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or came near unto him. And he repaired the altsrofthe LORD thatwas broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve... | |
 | 1836 - 708 pages
...certainly found in the bible. Elijah was bitterly sarcastic when he said to the prophets of Baal, " 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 awaked." The inspired preacher employs irony... | |
 | Henry Hart Milman - 1829 - 350 pages
...was mute and still, the altar cold and unkindled. Elijah began to taunt them. Cry aloud, (he said) for he is a god, either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peraaventure he sleepeth and must be awaked. Still as the orb began to descend, they... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1829 - 742 pages
...meanwhile interposing the most cutting sarcasms : "Cry aloud ; for he is a god : either he is talkmg ; or he is pursuing ; or he is in a journey ; or peradventure he is asleep, and must be awaked." Such are the idoU 1.9 of the heathen! But our God is not like unto... | |
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