 | 1828 - 722 pages
...thereby.'* * The ' Arabian shall not pitch his tent there. I will make it a possession ' for the bittern, and pools of water ; and I will sweep it with ' the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts !'[- But in the days of Babylon's prosperity, the surrounding country abounded with... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1804 - 192 pages
...ground, which didst weaken the nations — 23, I will also make Babylon a possession for the bittern and pools of water — and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts." This passage is remarkable for sublimity. The doom of the subject of the prophecy,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1805 - 388 pages
...the Lord of hosts sworn above 300 yeari before : " I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and " pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction — fit shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be " dwelt in from generation to generation, neither... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1808 - 596 pages
...of hosts sworn above three hundred years before : "I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction ; ' It shall never 'be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation ; neither... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...remnant, and son, and nephew, saitli the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession !i>i the bittern, verified, which thon the LOUD of hosts. 24 1i The LORD of hosts hath sworn"; saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pages
...Gomorrah/' The awful prophecy is literally fulfilled— "I will make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts." The primitive inhabitants of Chaldaea have generally been re16 garded as descendants... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pages
...remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1816 - 234 pages
...and remnant, and son and nephew, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts. Isa. xiv. 22, 23. 2 Rollin's An. Hist. Cyrus. Sec. iii. S The eagles of idolatrous... | |
 | 1925 - 948 pages
...And they had bricks for stone, and slime for mortar." "I will make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Lords." Was he a missionary, zealous for the conversion of the godless Ma'dan, or merely... | |
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I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. 
