Löydetty 1732 Tulokset: Eli
What generosity of mind was this, that could temper her womanly feelings with a man’s thoughts! One by one, in the speech of her own country, she put heart into them; (2 Maccabees 7, 21)
the rest made shift to sell all the goods they yet had, crying out upon the Lord to deliver them from such an impious wretch as would sell them first, and conquer them after. (2 Maccabees 8, 14)
Arms and spoils of the fallen they gathered in, and so fell to keeping the sabbath, blessing the Lord for the deliverance he had sent that day, the first refreshing dew of his mercy. (2 Maccabees 8, 27)
But all to no avail; the vengeance of God, well earned, had overtaken him, and find relief he might not. So now, despairing of that, he wrote to the Jews in very humble fashion, as here follows.✻ (2 Maccabees 9, 18)
And now the followers of Machabaeus, after prayer made for the divine assistance, delivered an attack upon the Edomite strongholds. (2 Maccabees 10, 16)
What did Machabaeus and his fellows, when they learned that the siege of the fortress was already begun? Most piteously they besought the Lord, amid the tears of a whole populace, a gracious angel he would send out for Israel’s deliverance. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)
Then they armed for battle, Machabaeus himself the first of all, as he summoned the rest to share with him the hour of danger, for the relief of their brethren. (2 Maccabees 11, 7)
But Machabaeus to that King made appeal, who needed neither engine nor battering-ram, in Josue’s day, to bring Jericho down in ruins; a fierce attack he delivered upon the walls, (2 Maccabees 12, 15)
And first he would deliver an attack upon Bethsura, a fortress of the Jews, but ever he was thrown back and repulsed with great loss, (2 Maccabees 13, 19)
Thy own bride, gentle as a hind, graceful as a doe; be it her bosom that steals away thy senses with the delight of a lover that loves still. (Proverbs 5, 19)
Believe me, that word of assent has caught thee in a snare, thou art the prisoner of thy own promise made. (Proverbs 6, 2)
Listen to me, I have matters of high moment to unfold, a plain message to deliver. (Proverbs 8, 6)
