Talált 3576 Eredmények: But
But here stands one that is full of the Lord’s spirit; vigour it lends me, and discernment, and boldness, fault of Jacob to denounce, guilt of Israel to proclaim. (Micah 3, 8)
Never a judge but has his price; never a priest tradition teaches, but for hire; never a prophet but must have his hand lined with silver! And all the while, how lean they on the Lord! Is not he in their midst (they ask)? How should harm befall them? (Micah 3, 11)
Up, lady of Sion, and set about the threshing of them! Horn of iron, hoof of bronze he will give thee, to grind all that conspiracy of nations to dust. Forfeit to the Lord their ill-gotten gains shall be; nothing of theirs but must be his, who is master of the whole earth. (Micah 4, 13)
At this present time, what is left thee but to muster thy roving bands, daughter of an outlaw king? Hard siege presses us now; smitten on the cheek, now, is the ruler of Israel.✻ (Micah 5, 1)
Thine to eat, and eating, never have thy fill; for all alike, now, the same affliction.✻ Thine to enslave, but thy slaves never to keep; those thou hast, I mean to make over to the sword. (Micah 6, 14)
City that Sion hatest, never triumph over her fall; fall I, it is but to rise again, sit I in darkness, the Lord will be my light. (Micah 7, 8)
Bide his time he may, but power lacks not; guilty is guilty still. Storm and whirlwind are the path he treads, cloud-wrack the dust he spurns; (Nahum 1, 3)
None so gracious as the Lord, no strength like his in the hour of distress; do but trust him, and he will keep thee in his care … (Nahum 1, 7)
But thus the Lord says: Are they in full muster? At least there are over-many of them; they must be shorn of their strength. It will pass; once chastened is chastened enough,✻ (Nahum 1, 12)
Here is an enemy at thy gates that scatters all before him; here is close siege, no entry but must be guarded; gird thee well, summon up all thy strength! (Nahum 2, 1)
Alas, for the muster-roll of the king’s vassals,✻ fallen as they went about their task! Swiftly they manned the walls, but the engines were in place already. (Nahum 2, 5)
Nineve, welcome sight as pools of water to the fugitive;✻ stay, stay! But never a one looks back. (Nahum 2, 8)
