Fondare 1016 Risultati per: Beast From The Earth
and two of these served Machabaeus for escort, covering him with their shields to keep all hurt away from him. With shaft of theirs, lightning of theirs, dazzled and dismayed, the enemy fell to earth; (2 Maccabees 10, 30)
How they blessed God’s mercy, all of them, at the sight! How their courage rose, a match for all it should encounter, men or wild beast or walls of iron! (2 Maccabees 11, 9)
As for the Jews, when they heard Nicanor was on the march, with all this rabble of alien folk, they cast earth on their heads and betook themselves to prayer. Was it not God’s appointment, his people he should evermore preserve? Was he not wont to protect them with signal marks of his favour? (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
But the Jews gainsaid him; for there were Jews that fought, unwillingly enough, under his orders. What, said they, wouldst thou fight beast-fashion, without mercy? This holy day respect thou needs must, in his honour that is God all-seeing. (2 Maccabees 15, 2)
So be it, said he, and I am your master on earth, and my orders are, To arms, and despatch the king’s business! Yet carry out his design they would not. (2 Maccabees 15, 5)
Not without these, wisdom and discernment, the Lord based earth, the Lord framed heaven; (Proverbs 3, 19)
Long, long ago, before earth was fashioned, I held my course. (Proverbs 8, 23)
not yet had he made the earth, or the rivers, or the solid framework of the world.✻ (Proverbs 8, 26)
Wisdom is a beacon-light to the discerning; the fool’s eyes roam this way and that, as wide as earth. (Proverbs 17, 24)
High as heaven thou must look, deep as earth, ere the mind of kings shall be made known to thee. (Proverbs 25, 3)
Compass thou a man’s death, thou mayst flee to the depths of earth, none will shield thee. (Proverbs 28, 17)
Who may he be that has scaled heaven, and come back to tell its secrets; held the winds in the hollow of his hand, wrapped away the storm-clouds under his mantle, fixed the bounds of earth? Tell me his name; tell me, if thou canst, where son of his may be found? (Proverbs 30, 4)
