The Modern Reader's Bible: A Series of Works from the Sacred Scriptures Presented in Modern Literary Form, 11. köideRichard Green Moulton Macmillan, 1898 |
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... prophetic life and ministry takes shape in Ezekiel as an elaborately arranged literary work . The form of discourse so characteristic of Ezekiel may be termed Emblem Prophecy . Its simplest illustration is when , for example , the prophet ...
... prophetic life and ministry takes shape in Ezekiel as an elaborately arranged literary work . The form of discourse so characteristic of Ezekiel may be termed Emblem Prophecy . Its simplest illustration is when , for example , the prophet ...
Page vi
... , with whom a reiterated howl or a contorted body is the whole of their religious act . But the prophets of Biblical literature use such gesture language only as a pro- logue to verbal utterance . On the other hand , vi Introduction.
... , with whom a reiterated howl or a contorted body is the whole of their religious act . But the prophets of Biblical literature use such gesture language only as a pro- logue to verbal utterance . On the other hand , vi Introduction.
Page ix
... prophet would indeed be puerile if it related to what was no more than a narrated symbol . These opposite difficulties are avoided when the emblematic action is understood literally , but as no more than the text for a spoken discourse ...
... prophet would indeed be puerile if it related to what was no more than a narrated symbol . These opposite difficulties are avoided when the emblematic action is understood literally , but as no more than the text for a spoken discourse ...
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... prophet to hear a word from the Lord ; such deputations were frequent , and , indeed , one passage * strongly suggests , if it does not demonstrate , that they were of daily occurrence . The natural interpretation of the prophecy cited ...
... prophet to hear a word from the Lord ; such deputations were frequent , and , indeed , one passage * strongly suggests , if it does not demonstrate , that they were of daily occurrence . The natural interpretation of the prophecy cited ...
Page xi
... prophet eats ' bread of trembling ' when he is about to touch upon the panic of the besieged ; more elaborately on another occa- sion when the same topic is to be taken up he is seen bringing out household stuff for removing , and then ...
... prophet eats ' bread of trembling ' when he is about to touch upon the panic of the besieged ; more elaborately on another occa- sion when the same topic is to be taken up he is seen bringing out household stuff for removing , and then ...
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abominations arches thereof beasts behold blood border breadth bring brought burnt offering caldron captivity cause Chaldea Chebar cherub cherubim cometh cubits daughters defiled desolate discourse Doom dwell east side unto Edom emblem ephah eyes Ezekiel fire five and twenty flesh fury gate gather glory Hamath hath heart holy house of Israel idols iniquity inner court Jerusalem Judah judgements king of Babylon land of Egypt land of Israel lifted LORD came unto LORD have spoken meal offering measured midst of thee midst thereof mount Seir mountains of Israel mouth multitude nations oblation Oholah Oholibah outer court Parable prince profaned prophesy prophet rebellious house reed righteous round saith the Lord sanctuary say unto set thy face shalt thou shepherds slain soul sword thou hast thou shalt trees twenty cubits Tyre unto the house unto thee valley of Hamon-gog vision wall wast waters wheels wicked word ye shall know
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Page 144 - Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain that they may live. So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Page 64 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die : the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son ; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 62 - Behold, all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine; the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Page 133 - And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them : for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Page 44 - My people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel, and ye shall know that I am the Lord...
Page 109 - By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Page 64 - But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
Page 65 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Page 135 - I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will destroy the fat and the strong ; I will feed them with judgment.
Page xxi - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.