 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him ; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit...  The Quarterly Review - Page 529redigeeritud poolt - 1865Full view - About this book
 | Charles Beecher - 1849 - 272 lehte
...widow and fatherless, and that wrong the stranger ! The day of the Lord is darkness and not light, as if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him, or fled into his house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a scorpion bit him! Shall not the day of... | |
 | William Hendry Stowell - 1850 - 522 lehte
...doctrine. And continually opposed by extremes, we should be reminded of the inspired language — ' As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him,...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.' Be sure that in such an atmosphere your candle cannot shine. If God prospers your store, put it out... | |
 | 1850 - 492 lehte
...desire the day of the Lord ! to what end is it for you ? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?"... | |
 | Samuel Martin - 1850 - 74 lehte
...they adopt the exceptionable courses to which we have referred, to save their businesses from ruin. " As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him ; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on a wall, and a serpent bit him."* By evil means men cannot really prosper. As well might you cast a... | |
 | 1850 - 634 lehte
...relief from an angry conscience, every attempt to flee from hell and enter heaven, without Christ, is as if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him ; or went into the house, and leaned his hand upon the wall, and a serpent stung him. Every staff without Christ is a broken, sharp, poisonous reed... | |
 | John Watson Adams, Joel Parker - 1851 - 378 lehte
...desire the day of the Lord. To what end is it for you ? The day of the Lord is darkness and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him;...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, even very dark and no brightness in it?" Your... | |
 | John Owen - 1851 - 686 lehte
...enwrapped and entangled; they shuffle themselves from under one calamity, and fall into another: " As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him," Amos v. 19. Oh! remove this one plague, saith Pharaoh." If he can escape from under this pressure,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1851 - 702 lehte
...but vanity, and cannot deliver ; nay, it exposes them to the way of evil : Amos v. 19, " As if a roan did flee from a lion, and a bear met him ; or went into the house, and leaned his hand upon the wall, and a serpent bit him." The Jews, in their crucifying of Christ, are a standing witness... | |
 | John James Blunt - 1853 - 402 lehte
...alas! and they shall call tlie husbandman to mourning, and in all vineyards shall be wailing." 19. " As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him." vi. 4. They " that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and cat the lambs... | |
 | John Owen - 1853 - 656 lehte
...good it is spoken of God, Isa. Ixiv. 5, " Thou meetest him," etc. ; and so for evil, Amos v. 19, " As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him," iyjHj — that is, to tear him in pieces. Hence, because men that met others went to them to desire... | |
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