| George Horne - 1833 - 438 lehte
...tree ; or, a native tree, which has grown from the seed without transplantation, in the same spot. 36. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found." The great Babylonian monarch had his own exaltation, and subsequent degradation, portrayed to him in... | |
| William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 lehte
...35, 36 : — ' I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.' But the original word azrech, merely signifies a native tree — a tree growing in its native soil,... | |
| Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 lehte
...shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. ^f 33 I have seen the wicked in great power ; and spreading himself like a green bay-tree: 34 Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 35 Mark the... | |
| Thomas Keightley - 1834 - 366 lehte
...characteristic of dominion acquired and maintained by injustice. " I have seen the wicked," says the Psalmist, " in great power and spreading himself like a green...bay-tree, yet he passed away, and lo ! he was not." A reflection still more true of empires than of individuals. 197 THIRD CRUSADE." PREPARATIONS FOR A... | |
| John Greene - 1834 - 400 lehte
...the end of time. / have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree; yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. This has frequently reminded me of a fine stroke of satire given us by Mr. Hall, when expounding that... | |
| Gardiner Spring - 1835 - 162 lehte
...and he goes to be forgotten. " I have seen the wicked," says the Psalmist, " I have seen the \vicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green...not. Yea, I sought him. but he could not be found." There are those who die " Forlorn of heart, withered ami desolate, " As leaf of autumn, which the wolfish... | |
| Menno Simons - 1835 - 506 lehte
...what David says : I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like the greenbay-tree; yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (Ps. 37.) Ah ! what a hard saying which the Lord uttered : Wo unto you that are rich, for ye have received... | |
| Sharon Turner - 1835 - 460 lehte
...population, that we are born here out of In his royal station, David remarked the same: "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree. Yet ho passed away. Lo ! he was not. I sought him, but he could not be found.''—Psalm xxxvii. 35. 36.... | |
| Thomas Gisborne - 1836 - 448 lehte
...thousand years to render his fellow-creatures miserable. " I have seen the wicked," saith the Psalmist, " in great power, and spreading himself like a green...not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found." * The common course of nature speedily puts an end to his career : and his place may be filled by the... | |
| Edward Crook - 1836 - 282 lehte
...coming. I have seen the wicked, saith David, in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree, yet he passed away, and lo, he was not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (Psalm xxxvii.) It may be that the rich man did not think that his time was so short, when he set his... | |
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