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" It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in; that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges... "
Morning Exercises for the Closet: for Every Day in the Year ... - Page 277
by William Jay - 1829
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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments and the ..., Volume 7

1611 - 360 pages
...it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,...nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted ; Yea, they shall not be sown: Yea, their stock shall not take root...
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Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion, Volume 1

Joseph Priestley - 1782 - 478 pages
...inhabitants " thereof are as grafshoppers ; that ftretch" eth out the heavens as a curtain, and " fpreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : " That bringeth the...nothing ; he " maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. " Lift up your eyes on high, and behold " who hath created thefe things, that bring" eth out their...
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Sermons, tr. by R. Robinson (H. Hunter)

Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 304 pages
...Behold the nations are as the drop of a bucket. Behold he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth^ and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. words, the lofty words of the text, require two JL sorts of observations : the first are necessary...
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The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine and ..., Volume 3

1803 - 466 pages
...In Scripture it is styled the heavens. — " Who stretcheth out " the heavens like a curtain!* — That stretcheth out the heavens " as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in f." How far this expansion of the heavens extends, is another ques-» tion. That portion of it diffused...
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Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James ..., Volume 1

Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1803 - 422 pages
...Behold, the nations are as the drop of a bucket. Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,...and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers.. The prophet's design in describing the Deity with so much magnificence is to discountenance idolatry,...
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Sacred hours; or, Extracts for private devotion & meditation, Volume 1

Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...than nothing, and vanity. To whom then will ye liken God ? or what likeness will ye compare uuto him? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers -T that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, that spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : that,...
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Letters, Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation ..., Volume 2

Elizabeth Hamilton - 1806 - 292 pages
..." been told you from the beginning ? " Have ye not understood from the " foundations of the earth ? It is " HE that sitteth upon the circle " of the earth,...spreadeth them out " as a tent to dwell in : that bring" eth the princes to nothing : he " maketh the judges of the earth as ." vanity. He shall blow...
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Select parts of the holy Bible, for the use of the negro slaves, in the ...

1807 - 570 pages
...the earth ? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof arc as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens...curtain,, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the eartli as vanity. 24 Yea, they...
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The Christian Entirely the Property of Christ, in Life and Death: Exhibited ...

Johannes van der Kemp - 1810 - 572 pages
...above the circle of the earth, the inhabitants whereof are as grasshoppers before him ; who stretchetli out the heavens, as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in," Isaiah xl. 18, 22. Therefore when we address the heavenly Father, we must by all means do it with exalted...
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An Essay on the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament

John Dick - 1811 - 302 pages
...him are as nothing, and they are counted to him less than nothing and vanity. It is he that sittefa upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out tl'ie heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in ; that bringeth the princes...
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