 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.  The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ... - Page 461838Full view - About this book
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...examples : The first occurs in 1 Kings xviii. 27Elijah, in mocking the priests of Baal, tells them " He is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked," meaning nothing more than to expose... | |
 | Daniel Jaudon - 1820 - 236 pages
...Psalm. Q. What is Irony? A. Irony, dissembling with an air, Means otherwise than words declare. Example: "Cry aloud; for he is a God: either he is talking or he, is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or jip.radr en tare he sleepeth, and must be awakened." I Kings sviii. 27. Q. What is... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 pages
...occasions. Example 1. Thu? Elijah challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity. " Cry aloud, for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must he awakened." 2. To reprm.ea person for hisuegKgence,... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 pages
...made. These antic gesticulations are of as little avail. Upon this, Elijah tauntingly exclaims ; " Cry aloud, for he is a God : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked !" Roused by the reproachful sneer, they repeat their vociferations;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 324 pages
...it. The ""ophet Elijah, when he challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity, " mocked them, and said : Cry, . aloud for he is a god ; either he is talking, or be is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." Exclamations... | |
 | 1832 - 480 pages
...reason with the exulting heathen, from the scripture. Nor did they in vain adopt Elijah's argument, when "he mocked them and said, cry aloud, for he is a god; either he was talking, or he was pursuing, or he wan on a journey, or peradventure, he was asleep" when his temple... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 396 pages
...worshiped in silence. Thus are we to understand Elijah — ' And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, — "Cry aloud: for he is a...talking, or he is pursuing; or he is on a journey; or, pi-nicl venture, he sleepeth, and must be awaked."' This superstitious notion of the Gentiles seems... | |
 | John Berridge - 1822 - 224 pages
...the priests of Baai sacrificed and prayed to him for miraculous evidence of his divinity, " Elijah mocked them, and Said, cry aloud, for he is a god...either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked." Isaiah, to expose the superstition of... | |
 | Samuel Pelton - 1822 - 294 pages
...in doing it with a great noise, because it may be with him as Elijah told the prophets of Baal : " For he is a God ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a joufney, or peradventure h« sleepeth, and must be awaked."* 3d. The freewillers contend, that... | |
 | 1823 - 610 pages
...derision with which Elijah addressed the priests of Baal : " And it came to pass, tli.it at noon Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or pcradventurc he sleepelh and must be atfiakensd." Accordingly we read that those prophets did not despair... | |
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