 A fire devoureth before them ; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing shall escape them.  The People's Magazine - Page 1831834Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 580 pages
...ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE. JOEL, ii. 3 — 10. AJirt dtTmiretk before them; and behind them aflame burneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness : yta, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as... | |
 | 1828 - 506 pages
...represented as being employed by God for the punishment of a guilty people. It is ^here said, (ver. 3,) that "the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness." This affecting description is strikingly illustrated by a passage in captain Andrews's ?' Journey from... | |
 | Frederick William Beechey, Henry William Beechey - 1828 - 696 pages
...doubt, were fond of eating them ; in so Joel (ii. 3,) to a great army ; who further observes, that the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness. Having lived near a month in this manner, like a /xi<gio<jToptov |i^or-*, or sword with ten thousand... | |
 | 1828 - 588 pages
...ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE. JOJÍL, u. 3—10. J)frr. dcToureth before them; and behind them, aflame Irurneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a il- suinte wilderness : yea, and nuthing shall escape them. The appearance uf them is as tkr. appearance... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 440 pages
...LEACH), — the scourge of oriental countries. " A fire deyoureth before them," says the Prophet Joel, J" and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the...desolate wilderness; yea, and .nothing shall escape . mem. ...The sound of their wings is as the sound of ^chariots, of many horses running to battle ;... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...there shall not be, Even to the years of many generations. Before them a fire devoured], And behind a flame burneth ; The land is as the garden of Eden...desolate wilderness : Yea, and nothing shall escape them. Their appearance shall be like the appearance of horses , And like horsemen shall they run ; Like the... | |
 | 1830 - 398 pages
...be given in the prophetic language of inspirafion: Afire devoureth before them, and behind, aflame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before...wilderness :. yea, and nothing shall escape them. 'Finally, the use of these substances threatens our liberties with ruin. We might as reasonably expect... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - 1830 - 370 pages
...given in the prophetic language of inspiration : A fire, devourcth before them, and behind, aflame burneth : the land is as the garden of. Eden before...desolate wilderness : yea, and nothing shall escape them. Finally, the use of these substances threatens our liberties with ruin. We might as reasonably expect... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - 1830 - 40 pages
...the prophetic language of inspiration : Afire devoureth before them, and behind, a Jlamc burnelh : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and...•wilderness : yea, and nothing shall escape them. Finally, the use of these substances threatens our liberties with ruin. We might as reasonably expect... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...thus described in a little work which is justly styled " The Library of Entertaining Knowledge." " A fire devoureth before them," says the prophet Joel,...of many horses running to battle : on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong... | |
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