 | Dyer Hook Sanborn - 1848 - 300 pages
...of their deity in the following pointed language, — " Elijah said, Cry aloud, for lie is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be waked." Any thing said by way of bitter raillery, or in an insulting manner, is called Sarcasm. 34.... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 240 pages
...Elijah when he challenged the priests of Baal, " mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." 11. ANTITHESIS is the placing of different or opposite words in contrast ; as, If you wish... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 234 pages
...Elijah when he challenged the priests of Bnal, " mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." 11. ANTITHESIS is the placing of different or opposite words in contrast ; as, If you wish... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1848 - 690 pages
...unbecoming the gravity of the prophet to mock Baal's priests, and to say, ' Cry aloud ; for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey ; or perad venture he sleepeth, and must be awakened,' 1 Kings xviii. 27. But sinful are, (1.) Offensive... | |
 | Gustaf Clemens Hebbe - 1848 - 600 pages
...to bear with the scornful words of Elijah, who tauntingly exclaimed, " Cry aloud, for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perad venture he sleepeth, and must be awaked." Elijah then raised an altar of twelve stones, and placing... | |
 | James Foote - 1849 - 698 pages
...there was no voice, nor any that answered." Then Elijah said ironically, " Cry aloud, for he is a god: either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is...or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened." Dr Adam Clarke furnishes a most striking illustration of the same point, in the following form of prayer... | |
 | Edward J. Hallock - 1849 - 262 pages
...intends to convey, not to deceive, but to give force to expression ; as, " Cry aloud : for he is a god : either he is talking, .or he is pursuing, or he is...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be waked." — Bible. Here the prophet Elijah challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their... | |
 | 1849 - 1052 pages
...stricken in our streets; and the scoffing sceptic cries, of Jehovah (as the Prophet, of the idol god), ' He is talking, or He is pursuing, or He is on a journey, or peradventure He sleepeth and must be awaked.'—1 Kings xix. 27. Awaked ! He mill awake! Surely the God will break forth at length from... | |
 | William Archer Butler, Thomas Woodward - 1849 - 654 pages
...stricken in our streets ; and the scoffing sceptic cries, of Jehovah (as the Prophet, of the idol god), " He is talking, or He is pursuing, or He is on a journey, or peradventure He sleepeth and must be awaked." — 1 Kings, xix. 27. Awaked! He will awake! Surely the God will break forth at length from... | |
 | William Colgrove Kenyon - 1849 - 352 pages
...its ordinary meaning. EXAMPLES. Cry alond, for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pnrsuing, or he is on a journey, or, peradventure, he sleepeth, and must be awakened. And Job answered, and said, No doubt ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. DEFINITION 5.... | |
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Elijah mocked them, and said: Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked. 
