 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and...  A MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY - Page 27de M. E. THALHEIMER - 1872Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 pages
...him," when walking in the splendour of his palace, he exclaimed, " Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? " Thus boasted proud man before his Maker : but " those that walk in... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 530 pages
...shall deliver out of my hands? — Dan. iii. 14, 15. The king said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in his mouth, &c. a voice said, The kingdom is .departed... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 pages
...shall deliver out of my hands? — Dan. iii. 14, 15. The king said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in hta mouth, &c. a voice said, The kingdom is departed... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1824 - 366 pages
...wanderer restored, a sinner saved by grace. As Nebuchadnezzar said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ; so Christ may say of the church, his spiritual temple ; and what he... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1824 - 654 pages
...let me not imitate the vanity of that profane' monarch, who cried, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? On the contrary, grant that I may devoutly adore him by whom I reign... | |
 | Joseph Wilson (minister of Laxton.) - 1824 - 368 pages
...gardens, from which he could survey the whole city, " And he said ; is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?" He ascribes no glory to God; no praise to the Most High ; he speaks,... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - 1824 - 542 pages
...at them, Psalm cxxxviii. 6. Sometimes pride shews itself in word. Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? Daniel iv. 30. And again hi. 15; Who is that God that shall deliver... | |
 | John Davison - 1825 - 578 pages
...are altogether unlike the bent of man's own feeling and wisdom. " Is not this great. Babylon that I have " built for the house of the kingdom, by the might " of my power, and for the honour of my majesty*?" This was the arrogancy of an elated king : but the bias of nature,... | |
 | Hugh McNeile - 1825 - 472 pages
...walked in the palace of his kingdom, and the king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king's mouth there fell a voice from heaven,... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 pages
...of Nebuchadnezzar, who proudly -claimed it as his own creation : " Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?'"1 This magnificent city, the capital or beginning of Nimrod's kingdom,... | |
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