Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. Savonarola, Erasmus, and Other Essays - Page 24by Henry Hart Milman - 1870 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...both in house and city over the whole earth. This is that which the sad prophet Jeremiah laments: "Wo is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, a man of strife and contention !" And although divine inspiration must certainly have been sweet to those ancient prophets,... | |
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...both in house and city over the whole earlh. This is that which the sad prophet Jeremiah laments: "Wo is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, a man of strife and contention !" And al- ' / i ' though divine inspiration must cerraiuly have been sweet to those ancient... | |
| Joseph Benson - Bible - 1846 - 1102 pages
...and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD. 10 II * Wo s earth ! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury ; o 1 Sam. ii. 5.> Amos viii.... | |
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...obviously, rather to the unkindness of his foes than to any lack of religious confidence on his part : — " Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have lent to no man on usury, nor have men lent to me on usury ; yet every man doth curse... | |
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| Isaac Williams - 1847 - 288 pages
...Like sands on the sea-shore, in forecaste given Of Christian nations like the stars of heaven. 3. " Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth I" Thus is the Gospel as a sword on earth, Kindling division more inveterate Than in aught else... | |
| Charles Simmons - Bible - 1847 - 564 pages
...ceived no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 15 : 10 Wo is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth... | |
| William John Dawson - 1848 - 1186 pages
...contemporaries, and incessant pleadings for a return to the pure religion of Jehovah. Here Jeremiah complain, " Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and contention to the whole earth ! I have not lent on usury, nor men have lent to me 011 usury ; yet every... | |
| John Milton - Essays - 1848 - 566 pages
...in house and city over the whole earth. This is that which the sad prophet Jeremiah laments : " Wo is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, a man of strife and contention !" And although divine inspiration most certainly have been sweet to those ancient prophets,... | |
| Christianity - 1849 - 606 pages
...: " Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets ; all my bones shake." At another : " Wo is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury ; yet every one of them doth... | |
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