 | 1799 - 748 pages
...the common tranflation, and difdain the impertinence of crifkifm which would violate it. " Oh that my words were now written ! Oh that they were printed...graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever !" Theie words form an introduction fo fingularly . Amner en a future State, &c. Jarly noble and (hiking,... | |
 | English literature - 1799 - 746 pages
...difdain the impertinence of criticifm which would violate it. «« Oh that my words were now written ! Uh that they were printed in a book, that they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever !" Thefe words form an introduction ío iinguj'arly noble and ftriking. that no ordinary declaration,... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1803 - 286 pages
...of the Lord ftood by." Thefe are words which deferve to be written, to be printed, in a book, to be graven with an iron pen and lead, in the rock for ever : " I know that my" redeemer liveth, and that he (hall ftarjd at the lat'er day upon the earth : and... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 506 pages
...were now written ! oh that they were printed in 2-1 a book ! inscribed m some durable substance :* That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever ! alluding 25 to the custom of putting inscriptions on z'on's or roc/fit. For I know [that] my Redeemer... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Religion - 1805 - 566 pages
...ungodly sinners have " spoken against him.1 " That profession, which Job ardently wished might be " graven with an " iron pen and lead in the rock for ever," seems to have had as much respect to the second coming of the Lord, as to his first appearance in our... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 504 pages
...oh that. they were printed in 24 a book ! intcribed on fame durable substance :• That they vrere graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever ! ailuding 25 to the custom of putting inscriptions on s'oties or rocks. For I know [that] my Redeemer... | |
 | Richard Graves - Bible - 1807 - 520 pages
...required, demands for it attention of mankind, when he exclaims, " Oh that my words were now written, that " they were printed in a book, that they " were...in the rock for ever. For I know that my " Redeemer livethj and that he shall stand " at the latter day upon the earth ; and " though after my skin worms... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1807 - 438 pages
...linen and wax. The former of these customs we trace in Job's wish, 0 that my words were now written ! O that they were printed in a book ! that they were...graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever ! There is a way of writing in the East, which is designed to fix words on the memory, but the writing... | |
 | Bible - 1808 - 598 pages
...sufficient to engage Job to use this expression, O that my words were written ? that they were recorded in a book ! that they were graven with an iron pen, and' incrustated with some durable 'plaster, after the manner of the Egyptians, whose memorials are supposed... | |
 | Bible - 1809 - 556 pages
...often made might remain upon record, and be registered in the public acts and monuments ! Ver. 24. That they "were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever !] May they be graven upon a plate of lead with an- iron pen ; nay, cut into a rock or marble pillar,... | |
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Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 
