 | Thomas Cogan - 1813 - 528 էջ
...from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal hear us ; but there was no voice, nor any that answered. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them,...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey ; peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their... | |
 | 1813 - 778 էջ
...who shall call him to account, and say, What docst thou ? When Elijah " mocked" the priests of Baal, and said, "Cry aloud; for he is a god, either he is...pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sieepeth, and must be awaked" (1 Kings, xviii. 27.); what was this but sarcastic irony ": But the grave... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 էջ
...this trope occurs in the scriptures. Thus the prophet Elijah speaks in irony to the priests of Baal, Cry aloud, for he is a GOD ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps, and must to awaked. See also Job xii. 2. Eccles. xi. 9. Gen.... | |
 | Edward Kimpton - 1813 - 536 էջ
...answer being yet given by Baal, the prophet Elijah, to aggravate their perplexities, mocked them saying, 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.* This had the intended effect: they... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 էջ
...in the scriptures. Thus the prophet .Elijah speaks in irony to the priests of Baal, Cry al0tid,for he is a GOD ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps, and must be awaked. See also Job xii. 2. Eccles. xi. 9- Gen.... | |
 | 1813 - 442 էջ
...their temples : the divinity was to be worshipped in silence. Thus are we to understand Elijah — ' And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, — ' Cry alond : for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pursuing ; or he is on a journey ; or, peradventure,... | |
 | John Trumbull - 1813 - 124 էջ
...leave with her his commission, And Neptune erst, in treaty free, Hive up dominion o'er the sea ? t " Cry aloud ; for he is a god; either he is talking, or he i : pursuing, or he is in a journey, or pefallventure he sleepctlu And they cried aloud, and cut themselves... | |
 | 1814 - 632 էջ
...perhaps, as excellent and as exquisite pieces of ridicule as overissued from the lips or the pen of man. ''And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, cry aloud, for being a God either he is talking, or lie is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepethand... | |
 | 1815 - 706 էջ
...us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them,...pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood... | |
 | William Ward - 1815 - 588 էջ
...the golden feet. ;v 470 HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND RELIGION, [PART in. CHAP. TH. f 1 Kings xviii. 27. " He is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or perad venture he sleepeth, and must be awaked." Vifihnoo ^.^•*.'— ; sleeps four months in the year... | |
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And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or, peradventure, he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 
