 | 1841 - 430 sider
.... xv. 25, 26. " Then I proclaimed a fasi there at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourseiyes before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones ; and for sill our substance. Forl was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help... | |
 | 1852 - 590 sider
...prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth and ashes." Ezra proclaimed a fast, says he, that " we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us." It is added, " So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he was intreated of us."— Ezra viii.... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1841 - 510 sider
...enterprise of the pilgrims began from God. A solemn fast was held. ' Let us seek God,' said they, ' a right way for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance.' Anticipating their high destiny, and the sublime doctrines of liberty that would grow out of the principles... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1841 - 368 sider
...enterprise of the Pilgrims began from God. A solemn fast was held. " Let us seek of God," said they, " a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance." Anticipating their high destiny, and the sublime doctrines of liberty that would grow out of the principles... | |
 | Donald Macleod Malloch - 1913 - 558 sider
...Glasgow, preached from these words in Ezra viii. 21 : " Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our...and for our little ones, and for all our substance." Afterthe discourse was finished, the preacher said, " Wherefore, up, and be gallant for the city of... | |
 | Charles Silvester Horne - 1914 - 316 sider
...all forward souls, he found his text in the Book of Ezra, " I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava that we might afflict ourselves before our God,...and for our little ones, and for all our substance." Think how these felicitous words must have accomplished their purpose, which was to provoke to new... | |
 | 1916 - 406 sider
...and their retainers (Ezra 8 : 1-14), priests, Levites, and 220 Nethinim, or the servants who 21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the... | |
 | Arno Clemens Gaebelein - 1916 - 332 sider
...outward sign of deep humiliation and an expression of their dependence, "to seek of Him a straight way, for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance." The need of guidance as well as protection was fully recognized by the gathered company, and they trusted... | |
 | Andrew Hallner - 1918 - 296 sider
...gives us a very important and needful lesson, demonstrated and accentuated by his own example. "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...right way for us, and for our little ones, and for our substance them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake... | |
 | 1921 - 780 sider
...the river of Ahava, that tfe might afflict ourselves before our Cod, to seek of Him a right T»a\> for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I T»as ashamed to require of the l(ing a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the... | |
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For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, " The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath... 
