 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 626 sayfa
...observation of Bildad, who refers Job to their forefathers for instruction in wisdom : Inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And prepare thyself to the search of their fathers : Assigning as a reason the comparative shortness of life, and consequent ignorance of the present... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 556 sayfa
...instead of producing its ordinary effects, will excite attachment, and perpetuate esteem. J Inquire of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers. Far we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow. It is not,... | |
 | 1856 - 430 sayfa
...its negative evidence, confirmed in its response the inspired answer of the patriarch, — " Enquire of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers, for we are but of yesterday ;" but it is to the Mosaic record we must turn for any definite statement on a subject concerning which... | |
 | Bernard Barton - 1826 - 280 sayfa
...cup might pass from him — yet say, Father ! Thy will be done ! 76, THE VANITY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. " For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow.'' — Job, viii. 9. His birth of yesterday, To-morrow pass'd away ; — His life the shadow of a summer... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 902 sayfa
...thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 f For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers : 9 (For « we are but of yesterday, and know $ nothing, gp because our days upon earth are a shadow... | |
 | 1826 - 1036 sayfa
...Though Ihy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should grealiy increase. 8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers : I 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are. ti shadow :)... | |
 | Thomas Prince - 1826 - 452 sayfa
...Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations Deut. xxxii. 7. For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers.. Job viii. 8. BOSTON, NE PRINTED BY KNEELAND fc GREEN, FOR S. GERRISH. MDCCXXXVI. A NEW EDITION, PUBLISHED... | |
 | 1826 - 674 sayfa
...by the Kev. Charles S. Haw trey, MA $c. THE text is Job viii. 8 — 10. " For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their father» : (for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow... | |
 | Job (the patriarch), John Fry - 1827 - 630 sayfa
...reason, the comparative shortness of life, and consequent ignorance of the present generation — " For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing; because our days upon earth are a shadow*." Dr. Hales, therefore, embraces the opinion of Abulfaragi, who, on the authority of Arudha, a Canaanitish... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1828 - 170 sayfa
...considered to be made to those of the elder world by these remarkable words: " Enquire, I pray thee, of the FORMER age, and prepare thyself to the search...NOTHING, because our days upon earth are a shadow.'' It seems quite clear that the friend of Job here speaks of the term of life as a mere " shadow" in... | |
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For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And prepare thyself to the search of their fathers : For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow : Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of... 
