All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and... Henry Ward Beecher - Page 364by Lyman Abbott - 1903 - 457 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Anderson - Agriculture - 1800 - 632 pages
...like Nebuchadnezzar of old, they said in their hearts, " Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my .power, and for the honour of my majesty?" and, regardlefs of the fate that had followed this vainglorious toast,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1802 - 396 pages
...to contain the pride of his heart, he exctaimed, " Is " not this Great Babylon, that I have built, for " the house of the kingdom, by the might of my " power, and for the honour of my majesty ?" No sooner had lie thus spoken, than a voice from heaven proclaimed,... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...of the kingdom of Babylon. And the king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty 1 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,... | |
| 1855 - 604 pages
...than those words, — the Emperor Nicholas is no more. ' Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honour of my majesty? While his word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from Heaven... | |
| Joanna Southcott - Prophecies - 1804 - 606 pages
...unbelief, and he boasted of his greatness, and said — " Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ?" Thus was his boasting, till a voice from heaven said, the kingdom is... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 378 pages
...unable to contain the pride of hisheart, he exclaimed, " Is " not this Great Babylon that I have built, for " the house of the kingdom, -by the might of my " power, and for the honour of my majesty ?" No sooner had he thus spoken, than a voice from heaven proclaimed,... | |
| Thomas Branagan - Black race - 1804 - 290 pages
...world. Is not this, says he, in the pride and vanity of his heart, great Babylon, ivhich I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? The following description of this magnificent city is collected chiefly... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1806 - 416 pages
...but little impression. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,, that I have built f9r the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? He strutted about as though he were independent of the most High ; surveying... | |
| William Penn - Christian life - 1807 - 394 pages
...heart, and then his mouth, with this haughty question, " Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ?"c But we are told, that while the words were in his mouth, " a voice... | |
| Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 pages
...walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon, and said, " Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ?" God saw him : and, " while the word was in the king's mouth there fell... | |
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