 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not ; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 5901878Full view - About this book
 | American Tract Society - American literature - 1850 - 518 pages
...words. Since that time she has joined him above. But I murmured against thee, O Lord, and cried, " Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ?" Job 3 : 20. MINISTER. Your mind now is at peace, and you have experienced that, although " no chastening... | |
 | 1850 - 830 pages
...voice of the oppressor. 19 The small and great are there ; and the servant it free from his master. 20 ," or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not ou • 21 Which ( long' for death, but it cometh not ; and dig for it more than for hid treasures ; 22... | |
 | Athanase Coquerel - Christian education - 1851 - 172 pages
...None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him." (Ps. xlix. 7.) " Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ? " (Job iii. 20.) 23. In order to remove in a proper way these contradictions between nature and the... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 408 pages
...existence rests ; and who has had to ask there, in tears, and agony, and with uplifted eyes and hands, 1 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ? ' " XXIX. INTO all the country about Thorpe Martin May continued to make excursions after antiquities... | |
 | George Smalridge (bp. of Bristol.) - 1852 - 602 pages
...Why died I not from the womb ? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly ?. . . . Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul? Doth one who inveighs in this manner against life look upon it as a thing always good and desirable... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 400 pages
...existence rests; and who has had to ask there, in tears, and agony, and with uplifted eyes and hands, 4 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ? ' " XXIX. INTO all the country about Thorpe Martin May continued to make excursions after antiquities... | |
 | Tracts - 1852 - 508 pages
...at noon day;" then all the plagues of Egypt may come upon thee, until thou art driven to exclaim, " Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter of soul, which long for death but it cometh not, and dig for it more than for hid treasures, which... | |
 | Scenes, L. M. - 1853 - 106 pages
...would please God to destroy me ; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off." (Job vi. 8, 9.) "Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death but it cometh not ; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice... | |
 | 1853 - 158 pages
...grief. Some, indeed, have so little comfort in this world that they are ready to say with Job of old : " Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ; which longfoi death and it eometh not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures ; which rejoice... | |
 | Robert Shittler - 1853 - 588 pages
...the oppressor. VOL. u. 19 The small and great are there ; and the servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ; 21 Which "long for death, but it cmnclh not ; and dig for it more than for hid treasures ; 22 Which... | |
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