- we will light:
- This is a very beautiful and expressive figure. The dew in Palestine, and other warm climates, falls fast, sudden, and heavy; and it falls upon every spot of earth, so that not a blade of grass escapes it. It is therefore no inapt emblem of a numerous and active army; and it was, perhaps, for this reason that the Romans called their light armed forces rorarii. "And Benhadadª sentª° unto¹ him, and said,ª° The godsª do¹ so²°¹ unto me, and more¹ also,²°¹ if¹ the dustª of Samariaª shall sufficeª° for handfulsª for all¹ the peopleª that¹ followª me." {1Kg 20:10} + "Now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ give pledges²°¹ to¹ my lordª the kingª of Assyria,ª and I will deliverª° thee two thousandª horses,ª if¹ thou be ableª° on thy part to setª° ridersª° upon¹ them." {2Kg 18:23} + "I¹ have diggedª° and drunkª° strangeª° waters,ª and with the soleª of my feetª have I dried²° up¹ all¹ the riversª of besieged places.ª" {2Kg 19:24} + "For¹ he saith,ª° By the strengthª of my handª I have doneª° [it], and by my wisdom;ª for¹ I am prudent:ª° and I have removedª° the boundsª of the people,ª and have robbedª° their treasures,ª°² and I have put downª° the inhabitantsª° like a valiantª² [man]: ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:13-14} + "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª° thee, thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation²°¹ [is] high;ª that saithª° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª° to the ground?ª" {Oba 1:3}
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