 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven ; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the...  The Country Gentleman's Magazine - Page 512by Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832Full view - About this book
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...under the figure of a "little horn," coming forth from one of these four, and " which waxed exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land ;" of fierce countenance; understanding dark sayings; mighty, but not by his own power ; destroying... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 378 pages
...Alexander's four successors. " If And out of " one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceed" ing great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward " the pleasant land." This is Antiochus Epiphanes, who gained several victories towards the south and the east, and •who... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1806 - 416 pages
...being then divided among his four generals. And out of one of them came forth a little horn,t which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the 10 pleasant [land ;] toward £gyfit, Syria, and Judea. And it waxed great, [even] to the host of heaven... | |
 | 1806 - 606 pages
...out of the four ruined Greek kingdoms of the Macedonian he-goat, it soon, agreeably to the prophecy, waxed exceeding great toward the South, and toward the East, and toward the pleasant land. In the course of its progress it cast down many of tljfi symbolical stars, or Chri.staiu pastors, to... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...Asia the less ; and Ptolemy of Egypt. VIII. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which Waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And, shortly after, the government coming into two hands, Seleucus of Syria and Ptolemy of Egypt, out... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - Bible - 1808 - 304 pages
...notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land." The angel interprets this passage as follows. " The rough goat is the king of Grecia : and the great... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - Bible - 1808 - 596 pages
...notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land." The angel interprets this passage as follows. " The rough goat is the king of Grecia : and the great... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...the choice and pleasant land of Judea. VIII. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. VIII. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the... | |
 | Christianity - 1808 - 604 pages
...is not the case. The Prophet informs us that, small к thia little horn at first was, it soon '• waxed exceeding great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land." Mo/iammedimn accordingly, though very limited in its origin, soon spread itself over the whole Macedonian... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1808 - 536 pages
...heaven." These are Alexander's four successors. r " And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great; toward the South, and toward the East, and toward the pleasant land." This is Antiochus Epiphanes, who gained several victories towards the South and the East, and who strongly... | |
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