 | Protestant association - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 302
...should mean " to believe." Mr. A. — We read in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, (xv. 16,) — " Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and Thy word was unto me the joy, and rejoicing of my heart." Thus, you see, eating is only the figurative term for believing. How true it is that " The... | |
 | 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 438
...is my meditation all the day," with many other expressions of the same nature ; and Jeremiah says, " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy...was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart:" Job also declares, " I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." God's written... | |
 | 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 516
...broken about us ? How is it with our spiritual appetite ? One of the healthy saints of old said, " Thy words were found, and I did eat them : and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart !" Is this our experience ? Do we hunger and thirst after righteousness ? Do we come to the... | |
 | 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 670
...words, denoting food and drink, to the devout reception of moral and religious truth into the mind. " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." Jer. xv, 16. " Son of man, eat that I give ; eat this roll ; cause thy belly to eat, and... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 576
...written word, and reading with their own eyes the wonderful things of God, exclaimed with the prophets, " Thy words were found and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." The crosses and public places often presented the moving sight of men, women and children,... | |
 | 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...could truthfully say, "The law of thy mouth is hetter unto me than thousands of gold and silver." " Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." Mr. Bailey could say, in all truthfulness, " grace he with all them that love our Lord Jesus... | |
 | Alexander John Scott - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 126
...(xv. 10.) Shortly after this burst of grief he says, " Know, that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy...for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts." (ib. 15, 16.) Here he relates that the Word of the Lord (in the opening of the book he is styled Jeremiah... | |
 | 1745 - عدد الصفحات: 516
...see I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened because I have tasted a little of this honey." " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy...was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart." — (Jer. xv. 16.) " But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet." When the soul really hungers... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 570
...visit me, — take me not away in thy long suffering ; know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart — I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced. I sat alone, because of thy hand."... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 568
...visit me,—take me not away in tfiy long suffering; know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart— I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced. I sat alone, because of thy hand."... | |
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Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of Hosts. 
