 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 sider
...the Brook compafs him about. Behold he drinketh up a River, and hafleth not; he trufteth that he can draw up Jordan into his Mouth. He taketh it with his Eyes : His Nofe piefceth through Snares. * Canft thou draw out Leviathan with a Hook ? Or his Tongue with a Cord... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 sider
...BROOK COMPASS HIM ABOUT. BEHOLD HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER, AND HASTETH NOT ; HE TRUSTETFt THAT HE CAN DRAW UP JORDAN INTO HIS MOUTH. HE TAKETH IT WITH HIS EYES :. HIS NOSE PIERCETH THROUGH; SNARES, BEHEMOTH is a word of Egyptian termination, fignifying, not the elephant,, which feldom lies down,... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 sider
...willows " of the brook compass him about. Behold he " drinketh up a river ; he trusteth that he can draw " up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his " eyes ; his nose pierceth through snares." In the rocky mountains of the long pass, that brought us to the river, were great numbers of klipspringers... | |
 | William Granger - 1802 - 672 sider
...brook compafs him about. — Behold he drinketh up a river, and hafteth not — he trufteth that he can draw up Jordan -into his mouth — he taketh it with his eyes, his nofe pierceth through mares." An Account of fame Wonderful Natural CURIOSITIES at CARNIOLA, in AUSTRIA,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 sider
...willows of the brook compass him about. Behold he drinketh up a river ; he trusteth that he can swallow up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes; his nose pierceth through the snares." The flesh of the Hippopotamus is in great request among the Hottentots, who are very fond... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 510 sider
...Brook compass him about. Behold he drinketh up a River, and hasteth L not not ; he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his Mouth. He taketh it with his Eyes : His Nose pierceth through Snares. * Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a Hook ? Or his Tongue with a Cord which thou lettest down? Canst... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 sider
...compass him about. Behold he drinketh up a River, and hasteth " L * not not ; he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his Mouth. He taketh it with his Eyes : His Nose pierceth through Snares. * Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a Hook : Or 1 his Tongue with a Cord which thou lettest down ?... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - 1823 - 374 sider
...brook compass him about. — Behold he drinketh up a river, and bastneth not— he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth — he taketh it with his eyes, his nose pierceth through snares." Many bones of this animal were found, in 1799, in the State of New York, in a large plain, bounded... | |
 | 1827 - 516 sider
...him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan in his mouth'. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares." b See Esdras vi. 49. « See Rev. xii. 15. know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from... | |
 | 1839 - 352 sider
...the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not; he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes; his nose pierceth through snares1." This amphibious inhabitant of the Nile and other Eastern rivers has been known to measure... | |
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... bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. Behold he drinketh up a river,... 
