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Abou Mousa accomplished according Afrasiab ancient appears army Asia Astyages Babylon Babylonian become behold Belshazzar book of Daniel Cambyses capital captivity Caspian celebrated century character conquered conqueror conquest of Babylon court Croesus Ctesias Cyaxeres Cyropædia Daniel Darius Hystaspes death desert desolation Divine earth east Ecbatana edifice Esther Euphrates exile favour feast Ferdousi gates glory gold Greek hand Harpagus hath Hebrew Herodotus inhabitants inscription Isaiah Jehovah Jerusalem Jews king kingdom land Lord Lydian Medes Median Medo-Persian mighty miles modern monarch nations native Nebuchadnezzar night Nitocris noble palace Pasargada Persepolis Persian empire plain possession prince prophecy prophet provinces queen reign relation remains remarkable residence river royal ruins sacred saith Jehovah Sardis side silver sir R. K. Porter slain sovereign stream Susa sword temple territory thee thou hast throne Tigris tion tomb treasures troops unto vast walls writers Xenophon Xerxes Zoroaster
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Page 131 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia. the Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 115 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there, neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures, and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Page 105 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates ; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 46 - And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Page 163 - Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces - that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants - the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him - when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
Page 47 - I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Page 180 - He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him : The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
Page 136 - WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
Page 163 - Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Page 53 - Above it stood the Seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.