University of California Publications in Semitic Philology Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... does he slumber, Nor does he sleep; Nor does he loose the cloth of his loins, Nor does he snap the lace of his shoe; And his arrows are sharp, All his bows are bent, The hoofs of his horses seem like flint, His chariot-wheels like the whirling wind, He roars like a lion, He growls like its whelp, He seizes, he carries away his prey--And None Can Save. (5.26-29") 18 5.30 is a variant of 8.21: And on that day will he growl o'er him like the growling sea, Then will he look to the earth, But lo distress, And for the light--In the clouds is night. Chapter 10 II (From the North) he comes, He has ascended to Ai: He has crossed by Migron, In Michmas his baggage he stores: He has passed over The Pass, At Geba Lodge he has lodged. Ha-rama is horrified, Gibeath Saul has fled: Madmena is moved, The people of Gebim refuge seek: Shrill thy call, 0 Bath Gallim Kaise thy voice, 0 Beth-Azmaveth Listen, Layisha Answer, Anathoth --Still today on Nob he will stand And his hand will wave--0 Mount of Zion's daughter, 0 Jerusalem's Hill (10.28-32") "For 10.33, 34 see p. 284. Chapter 10 THE ASSYRIAN ROD 1 Wo Assyria, rod of my wrath And staff in the hand of mine ire, (5) Against an impious people did I send him, Against the folk of my anger, give him command: To bear away prey, To seize upon spoil; (6a-d20) But lie not thus was minded, His heart not thus devised--Destruction was in his heart, The annihilation of nations not a few; (7) For he said: "Are not my captives together all kings? Is not like Careemish Calno? "Is not like Arpad Hamathf Is not like Damascus Samaria? (8-9) "As my hand to these kings and their idols hath reached, Shall it from Jerusalem and her icons fall short? (lOax) "Nay, as even to Samaria and her images have I done...