 | 1903 - 450 pages
...hasten to find a remedy for this great evil, considering as addressed to us that divine command: " Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations and...up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant" (Jeremiah, i., 10 ). But, cognizant of our weakness, we recoiled in terror... | |
 | John England - 1908 - 532 pages
...to the Prophet by Jehovah, are these words : "So I have constituted thee this day over nations and kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build up, and to plant. ' ' Now, would any man of common sense say, after having seen both those... | |
 | Catholic Church. Pope - 1914 - 804 pages
...do harm to the good wheat. For this reason, applying to Ourselves what God spoke to the prophet; « Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations and « over kingdoms, to root up... and to destroy, and to build, and to plant »,2 We shall labour incessantly to the best of Our power in opposing... | |
 | 1915 - 898 pages
...work being done there. Therefore, taking as addressed to Ourselves what God said to the prophet, " Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to pull down and to build and to plant" (Jer. i. 10), so far as lies in Our power, We shall take the greatest care, until... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Burke - 1922 - 146 pages
...Church and ecclesiastical power over the State and civil power is verified by the prophecy of Jeremias, 'I have set thee this day over the nations, and over...up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.1"1 Therefore, if the earthly power shall go astray, it shall be judged... | |
 | Maud Monahan - 1922 - 570 pages
...etc.) that cries destroy. ... " The Lord said to me, Lo ! I have set thee this day over the nations ... to root up and to pull down, and to waste and to destroy, and to build and to plant," that is, make a clean sweep of everything and start afresh on nothing !... | |
 | John (of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres) - 1927 - 512 pages
...nourish in flesh and spirit. Truly they keep in mind the saying of the prophet: "Lo, I have set thee over nations and over kingdoms to root up and to pull down and to scatter and to build and to plant." 23 Therefore what they have found already planted they strive to... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1918 - 860 pages
...people and that their souls may not perish. Do we not hear the words of God speaking to Jeremiah : 'Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to waste and to destroy and to pull down [sins and wickedness] and to build up and to plant' reverence,... | |
 | Pope Gregory I - 1950 - 292 pages
...learn to love what it once despised. Wherefore, it is said to Jeremias, when he was sent to preach: Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations and...up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.837 Obviously, unless he first destroyed the wrong, he could not profitably... | |
 | Steven Ozment - 1980 - 473 pages
...Innocent wrote of his office: To [the pope] is said in the person of the prophet: "I have set you over nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to pull down and to waste and to destroy and to build and to plant." Qer. 1:10] To me also is said in the person of the apostle: "I will give... | |
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I have given my words in thy mouth : lo I have set thee this day over the nations, and over kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build and to plant, saith the Lord Almighty. 
