You would probably find that "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away" as a phrase in those precise words is found in old English books of common prayer. I define as "old" as Reformation era and later, through the varous editions of prayer books in the 1500s and 1600s. I'd dust off my liturgy books and look it up if it can be found in what I own, but you asked for a librarian, not a minister! :-)
(the Rev) Vince, heading off to Sunday worship "Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" wrote: > Thanks Brenda. This is a help and I'll be posting my essay later today. > Thanks for taking some time to help me out. :) > > Lama > > > Brenda wrote: > > > > It's origin is definitely in Job 1:21....the question is whether > > it is in one of the various > > translations or if it is some kind of derivative. > > > > KJV is "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;" > > > > Hope that helps!
