Méchant
'The wicked' or 'unrighteous' denotes being not in truth of faith.
témoin
In court, a witness is someone who saw a crime being committed, or observed something that could help determine the guilt or innocence of the...
mal
'Wickedness' signifies evil, and 'iniquity' signifies falsities.
après
Selon Swedenborg, le temps et l'espace n'existent pas dans la réalité spirituelle ; ce sont des choses purement naturelles qui n'existent que sur le plan...
Pervertir
'To pervert' signifies turning truth into falsity, and good into evil.
droit
He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
rencontres
In natural language, to "meet" someone can be positive or negative: it can be a welcoming and greeting, or it can be "meeting" them in...
ennemi
Dans la Bible, un ennemi désigne les personnes qui sont dans l'amour du mal et la fausse pensée qui découle du mal. À un niveau...
âne
Donkeys signify the things relating to the self-intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of self-intelligence in the natural man (Isa 30:6, 7.)
sous
In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the...
Charge
A burden (Jer. 17:4) signifies that which is from the proprium of man.
Juste
He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
justifierai
'To justify,' as in Isaiah 5:3, 11, signifies saving by means of divine good.
justes
He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
Étranger
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
étrangers
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
Pays
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...
Egypte
Dans la Bible, l'Égypte signifie la connaissance et l'amour de la connaissance. Dans un bon sens, cela signifie la connaissance de la vérité du Seigneur...
six
Like most numbers in the Bible, "six" can have various meanings depending on context, but has a couple that are primary. When used in relation...
Terre
Dans la Bible, le terme "Terre" peut désigner une personne ou un groupe de personnes partageant les mêmes idées, comme dans une église. Mais elle...
des champs
Un "champ" dans la Bible représente généralement l'église du Seigneur, et plus précisément le désir de bien au sein de l'église. C'est là que les...
champs
Un "champ" dans la Bible représente généralement l'église du Seigneur, et plus précisément le désir de bien au sein de l'église. C'est là que les...
Vigne
'A vine' signifies spiritual good and truth. 'A vine' or 'vineyard' signifies the church where the Word, and the Lord in it, is known, or...
jour
"Day" describes a state in which we are turned toward the Lord, and are receiving light (which is truth) and heat (which is a desire...
Fils
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
servante
'Maids' denote external affections serving the internal.
Garde
"Keeping" in the Bible generally has to do with controlling the actual actions of life, though in some cases it can mean holding something away...
Nom
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
dieux
Le Seigneur est l'amour lui-même, exprimé sous la forme de la sagesse elle-même. L'amour, donc, est Son essence, Son plus profond. La sagesse - la...
bouche
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
trois fois
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
Trois
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
garderas
'To observe' stands for all aspects of the Word in general.
sans levain
For something to be “unleavened” means that it's been made without yeast. Since yeast is what makes bread rise and take on its airy texture,...
Sept
The number 'seven' was considered holy, as is well known, because of the six days of creation, and the seventh, which is the celestial self,...
commandé
Commander, c'est donner l'ordre de faire quelque chose, et c'est dirigé vers un individu ou un groupe. C'est un impératif, pas une suggestion. Le commandement...
Mois
'A month' has respect to the state of truth in a person. 'A month' signifies a full state. Month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the...
mois-là
'A month' has respect to the state of truth in a person. 'A month' signifies a full state. Month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the...
moisson
'A harvest' symbolizes the state of the church with respect to Divine truth. The reason is that a harvest yields the grain used to make...
travail
'Works,' as in Genesis 46:33, denote goods, because they are from the will, and anything from the will is either good or evil, but anything...
champ
Un "champ" dans la Bible représente généralement l'église du Seigneur, et plus précisément le désir de bien au sein de l'église. C'est là que les...
Récolte
'A harvest' symbolizes the state of the church with respect to Divine truth. The reason is that a harvest yields the grain used to make...
Seigneur
In most cases, a "master" in the Bible refers to truth: knowledge, an understanding of the situation at hand, an understanding of the Lord's wishes,...
l'eternel
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
sang
La signification interne du terme "sang" est un peu délicate, car Swedenborg donne deux significations qui semblent très différentes. Dans la plupart des cas, Swedenborg...
levé
Leaven' signifies evil and falsity, which should not be mixed with good and true things. In Leviticus 2:11, it says, 'no meat offering which ye...
Graisse
Fat signifies the celestial principle. Fat things, full of marrow, signify goodnesses. Fat and blood signify interior goods and truths, and hence the Israelites, prior...
Matin
Morning comes with the rising of the sun, and the sun – which gives life to the earth with its warmth and light – represents...
Maison
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
Dieu
Le Seigneur est l'amour lui-même, exprimé sous la forme de la sagesse elle-même. L'amour, donc, est Son essence, Son plus profond. La sagesse - la...
cuire
To boil, as in Genesis 25:29, signifies to heap up.
Lait
Water represents true ideas about day-to-day life, and other drinks and liquids in general represent different forms of truth. Milk is a drink that contains...
mère
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
ange
'A messenger' signifies communication.
écoute
'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection. 'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. See...
voix
'Voice' signifies what is announced from the Word. 'Voice' often refers and is applied to things that cannot have a voice, as in Exodus 4,...
ennemis
Dans la Bible, un ennemi désigne les personnes qui sont dans l'amour du mal et la fausse pensée qui découle du mal. À un niveau...
Héthiens
'A Hittite' in a good sense, signifies the spiritual church, or the truth of the church. The Hittites were among the upright Gentiles who were...
Héviens
The Hivites' represent those who were in idolatry, but in which there was something of good.
serviras
Generally speaking, those who are at lower levels of an organization serve those at higher levels. Bosses boss and their employees serve; coaches devise strategy...
œuvres
'Works,' as in Genesis 46:33, denote goods, because they are from the will, and anything from the will is either good or evil, but anything...
briseras
Briser" quelque chose crée une image qui est bien différente de "attaquer", "détruire" ou "briser". Elle est moins émotionnelle, moins violente dans son intention ;...
pain
Tout comme la nourriture naturelle nourrit le corps naturel, la nourriture spirituelle nourrit le corps spirituel. Et puisque notre corps spirituel est l'expression de ce...
eaux
'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities. 'Waters' signify particularly the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual...
les maladies
'The sickness prior to death means a movement towards regeneration, so the next stage towards it. A person is by nature in a state of...
Frelons
'Hornets,' as mentioned in Exodus 23:28, signify falsities of a tormenting and destructive kind, striking with formidable terror, or the dread of those who are...
un
A company might have executives setting policy and strategy, engineers designing products, line workers building them, managers handling personnel and others handling various functions. They...
mer
Water generally represents what Swedenborg calls “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas,...
rouge
Flags, as in Exodus 2:3, signify scientific falsities.
Philistins
The Philistines play a large role in the Bible as one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivals of the people of Israel, clashing with...
désert
'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because...
fleuve
'Rivers' signify truths in abundance serving the rational self, and so, the understanding, for the purpose of doctrine and life. 'Rivers' or 'floods' signify temptations....
mains
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
Les habitants
Inhabitants,' in Isaiah 26:9, signify the men of the church who are in good of doctrine, and thence in the good of life.