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约珥书 1

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1 耶和华的临到毗土珥的儿子约珥。

2 老年人哪,当我的话;国中的居民哪,都要侧耳而。在你们的日子,或你们列祖的日子,曾有这样的事麽?

3 你们要将这事传与子,子传与孙,孙,传与後

4 剩下的,蝗虫蝗虫剩下的,蝻子来;蝻子剩下的,蚂蚱来

5 的人哪,要清醒哭泣;好酒的人哪,都要为甜酒哀号,因为从你们的中断绝了。

6 有一队蝗虫(原文是民)又强盛又无数,侵犯我的;他的牙齿狮子牙齿,大如母狮的大

7 他毁坏我的葡萄树,剥了我无花果树的皮,剥尽而丢弃,使枝条露白。

8 我的民哪,你当哀号,像处女腰束麻布,为幼年的丈夫哀号。

9 素祭和奠祭从耶和华的殿中断绝;事奉耶和华的祭司都悲哀。

10 田荒凉,地悲哀;因为五谷毁坏,新酒乾竭,油也缺乏。

11 农夫啊,你们要惭愧,修理葡萄园的啊,你们要哀号;因为大麦小麦与田间的庄稼都灭绝了。

12 葡萄枯乾;无花果树衰残。石榴树、棕、苹果树,连田野一切的树木也都枯乾;众人的喜乐尽都消灭。

13 祭司啊,你们当腰束麻布痛哭;伺候祭坛的啊,你们要哀号;事奉我的啊,你们要披上麻布过夜,因为素祭和奠祭从你们的殿中断绝了。

14 你们要分定禁食的日子,宣告严肃会,招聚长老和国中的一切居民耶和华─你们的殿,向耶和华哀求。

15 哀哉!耶和华的日子临近了。这日到,好像毁灭从全能者到。

16 粮食不是在我们眼前断绝了吗?欢喜快乐不是从我们的殿中止息了吗?

17 谷种在土块朽烂;仓也荒凉,廪也破坏;因为五谷枯乾了。

18 牲畜哀鸣;牛群混乱,因为无羊群也受了困苦。

19 耶和华啊,我向你求告,因为烧灭旷野的草场;火焰烧尽田野的树木

20 田野的走向你发喘;因为溪乾涸,也烧灭旷野的草场。

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"Noah and His Ark" by Charles Willson Peale

In Genesis 1:24, beasts signify the things of man's will or loves. (Arcana Coelestia 44, 46)

In Genesis 9:10, beasts signify all that was living in the man of the Ancient Church, and also what belonged to his new will; likewise the lower things of his understanding and the will therefrom. (Arcana Coelestia 1026-1029)

In Psalm 104:20, beasts signify affections longing to be instructed, or spiritually nourished. (Apocalypse Explained 650[10])

In Luke 10:35, since the beast was a donkey, this signifies to instruct another according to his capability. (Apocalypse Explained 1154)

The beast of the south (Isaiah 30:6) signifies people who are principled in the knowledges of good and of truth, but do not apply them to life and instead to science.

Every beast and creeping thing (Genesis 8:19) signifies the goodnesses of the internal and external man.

"Beasts" represent the affection for doing good things, a true desire to do them from the heart. In the negative sense, "beasts" stand for the lust to do evil.

The beast ascending out of the sea (Revelation 13:1) signifies reasonings from the natural man confirming the separation of faith from life.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 13, 773; Revelation 13:11)