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耶利米哀歌 2

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1 主何竟發怒,使黑雲遮蔽錫安城!他將以色列的華美從扔在上;在他發怒的日子並不記念自己的腳凳

2 雅各一切的住處,並不顧惜。他發怒傾覆猶大民的保障,使這保障坍倒在;他辱沒這國和其中的首領。

3 他發烈怒,把以色列的角全然砍斷,在仇敵面前收回右手。他像焰四圍吞滅,將雅各燒毀。

4 他張好像仇敵;他站著舉起右手,如同敵人將悅人眼目的,盡行殺戮。在錫安百姓的帳棚上倒出他的忿怒,像一樣。

5 主如仇敵以色列和錫安的一切宮殿,拆毀百姓的保障;在猶大民中加增悲傷哭號。

6 他強取自己的帳幕,好像是園中的窩棚,毀壞他的聚會之處。耶和華使聖節和安息日在錫安都被忘記,又在怒氣的憤恨中藐視君王和祭司。

7 耶和華丟棄自己的祭壇,憎惡自己的聖所,將宮殿的牆垣交付仇敵。他們在耶和華的殿中喧嚷,像在聖會之日一樣。

8 耶和華定意拆毀錫安的城牆;他拉了準繩,不將收回,定要毀滅。他使外郭和城牆都悲哀,一同衰敗。

9 錫安的都陷入內;將她的閂毀壞,折斷。她的君王和首領落在沒有律法的列國中;她的先知不得見耶和華的異象

10 錫安城的長老上默默無聲;他們揚起塵土落在上,腰束麻布耶路撒冷處女

11 我眼中流淚,以致失明,我的心腸擾亂,膽塗,都因我眾民遭毀滅,又因孩童和吃奶的在城內街上發昏。

12 那時,他們在城內街上發昏,好像受傷的,在母親的裡,將要喪命;對母親:穀、酒在哪裡呢?

13 耶路撒冷的民哪,我可用甚麼向你證明呢?我可用甚麼與你相比呢?錫安的民哪,我可拿甚麼和你比較,好安慰你呢?因為你的裂口,誰能醫治你呢?

14 你的先知為你見虛假和愚昧的異象,並沒有顯露你的罪孽,使你被擄的歸回;卻為你見虛假的默示和使你被趕出本境的緣故。

15 凡過的都向你拍掌。他們向耶路撒冷城嗤笑,搖:難道人所稱為全美的,稱為全所喜悅的,就是這城嗎?

16 你的仇敵都向你大大張;他們嗤笑,又切齒:我們滅她。這真是我們所盼望的日子臨到了!我們親眼見了!

17 耶和華成就了他所定的,應驗了他古時所命定的。他傾覆了,並不顧惜,使你的仇敵向你誇耀;使你敵人的角也被高舉。

18 錫安民的哀求主。錫安的城牆啊,願你淚如,晝夜不息;願你眼中的瞳人淚不止。

19 夜間,每逢交更的時候要起來呼喊,在主面前傾。你的孩童在各市口上受餓發昏;你要為他們的性命向主舉手禱告。

20 耶和華啊,求你觀!見你向誰這樣行?婦人豈可自己所生育手裡所搖弄的嬰孩嗎?祭司和先知豈可在主的聖所中被殺戮嗎?

21 少年人和老年人都在街上躺臥;我的處女和壯丁都倒在刀下;你發怒的日子殺死他們。你殺了,並不顧惜。

22 你招聚四圍驚嚇我的,像在大會的日子招聚人一樣。耶和華發怒的日子,無人逃脫,無人存留。我所搖弄所養育的嬰孩,仇敵都殺淨了。

   

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Gate

  
People around a village gate, by Adrianus Eversen

Gates" in ancient times had a significance that does not hold in the modern world. Cities then were enclosed by walls for protection; gates in the walls let people in and out to do their business, but were also the weak points in the cities' defenses. In the Bible, cities on one level represent the minds of individual people. On a broader level, they represent beliefs shared by a community. The gates, then, represent openings where the Lord can feed us an understanding of truth and a desire for good. They also represent points where the hells can invade and sway us with false ideas and evil desires. We are kept in balance during our lifetimes, with influences from both the Lord and from hell. Ideally, we will over our lifetimes continue to invite the Lord farther and farther in and drive the hells back until ultimately the Lord can occupy our minds completely. And that point our belief in Him and His power and love will hold the gates and deny evil any entrance. As individuals, we at that point become angels. As communities, we at that point become part of the Lord's church. And at that point the gates become an entry point, introductory truths that allow people to enter churches and start bringing the Lord into their lives.

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Comfort

  
Christ Comforted by an Angel, by Paul Troger

When the Bible talks about someone being comforted or consoled, it generally means that they are being offered ideas that will help bring them to a more peaceful spiritual state, whether it is a new state or the restoration of one that had been under attack. It's interesting; we tend to think of comforting someone as an emotional thing, offering our own feelings to help them feel better. But the Writings say that the spiritual meaning of 'comfort' is actually more intellectual, coming when a person gains new true ideas.

In Genesis 5:29, this signifies doctrine whereby what was perverted may be restored. (Arcana Coelestia 531)

In Genesis 27:42, this signifies intent to invert the current spiritual state.