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以色列人哪，你們全家是我從埃及地領上來的，當聽耶和華攻擊你們的話：
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在地上萬族中，我只認識你們；因此，我必追討你們的一切罪孽。
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獅子若非抓食，豈能在林中咆哮呢？少壯獅子若無所得，豈能從洞中發聲呢？
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若沒有機檻，雀鳥豈能陷在網羅裡呢？網羅若無所得，豈能從地上翻起呢？
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城中若吹角，百姓豈不驚恐呢？災禍若臨到一城，豈非耶和華所降的麼？
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要在亞實突的宮殿中和埃及地的宮殿裡傳揚說：你們要聚集在撒瑪利亞的山上，就看見城中有何等大的擾亂與欺壓的事。
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那些以強暴搶奪財物、積蓄在自己家中的人不知道行正直的事。這是耶和華說的。
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所以主耶和華如此說：敵人必來圍攻這地，使你的勢力衰微，搶掠你的家宅。
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耶和華如此說：牧人怎樣從獅子口中搶回兩條羊腿或半個耳朵，住撒瑪利亞的以色列人躺臥在床角上或鋪繡花毯的榻上，他們得救也不過如此。
When Jacob had his famous dream, of a staircase leading to heaven, he named the place "Bethel," which is Hebrew for "the house of God."
That literal meaning is reflected in the spiritual meaning: The Writings tell us that "Bethel" represents the knowledge and understanding we can have about the Lord's divine love, the perfect love which He has for all of us, the perfect love which is His essence. When we know about the Lord's love and have some understanding of it, that gives it a "house" inside us, a way for it to grow inside us and affect our own loves.
In Genesis 28:17, Bethel signifies the Lord's kingdom in the lowermost order. (Arcana Coelestia 3720)
In Amos 3:14, Bethel signifies the divine good. (Arcana Coelestia 2832[10])
"Bethel" has the opposite sense later in the Old Testament, after Jeroboam set up golden calves there and made it a center of idol-worship. Then it represented worship springing from evil loves.
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