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1 Wie umwölkt der Herr in seinem Zorne die Tochter Zion! Er hat die Herrlichkeit Israels vom Himmel zur Erde geworfen, und hat des Schemels seiner Füße nicht gedacht am Tage seines Zornes.

2 Der Herr hat schonungslos vernichtet alle Wohnstätten Jakobs; er hat in seinem Grimme niedergerissen die Festen der Tochter Juda; zu Boden geworfen, entweiht hat er das Königtum und seine Fürsten.

3 In Zornesglut hat er abgehauen jedes Horn Israels; er hat seine Rechte zurückgezogen vor dem Feinde, und hat Jakob in Brand gesteckt wie ein flammendes Feuer, das ringsum frißt.

4 Seinen Bogen hat er gespannt wie ein Feind, hat mit seiner Rechten sich hingestellt wie ein Gegner und alle Lust der Augen getötet; in das Zelt der Tochter Zion hat er seinen Grimm ausgegossen wie Feuer.

5 Der Herr ist wie ein Feind geworden, er hat Israel vernichtet, vernichtet alle ihre Paläste, seine Festen zerstört; und bei der Tochter Juda hat er Seufzen und Stöhnen gemehrt.

6 Und er hat sein Gehege zerwühlt wie einen Garten, hat den Ort seiner Festversammlung zerstört; Jehova machte in Zion Fest und Sabbath vergessen; und in seines Zornes Grimm verschmähte er König und Priester.

7 Der Herr hat seinen Altar verworfen, sein Heiligtum verschmäht; er hat die Mauern ihrer Prachtgebäude der Hand des Feindes preisgegeben: Sie haben im Hause Jehovas Lärm erhoben wie an einem Festtage.

8 Jehova hat sich vorgenommen, die Mauer der Tochter Zion zu zerstören; er zog die Meßschnur, wandte seine Hand vom Verderben nicht ab; und Wall und Mauer hat er trauern lassen: Zusammen liegen sie kläglich da.

9 In die Erde gesunken sind ihre Tore, zerstört und zerschlagen hat er ihre Riegel; ihr König und ihre Fürsten sind unter den Nationen, kein Gesetz ist mehr; auch ihre Propheten erlangen kein Gesicht von Jehova.

10 Verstummt sitzen auf der Erde die Ältesten der Tochter Zion; sie haben Staub auf ihr Haupt geworfen, Sacktuch sich umgegürtet; die Jungfrauen Jerusalems haben ihr Haupt zur Erde gesenkt.

11 Durch Tränen vergehen meine Augen, meine Eingeweide wallen, meine Leber hat sich zur Erde ergossen: wegen der Zertrümmerung der Tochter meines Volkes, weil Kind und Säugling auf den Straßen der Stadt verschmachten.

12 Zu ihren Müttern sagen sie: Wo ist Korn und Wein? indem sie wie tödlich Verwundete hinschmachten auf den Straßen der Stadt, indem ihre Seele sich ergießt in den Busen ihrer Mütter.

13 Was soll ich dir bezeugen, was dir vergleichen, Tochter Jerusalem? Was soll ich dir gleichstellen, daß ich dich tröste, du Jungfrau, Tochter Zion? Denn deine Zertrümmerung ist groß wie das Meer: Wer kann dich heilen?

14 Nichtiges und Ungereimtes haben deine Propheten dir geschaut; und sie deckten deine Ungerechtigkeit nicht auf, um deine Gefangenschaft zu wenden; sondern sie schauten dir Aussprüche der Nichtigkeit und der Vertreibung.

15 Alle, die des Weges ziehen, schlagen über dich die Hände zusammen, sie zischen und schütteln ihren Kopf über die Tochter Jerusalem: "Ist das die Stadt, von der man sagte: Der Schönheit Vollendung, eine Freude der ganzen Erde?"

16 Alle deine Feinde sperren ihren Mund über dich auf, sie zischen und knirschen mit den Zähnen; sie sprechen: Wir haben sie verschlungen; fürwahr, dies ist der Tag, den wir erhofft haben: Wir haben ihn erreicht, gesehen!

17 Jehova hat getan, was er beschlossen, hat sein Wort erfüllt, das er von den Tagen der Vorzeit her entboten hat. Er hat schonungslos niedergerissen und den Feind sich über dich freuen lassen, hat das Horn deiner Bedränger erhöht.

18 Ihr Herz schreit zu dem Herrn. Du Mauer der Tochter Zion, laß, einem Bache gleich, Tränen rinnen Tag und Nacht; gönne dir keine Rast, deinem Augapfel keine Ruhe!

19 Mache dich auf, klage in der Nacht beim Beginn der Nachtwachen, schütte dein Herz aus wie Wasser vor dem Angesicht des Herrn; hebe deine Hände zu ihm empor für die Seele deiner Kinder, die vor Hunger verschmachten an allen Straßenecken!

20 Sieh, Jehova, und schaue, wem du also getan hast! Sollen Weiber ihre Leibesfrucht essen, die Kindlein, welche sie auf den Händen tragen? Sollen im Heiligtum des Herrn ermordet werden Priester und Prophet?

21 Knaben und Greise liegen am Boden auf den Straßen; meine Jungfrauen und meine Jünglinge sind durchs Schwert gefallen; hingemordet hast du am Tage deines Zornes, geschlachtet ohne Schonung.

22 Meine Schrecknisse hast du von allen Seiten herbeigerufen wie an einem Festtage, und nicht einer entrann oder blieb übrig am Tage des Zornes Jehovas; die ich auf den Händen getragen und erzogen habe, mein Feind hat sie vernichtet.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 576

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576. Having breastplates fiery, hyacinthine, and brimstone-like, signifies reasonings combating from the cupidities of the love of self and of the world, and from the falsities therefrom. This is evident from the signification of breastplates, as being armor for war, and in particular, defenses in combats (of which above, n. 557; also from the signification of "fire or fiery," as being the cupidity of the love of self, and thence of all evil (See above, n. 504; also from the signification of "hyacinth or hyacinthine," as being the cupidity of the love of the world and thus of all falsity (of which presently); and from the signification of "brimstone or brimstone-like," as being the lust of destroying the goods and truths of the church by falsities of evil see below, n. 578, here meaning falsity burning from these two loves. From this it can be seen that "breastplates fiery, hyacinthine, and brimstone-like," signify reasonings combating from the cupidities of the loves of self and of the world, and from the falsities from those loves.

[2] In regard to "hyacinthine," it signifies in the spiritual sense the heavenly love of truth, but in the contrary sense the diabolical love of falsity, and also love of the world; as can be seen from its being of the color of heaven, and that color signifies truth from a heavenly origin, so in the contrary sense, falsity from a diabolical origin. In the spiritual world the choicest colors appear; and these have their origin in good and truth; for colors there are modifications of heavenly light, thus of the intelligence and wisdom, that are with the angels in heaven. This is why hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed were interwoven in the curtains of the tabernacle and in the garments of Aaron; for the tabernacle represented the heaven of the Lord, and the garments of Aaron the Divine truth of heaven and the church, and those things of which the tabernacle was constructed, and of which the garments of Aaron were woven, represented celestial and spiritual things, which are of Divine good and Divine truth.

[3] Thus:

The veil before the ark was of hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed, and fine twined linen (See Exodus 26:31).

Likewise the screen for the door of the tent (verse 36).

And the screen for the entrance of the court (Exodus 27:16).

The loops on the edge of the curtain of the tent were hyacinthine (Exodus 26:4);

The ephod was of gold, hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed interwoven (Exodus 28:6);

And also the breastplate of judgment (verse 15);

When the camp set forward in the wilderness, Aaron and his sons spread a cloth of hyacinthine over the ark, over the table of faces, over the lampstand and the lamps, over the golden altar, and over all the vessels of ministry (Numbers 4:6, 7, 9, 11, 12).

This is because Divine truth proceeding from Divine love, which is signified by "the cloth of hyacinthine," embraces and protects all the holy things of heaven and the church, which the things covered represent.

[4] Because "hyacinthine" signified the celestial love of truth, it was commanded:

That the sons of Israel should make for themselves a fringe in the borders of their garments, and should put on it a cord of hyacinthine, that in looking upon it they might remember all the commandments of Jehovah and do them (Numbers 15:38, 39).

Here "the cord of hyacinthine" stands evidently for the remembrance of the commandments of Jehovah; the commandments of Jehovah are the essential truths of heaven and the church, and these are remembered only by such as are in a celestial love of truth.

[5] That "hyacinthine" signifies the love of truth can be seen from the following in Ezekiel:

Fine linen in broidered work from Egypt was thy spreading forth, to be for thy ensign; hyacinthine and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy covering. These were thy traffickers with choice wares, with bales of hyacinthine and broidered work, and with treasures of precious garments (Ezekiel 27:7, 24).

This is said of Tyre, which signifies the church in respect to the knowledges of truth; so, too, it signifies the knowledges of truth belonging to the church, and her "merchandise and tradings" mentioned in this chapter describe the acquisition of intelligence by means of such knowledges; "broidered work from Egypt" signifies the knowledge [scientia] of such things as are of the church; and because this has a lower place, and is thus round about or without, it is called "a spreading forth," and is said to be "for an ensign." "Hyacinthine and purple from the isles of Elishah" signify the spiritual affection of truth and good; therefore these are said to be "for a covering," a "covering" signifying truth. "Bales of hyacinthine and broidered work" signify all truths, spiritual and natural, and these together with the knowledges from the Word are meant by "the treasures of precious garments."

[6] As "hyacinthine" signifies the heavenly love of truth, so in the contrary sense it signifies the diabolical love of falsity; and in that sense also "hyacinthine" is mentioned in the Word. Thus in Ezekiel:

Two women, the daughters of one mother, committed whoredom in Egypt in their youth. Oholah which is Samaria, and Oholibah which is Jerusalem. And Oholah committed whoredom while under me, and she doted on her lovers, the Assyrians her neighbors, which were clothed in hyacinthine, governors and rulers, all of them young men of desire, horsemen riding upon horses (Ezekiel 23:2-6).

Here "Samaria" and "Jerusalem" signify the church, "Samaria" the spiritual church, and "Jerusalem" the celestial church, which are called "Oholah" and "Oholibah" because these names mean a "tent," and a "tent" signifies the church in respect to worship; "woman" also in the Word signifies the church; "they committed whoredom in Egypt" signifies the falsification of the truths of the church by the knowledges [scientifica] of the natural man; "she doted on the Assyrians" signifies the falsification by reasonings from those knowledges [scientifica]; "Asshur and Assyria" signify reasonings; they are said to be "clothed in hyacinthine" by reason of fallacies and falsities, which in external form appear to be truths because they are from the sense of the letter of the Word wrongly applied. And because of this same appearance they are also called "governors and rulers, young men of desire, riding upon horses," for those who reason from self-intelligence appear to themselves and to others of like character to be intelligent and wise, and the things they speak to be truths of intelligence and goods of wisdom, when yet they are falsities which they love because they are from what is their own [proprium]; "governors and rulers" signify principal truths, and "those riding upon horses" signify the intelligent.

[7] In Jeremiah:

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman and of the hands of the refiner; their garments 1 are hyacinthine and purple; all are the work of the wise (Jeremiah 10:9).

This treats of the idols of the house of Israel, which signify doctrinals that are false, because they are from self-intelligence; therefore they are called "the work of the workman and of the hands of the refiner, and all the work of the wise," and this because these doctrinals appear to them to be truths and goods; "silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz," signifies what appears in external form to be truth and good, because from the sense of the letter of the Word. From this it can be seen that "hyacinthine" signifies the love of what is false because it is from self [proprium] or from self-intelligence. "Hyacinthine" also signifies the love of the world, because the love of the world corresponds to the love of falsity, as the love of self, which is signified by "fire," corresponds to the love of evil; for all evil is from the love of self, and all falsity is from the love of the world which has its origin in the love of self; for spiritual evil, which is meant by the love of the world, is in its essence falsity, as spiritual good is in its essence truth (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 15).

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1. Latin has "raiments," the Hebrew "raiment," as found in AE 585, 587, 1186.

  
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Revelation 17:9

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9 Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.