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Jeremia 44

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1 Dies ist das Wort, das zu Jeremia geschah an alle Juden, so in Ägyptenland wohneten, nämlich zu Migdal, zu Thachpanhes, zu Noph und die im Lande Pathros wohneten, und sprach:

2 So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Ihr habt gesehen all das Übel, das ich habe kommen lassen über Jerusalem und über alle Städte in Juda; und siehe, heutigestages sind sie wüst, und wohnet niemand drinnen;

3 und das um ihrer Bosheit willen, die sie taten, daß sie mich erzürneten und hingingen und räucherten und dieneten andern Göttern, welche weder sie noch ihr noch eure Väter kannten.

4 Und ich sandte stets zu euch alle meine Knechte, die Propheten, und ließ euch sagen: Tut doch nicht solche Greuel, die ich hasse!

5 Aber sie gehorchten nicht, neigten auch ihre Ohren von ihrer Bosheit nicht, daß sie sich bekehreten und andern Göttern nicht geräuchert hätten.

6 Darum ging auch mein Zorn und Grimm an und entbrannte über die Städte Judas und über die Gassen zu Jerusalem, daß sie zur Wüste und öde worden sind, wie es heutigestages stehet.

7 Nun, so spricht der HERR, der Gott Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Warum tut ihr doch so groß Übel wider euer eigen Leben, damit unter euch ausgerottet werde beide, Mann und Weib, beide, Kind und Säugling aus Juda, und nichts von euch überbleibe,

8 daß ihr mich so erzürnet durch eurer Hände Werk und räuchert andern Göttern in Ägyptenland, dahin ihr gezogen seid, daselbst zu herbergen, auf daß ihr ausgerottet und zum Fluch und Schmach werdet unter allen Heiden auf Erden?

9 Habt ihr vergessen des Unglücks eurer Väter, des Unglücks der Könige Judas, des Unglücks ihrer Weiber, dazu eures eigenen Unglücks und eurer Weiber Unglücks, das euch begegnet ist im Lande Juda und auf den Gassen zu Jerusalem?

10 Noch sind sie bis auf diesen Tag nicht gedemütiget, fürchten sich auch nicht und wandeln nicht in meinem Gesetz und Rechten, die ich euch und euren Vätern vorgestellet habe.

11 Darum spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels, also: Siehe, ich will mein Angesicht wider euch richten zum Unglück, und ganz Juda soll ausgerottet werden.

12 Und ich will die Übrigen aus Juda nehmen, so ihr Angesicht gerichtet haben, nach Ägyptenland zu ziehen, daß sie daselbst herbergen; es soll ein Ende mit ihnen allen werden in Ägyptenland. Durchs Schwert sollen sie fallen und durch Hunger sollen sie umkommen, beide, klein und groß; sie sollen durch Schwert und Hunger sterben und sollen ein Schwur, Wunder, Fluch und Schmach werden.

13 Ich will auch die Einwohner in Ägyptenland mit dem Schwert, Hunger und Pestilenz heimsuchen, gleichwie ich zu Jerusalem getan habe,

14 daß aus den Übrigen Judas keiner soll entrinnen noch überbleiben, die doch darum hieher kommen sind nach Ägyptenland zur Herberge, daß sie wiederum ins Land Juda kommen möchten, dahin sie gerne wollten wiederkommen und wohnen; aber es soll keiner wieder dahin kommen, ohne welche von hinnen fliehen.

15 Da antworteten dem Jeremia alle Männer, die da wohl wußten, daß ihre Weiber andern Göttern räucherten, und alle Weiber, so mit großem Haufen dastunden, samt allem Volk, die in Ägyptenland wohneten und in Pathros, und sprachen:

16 Nach dem Wort, das du im Namen des HERRN uns sagest, wollen wir dir nicht gehorchen,

17 sondern wir wollen tun nach all dem Wort, das aus unserm Munde gehet, und wollen Melecheth des Himmels räuchern und derselbigen Trankopfer opfern, wie wir und unsere Väter, unsere Könige und Fürsten getan haben in den Städten Judas und auf den Gassen zu Jerusalem. Da hatten wir auch Brot genug und ging uns wohl und sahen kein Unglück.

18 Seit der Zeit aber wir haben abgelassen, Melecheth des Himmels zu räuchern und Trankopfer zu opfern, haben wir allen Mangel gelitten und sind durch Schwert und Hunger umkommen.

19 Auch wenn wir Melecheth des Himmels räuchern und Trankopfer opfern, das tun wir ja nicht ohne unserer Männer Willen, daß wir derselbigen Kuchen backen und Trankopfer opfern, sie zu bekümmern.

20 Da sprach Jeremia zum ganzen Volk, beide, Männern und Weibern, und allem Volk, die ihm so geantwortet hatten:

21 Ich meine ja, der HERR habe gedacht an das Räuchern, so ihr in den Städten Judas und auf den Gassen zu Jerusalem getrieben habt, samt euren Vätern Königen, Fürsten und allem Volk im Lande, und hat's zu Herzen genommen,

22 daß er nicht mehr leiden konnte euren bösen Wandel und Greuel, die ihr tatet; daher auch euer Land zur Wüste, zum Wunder und zum Fluch worden ist, daß niemand drinnen wohnet, wie es heutigestages stehet.

23 Darum daß ihr geräuchert habt und wider den HERRN gesündiget und der Stimme des HERRN nicht gehorchet und in seinem Gesetz, Rechten und Zeugnis nicht gewandelt habt, darum ist auch euch solch Unglück widerfahren, wie es heutigestages stehet.

24 Und Jeremia sprach zu allem Volk und zu allen Weibern: Höret des HERRN Wort, alle ihr aus Juda, so in Ägyptenland sind!

25 So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Ihr und eure Weiber habt mit eurem Munde geredet und mit euren Händen vollbracht, daß ihr saget: Wir wollen unsere Gelübde halten, die wir gelobet haben Melecheth des Himmels, daß wir derselbigen räuchern und Trankopfer opfern. Wohlan, ihr habt eure Gelübde erfüllet und eure Gelübde gehalten.

26 So höret nun des HERRN Wort, ihr alle aus Juda, die ihr in Ägyptenland wohnet! Siehe, ich schwöre bei meinem großen Namen, spricht der HERR, daß mein Name nicht mehr soll durch einiges Menschen Mund aus Juda genannt werden im ganzen Ägyptenland, der da sage: So wahr der HERR HERR lebet!

27 Siehe, ich will über sie wachen zum Unglück und zu keinem Guten, daß, wer aus Juda in Ägyptenland ist, soll durchs Schwert und Hunger umkommen, bis es ein Ende mit ihnen habe.

28 Welche aber dem Schwert entrinnen, die werden doch aus Ägyptenland ins Land Juda wiederkommen müssen mit geringem Haufen. Und also werden dann alle die Übrigen aus Juda, so nach Ägyptenland gezogen waren, daß sie daselbst herbergeten, erfahren, wes Wort wahr worden sei, meines oder ihres.

29 Und zum Zeichen, spricht der HERR, daß ich euch an diesem Ort heimsuchen will, damit ihr wisset, daß mein Wort soll wahr werden über euch zu m Unglück,

30 so spricht der HERR also: Siehe, ich will Pharao Haphra, den König in Ägypten, übergeben in die Hände seiner Feinde und derer, die ihm nach seinem Leben stehen, gleichwie ich Zedekia, den König Judas, übergeben habe in die Hand Nebukadnezars, des Königs zu Babel, seines Feindes, und der ihm nach seinem Leben stund.

   

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Sword

  

A 'sword,' as in Ezekiel 21:9-15, signifies a person so desolated that he can see nothing good and true, but only falsities and contradictions. A 'sword,' in the Word, signifies the truth of faith combating and the vastation of truth. In an opposite sense, it signifies falsity combating and the punishment of falsity.

The 'sword,' in Revelation 1:16, represents a dispersion of falsities by the Lord because the sword came out from His mouth, which means it comes from the Word. Because the Word is understood by doctrine taken from it, this is also symbolically meant. It is called a sharp two-edged sword because it pierces the heart and soul.

A 'flaming sword which turned every way,' as in Genesis 3:24, signifies divine truth in extremes, which, like the Word in its literal sense, can be turned.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 2799)


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Genesis 24

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1 Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

2 Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

3 I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

4 But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

5 The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

6 Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.

7 Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your seed.' He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

8 If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

9 The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

12 He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

14 Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'--let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

16 The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

17 The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."

18 She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him Drink.

19 When she had done giving him drink, she said, "I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking."

20 She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

21 The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

24 She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

25 She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in."

26 The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

27 He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

28 The young lady ran, and told her mother's house about these words.

29 Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

30 It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, "This is what the man said to me," that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

31 He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."

32 The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."

34 He said, "I am Abraham's servant.

35 Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

37 My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

38 but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

39 I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

40 He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

41 Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

42 I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go--

43 behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"

44 and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,"--let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master's son.'

45 Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'

46 She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a Drink.' So I drank, and she also gave the camels a Drink.

47 I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

48 I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.

49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.

51 Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Yahweh has spoken."

52 It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

53 The servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

54 They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."

55 Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go."

56 He said to them, "Don't hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."

57 They said, "We will call the young lady, and ask her."

58 They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

59 They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.

60 They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them."

61 Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

62 Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.

63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.

65 She said to the servant, "Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." She took her veil, and covered herself.

66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.