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Ιερεμία 46

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1 Ο λογος του Κυριου ο γενομενος προς τον Ιερεμιαν τον προφητην κατα των εθνων.

2 κατα της Αιγυπτου, κατα της δυναμεως του Φαραω-νεχαω βασιλεως της Αιγυπτου, ητις ητο παρα τον ποταμον Ευφρατην εν Χαρκεμις, την οποιαν επαταξε Ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς της Βαβυλωνος εν τω τεταρτω ετει του Ιωακειμ, υιου του Ιωσιου, βασιλεως του Ιουδα.

3 Αναλαβετε ασπιδα και θυρεον και προσελθετε εις πολεμον.

4 Ζευξατε τους ιππους και αναβητε, ιππεις, και παρασταθητε με περικεφαλαιας· στιλβωσατε τας λογχας, ενδυθητε τους θωρακας.

5 Δια τι ειδον αυτους επτοημενους, τρεπομενους εις τα οπισω; οι δε ισχυροι αυτων συνετριβησαν και εφυγον μετα σπουδης, χωρις να βλεπωσιν εις τα οπισω· τρομος πανταχοθεν, λεγει Κυριος.

6 Ο ταχυς ας μη εκφυγη, και ο ισχυρος ας μη διασωθη· θελουσι προσκοψει και θελουσι πεσει προς βορραν, παρα τον ποταμον Ευφρατην.

7 Τις ουτος, ο αναβαινων ως πλημμυρα, του οποιου τα υδατα κυλινδουνται ως ποταμοι;

8 Η Αιγυπτος αναβαινει ως πλημμυρα και τα υδατα αυτης κυλινδουνται ως ποταμοι· και λεγει, Θελω αναβη· θελω σκεπασει την γην· θελω αφανισει την πολιν και τους κατοικουντας εν αυτη.

9 Αναβαινετε, ιπποι, και μαινεσθε, αμαξαι· και ας εξελθωσιν οι ισχυροι, οι Αιθιοπες και οι Λιβυες οι κρατουντες την ασπιδα και οι Λυδιοι οι κρατουντες και εντεινοντες τοξον.

10 Διοτι αυτη η ημερα ειναι εις Κυριον τον Θεον των δυναμεων, ημερα εκδικησεως, δια να εκδικηθη τους εχθρους αυτου· και η μαχαιρα θελει καταφαγει αυτους και θελει χορτασθη και μεθυσθη απο του αιματος αυτων· διοτι Κυριος ο Θεος των δυναμεων εχει θυσιαν εν τη γη του βορρα, παρα τον ποταμον Ευφρατην.

11 Αναβα εις Γαλααδ και λαβε βαλσαμον, παρθενε, θυγατηρ της Αιγυπτου· ματαιως θελεις πληθυνει τα ιατρικα· θεραπεια δεν υπαρχει δια σε.

12 Τα εθνη ηκουσαν την αισχυνην σου, και η κραυγη σου ενεπλησε την γην· διοτι ισχυρος προσεκρουσεν επ' ισχυρον, επι το αυτο επεσον αμφοτεροι.

13 Ο λογος, τον οποιον ελαλησεν ο Κυριος προς Ιερεμιαν τον προφητην, περι της ελευσεως του Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως της Βαβυλωνος, δια να παταξη την γην της Αιγυπτου·

14 Αναγγειλατε εν Αιγυπτω και κηρυξατε εν Μιγδωλ και κηρυξατε εν Νωφ και εν Ταφνης· ειπατε, Παρασταθητι και ετοιμασθητι· διοτι η μαχαιρα κατεφαγε τους περι σε.

15 Δια τι εστρωθησαν κατα γης οι ανδρειοι σου; δεν στεκουσι, διοτι ο Κυριος απεσπρωξεν αυτους.

16 Επληθυνε τους προσκρουοντας, μαλιστα επιπτεν ο εις επι τον αλλον· και ελεγον, Σηκωθητι και ας επαναστρεψωμεν εις τον λαον ημων και εις την γην της γεννησεως ημων απο προσωπου της εξολοθρευτικης μαχαιρας.

17 Εβοησαν εκει, Φαραω, ο βασιλευς της Αιγυπτου, απωλεσθη, επερασε τον διωρισμενον καιρον.

18 Ζω εγω, λεγει ο Βασιλευς, του οποιου το ονομα ειναι ο Κυριος των δυναμεων, Εξαπαντος καθως το Θαβωρ ειναι μεταξυ των ορεων και καθως ο Καρμηλος πλησιον της θαλασσης, ουτω θελει ελθει εκεινος.

19 Θυγατηρ, η κατοικουσα εν Αιγυπτω, παρασκευασθητι εις αιχμαλωσιαν· διοτι η Νωφ θελει αφανισθη και ερημωθη, ωστε να μη υπαρχη ο κατοικων.

20 Η Αιγυπτος ειναι ως δαμαλις ωραιοτατη, πλην ο ολεθρος ερχεται· ερχεται απο βορρα.

21 Και αυτοι οι μισθωτοι αυτης ειναι εν μεσω αυτης ως μοσχοι παχεις· διοτι και αυτοι εστραφησαν, εφυγον ομου· δεν εσταθησαν, επειδη η ημερα της συμφορας αυτων ηλθεν επ' αυτους, ο καιρος της επισκεψεως αυτων.

22 Η φωνη αυτης θελει εξελθει ως οφεως· διοτι θελουσι κινηθη εν δυναμει και θελουσιν επελθει επ' αυτην με πελεκεις, ως ξυλοκοποι.

23 Θελουσι κατακοψει το δασος αυτης, λεγει Κυριος, αν και ηναι αμετρητον· διοτι ειναι κατα το πληθος υπερ την ακριδα και αναριθμητοι.

24 Θελει καταισχυνθη η θυγατηρ της Αιγυπτου· θελει παραδοθη εις την χειρα του λαου του βορρα.

25 Ο Κυριος των δυναμεων, ο Θεος του Ισραηλ, λεγει, Ιδου, θελω τιμωρησει το πληθος της Νω και τον Φαραω και την Αιγυπτον και τους θεους αυτης και τους βασιλεις αυτης, τον Φαραω αυτον και τους επ' αυτον θαρρουντας·

26 και θελω παραδωσει αυτους εις την χειρα των ζητουντων την ψυχην αυτων και εις την χειρα του Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως της Βαβυλωνος και εις την χειρα των δουλων αυτου· και μετα ταυτα θελει κατοικηθη, καθως εις τας προτερον ημερας, λεγει Κυριος.

27 Συ δε μη φοβηθης, δουλε μου Ιακωβ, μηδε δειλιασης, Ισραηλ· διοτι ιδου, θελω σε σωσει απο του μακρυνου τοπου και το σπερμα σου απο της γης της αιχμαλωσιας αυτων· και ο Ιακωβ θελει επιστρεψει και θελει ησυχασει και αναπαυθη και δεν θελει υπαρχει ο εκφοβων.

28 Μη φοβηθης συ, δουλε μου Ιακωβ, λεγει Κυριος· διοτι εγω ειμαι μετα σου· διοτι και αν καμω συντελειαν παντων των εθνων οπου σε εξωσα, εις σε ομως δεν θελω καμει συντελειαν, αλλα θελω σε παιδευσει εν κρισει και δεν θελω ολως σε αθωωσει.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10490

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10490. 'And kill [every] man his brother, and [every] man his companion, and [every] man his neighbour' means a shutting off to prevent any reception and transmission of inflowing goodness and truth, and of the things touching on them. This is clear from the meaning of 'killing' as taking spiritual life away, thus taking the good of love and the truth of faith away, and therefore at this point as a shutting off to prevent any reception and transmission of them, for when they have been removed, so too has spiritual life been taken away and only natural life remains (for the meaning of 'killing' as taking spiritual life away, see 3387, 3395, 3607, 6767, 7043, 8902); from the meaning of 'brother' as the good of love and charity, dealt with in 3815, 4121, 4191, 5409, 5686, 5692, 6756; from the meaning of 'companion' as the truth of that good; and from the meaning of 'neighbour' as that which is linked to them, dealt with in 5911, 9378, thus that which touches on them. For people whose borders touch are neighbours. From all this it is evident that 'kill [every] man his brother, and [every] man his companion, and [every] man his neighbour' means a shutting off of what is internal with that nation to prevent any reception by them or transmission to them of inflowing goodness, truth, or anything that touches on them.

[2] The implications of all this are that because that nation was idolatrous at heart, ruled completely by the kinds of love in which hell consists, and yet worship representative of heavenly realities was to be established among them, their internals were altogether shut off. They were shut off for two reasons, the first being in order that external things alone with them, devoid of anything internal, might be the means by which the joining to heaven could be effected, and the second in order that the holy things of the Church and of heaven might not be rendered profane. For if that nation had acknowledged the internal things of worship, that is, the holy things of the Church and of heaven which were being represented, they would have defiled them and rendered them profane. This explains why little if any was clearly revealed to that nation about heaven and life after death, and why they were totally ignorant of the truth that the Messiah's kingdom existed in heaven. That nation is still like this at the present day, as is well known.

[3] But see what has been shown regarding that nation in the places referred to above in 10396, for instance the following,

Their whole interest lay in external things and not in anything internal, 4293, 4311, 4459(end), 4834, 4844, 4847, 4865, 4868, 4874, 4903, 4913, 9320, 9373, 9380, 9381.

Consequently their worship was merely external, 3147, 3479, 8871.

Nor did they wish to know about the inner things of worship and of the Word, 3479, 4429, 4433, 4680.

If they had known the holy inner things they would have rendered them profane, 3398, 3489, 4289.

Therefore they were not allowed to know those things, 301, 302, 304, 2520, 3769.

Nevertheless through the outward things of worship among them, which were representative of heavenly realities, there was contact with heaven, 4311, 4444, 6304, 8588, 8788, 8806.

These then are the things that should be understood and are meant by the words commanding them to kill [every] man his brother, [every] man his companion, and [every] man his neighbour.

[4] Anyone who does not know that brothers, companions, neighbours, and further names describing human relationships serve to mean the Church and heaven's forms of good and truths, or their opposites, which are evils and falsities, cannot know what is implied by very many places in the Word where those names occur, such as in the following places: In Matthew,

Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man (homo) against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me; and whoever loves son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. And whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. Matthew 10:34-38.

These verses refer to spiritual conflicts, which are the temptations that those who are to be regenerated must undergo. Thus they refer to the strife a person experiences at that time between the evils and falsities which come to him from hell and the forms of good and the truths which come to him from the Lord. Since those conflicts are what is described here the declaration 'whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me' is made, 'cross' being used to mean a person's state during temptations. Anyone who does not know that these kinds of things are meant by 'man and father', 'daughter and mother', 'daughter-in-law and mother-in-law' will suppose that the Lord came into the world to remove the peace in households and families and to introduce strife, when in fact He came to bring peace and remove strife, as accords with His words in John 14:27, and elsewhere.

[5] The fact that strife between the internal man and the external is described in those verses is clear from the meaning in the internal sense of 'man and father', 'daughter and mother', and 'daughter-in-law and mother-in-law'. In that sense 'man' (homo) means good which comes from the Lord, and 'father' evil which springs from a person's self; 'daughter' means an affection for goodness and truth, and 'mother' an affection for evil and falsity; and 'daughter-in-law' means the Church's truth linked to its good, and 'mother-in-law' falsity linked to its evil. And since the conflict that takes place between the forms of good and the evils residing with a person, and between the falsities and truths, is described in that manner those verses also contain the declaration 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household'. By 'those of his own household' the things that reside with a person are meant, thus those which belong properly to himself, while 'enemies' in the spiritual sense are the evils and falsities that attack forms of good and truths. The fact that such things are meant by 'man', 'father', 'daughter', 'mother', 'daughter-in-law', and 'mother-in-law' has been shown in various places in the explanations.

[6] The like is meant by the following words in Matthew,

Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his son; and children will rise up against parents and put them to death. Matthew 10:21.

Also by the following in Luke,

If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even his own soul, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. So therefore any of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:26-27, 33.

Is there anyone who does not see that these words should not be taken literally, at the very least from the fact that they say without any qualification that father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters must be hated before anyone can be the Lord's disciple, when yet it is one of the Lord's commands, in Matthew 5:43-44, that no one should be hated, not even an enemy?

[7] It is self-evident that the things which are a person's own, that is, evils and falsities in their own order, should be understood by the names of those family members, since it also says that he must hate his own soul and renounce all his possessions, that is, the things which are properly his. The state of temptation or spiritual conflict is also described here, for it says, 'whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple'. 'Being the Lord's disciple' means being led by Him and not by self, thus by the forms of good and the truths which come from the Lord and not by the evils and falsities which come from the person.

[8] The Word should be understood in a like manner in other places where those names are used, such as in Jeremiah,

They do not pay attention to My words; and My law, they reject it. Therefore thus said Jehovah, Behold, I am laying before this people stumbling-blocks, that fathers and sons together may stumble against them, a neighbour and his companion, and may perish. Jeremiah 6:19, 21.

In the same prophet,

I will scatter them, [every] man with his brother, [and fathers] and sons together. I will not spare, nor forgive, nor pity, that I should not destroy them. Jeremiah 13:14.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah caused many to stumble 1 ; also [every] man fell upon his companion. Jeremiah 46:16.

And in Isaiah,

I will embroil Egypt with Egypt, in order that a man may fight against his brother, and a man against his companion. Isaiah 19:2.

In these places also the like should be understood by 'fathers', 'sons', 'brothers', and 'companions'.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, Jehovah multiplied the stumblers

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.