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1 Halljátok meg az Úrnak beszédét Izráel fiai, mert pere van az Úrnak a földnek lakóival, mert nincs igazság és nincsen szeretet és nincsen Istennek ismerete a földön.

2 Hamisan esküsznek és hazudnak és gyilkolnak és lopnak és paráználkodnak, betörnek és egyik vér a másikat éri.

3 Azért búsul a föld és elerõtlenül minden, a mi azon lakik, a mezõ vada és az ég madara egyaránt, bizony a tenger halai is elveszíttetnek.

4 Mindazáltal senki se perlekedjék, és senki se feddõzzék! hiszen a te néped olyan, mint azok, a kik a pappal czivódnak.

5 De elesel nappal, és elesik veled a próféta is éjjel; anyádat is elveszítem.

6 Elvész az én népem, mivelhogy tudomány nélkül való. Mivelhogy te megvetetted a tudományt, én is megvetlek téged, hogy papom ne légy. És mivelhogy elfeledkeztél Istened törvényérõl, elfeledkezem én is a te fiaidról.

7 Mennél számosabbak lettek, annál inkább vétkeztek ellenem; [de ]gyalázatra fordítom dicsõségöket!

8 Népem vétkébõl élõsködnek õk és bûneik után áhítozik lelkök.

9 De úgy jár a pap is, mint a nép; megbüntetem õket az õ útaikért, és megfizetek néki cselekedeteiért.

10 Esznek majd, de meg nem elégesznek; fajtalankodnak, de nem szaporodnak, mert megszüntek az Úrra vigyázni.

11 Paráznaság, bor és must elveszi az észt!

12 Népem az õ bálványát kérdezi, és az õ pálczája mond néki jövendõt; mert a fajtalanság lelke megtéveszt, és paráználkodnak az õ Istenök megett.

13 A hegyek tetején áldoznak és a halmokon füstölnek: a cserfa, a nyárfa és a tölgyfa alatt, mert kedves annak az árnyéka. Ezért paráználkodnak a ti leányaitok, és házasságtörõk a ti menyeitek.

14 Nem büntetem meg leányaitokat, hogy paráználkodnak, menyeiteket sem, hogy házasságtörõk, mert õk magok is félremennek a paráznákkal és áldoznak a kurvákkal. De az értelmetlen nép elbukik.

15 Ha te paráználkodol is Izráel, csak a Júda ne vétkezzék! És ne járjatok Gilgálba, és ne menjetek fel Beth-Avenbe! és ne esküdjetek így: Él az Úr!

16 Mert szilajkodik Izráel mint a szilaj üszõ; most tágas földön legelteti õket az Úr, mint a bárányt.

17 Bálványokkal szövetkezett Efraim; hagyd [hát ]magára!

18 Ivásuk elfajult, untalan paráználkodnak; igen szeretik pajzsaik a gyalázatot.

19 Szárnyaihoz köti õt a szélvész, és megszégyenülnek áldozataik miatt.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 249

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249. If any one hear My voice, signifies if one attends to the Lord's precepts. This is evident from the signification of "to hear," as being to attend, that is, to observe with attention, and to hearken or obey; for the things that enter by the hearing are not only seen by the understanding, but also, if they are in accord with man's affection, are obeyed; for interior affection joins itself to things heard, but not to things seen. There are therefore two significations of hearing and hearkening in common discourse, namely, to hear anyone or listen, and to hear anyone or hearken to him; the latter means to obey, but the former means to perceive; consequently "hear thou" means to be obedient, and "see thou" means to be intelligent. Such things in common discourse have their origin in the spiritual world, in which man is in respect to his spirit (See above, n. 14 and 108). This is evident also from the signification of "My voice," or the Lord's voice, as being the truths of the Word, of doctrine, and of faith therefrom, thus precepts (See Arcana Coelestia 219, 220, 3563, 6971, 8813, 9926).

[2] It is said, if one attends to the Lord's precepts; which means if one wishes to know truths, and to study them from the Word; this no one can do who is in evils of life, and who has confirmed himself in falsities of doctrine. Those who have confirmed themselves in falsities of doctrine attend to nothing in the Word except what favors the principles of their falsity; other things they either pass by, as if not seen, or pervert and falsify; while those who are in evils of life do not care about truths, and when they hear them do not listen to them. Thus in one way of hearing, which is seeing and perceiving truths, they receive, but not in the other way, which is hearkening to or obeying truths. But those who wish to know truths, and to study them from the Word, are such as are in the spiritual affection of truth; these love truth because it is truth; and those are in that affection who wish to live according to truths from the Word, thus according to the Lord's commandments. Such are meant by "If anyone hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me."

  
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Matthew 25:31-46

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31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

35 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

36 I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

38 When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?

39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'

40 "The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

42 for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

43 I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

44 "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'

45 "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.'

46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."