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Micah 5

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1 4:14 Now troop together, O daughter of troops; he has set a siege against us; with a scepter they shall smite the jaw of the judge of Israel.

2 1 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet from thee shall He go·​·out to Me to be ruler in Israel; and His goings·​·out have been from ancient times, from the days of eternity.

3 2 Therefore will He give them up, until the time that she who is giving·​·birth gives·​·birth, and the remnant of His brothers shall return to the sons of Israel.

4 3 And He shall stand and shepherd in the strength of Jehovah, in the excellence of the name of Jehovah His God; and they shall sit·​·down, for now shall He be·​·great, even·​·to the ends of the earth.

5 4 And this shall be peace, when Assyria shall come into our land; and when he shall tread in our palaces, and we shall raise·​·up against him seven shepherds, and eight princes of man.

6 5 And they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in her entrances; and He shall rescue us from Assyria, when he comes into our land, and when he treads our borders.

7 6 And those who·​·are·​·left of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as a dew from Jehovah, as the raindrops on the herb, that waits not for a man, nor waits·​·with·​·hope for the sons of man.

8 7 And those who·​·are·​·left of Jacob shall be among the nations in the midst of many people, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young·​·lion among the droves of the flock, which, if he pass·​·through, both tramples and tears, and none can rescue.

9 8 Thy hand shall be exalted above thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut·​·off.

10 9 And it shall be in that day, says Jehovah, that I will cut·​·off thy horses from among thee, and I will make thy chariots perish;

11 10 and I will cut·​·off the cities of thy land, and I will break·​·down all thy fortresses;

12 11 and I will cut·​·off sorceries from thy hand, and there will not be wizards for thee;

13 12 and I will cut·​·off thy graven images, and thy statues from among thee; and thou shalt no more worship what·​·is·​·made by thy hands.

14 13 And I will pluck·​·up thy groves from the midst of thee; and I will blot·​·out thy cities.

15 14 And I will do vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, such as they have not heard.

   


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Beast

  
"Noah and His Ark" by Charles Willson Peale

In Genesis 1:24, beasts signify the things of man's will or loves. (Arcana Coelestia 44, 46)

In Genesis 9:10, beasts signify all that was living in the man of the Ancient Church, and also what belonged to his new will; likewise the lower things of his understanding and the will therefrom. (Arcana Coelestia 1026-1029)

In Psalm 104:20, beasts signify affections longing to be instructed, or spiritually nourished. (Apocalypse Explained 650[10])

In Luke 10:35, since the beast was a donkey, this signifies to instruct another according to his capability. (Apocalypse Explained 1154)

The beast of the south (Isaiah 30:6) signifies people who are principled in the knowledges of good and of truth, but do not apply them to life and instead to science.

Every beast and creeping thing (Genesis 8:19) signifies the goodnesses of the internal and external man.

"Beasts" represent the affection for doing good things, a true desire to do them from the heart. In the negative sense, "beasts" stand for the lust to do evil.

The beast ascending out of the sea (Revelation 13:1) signifies reasonings from the natural man confirming the separation of faith from life.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 13, 773; Revelation 13:11)