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Exodus 10

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1 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S πρός-P *φαραώ-N---ASM ἐγώ- P--NS γάρ-X σκληρύνω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--GPM θεράπων-N3--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἵνα-C ἑξῆς-D ἐπιἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--APN σημεῖον-N2N-APN οὗτος- D--APN ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM

2 ὅπως-C διαἡγέομαι-VA--AMS2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GPN τέκνον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--DPN τέκνον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GPN τέκνον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GP ὅσος-A1--APN ἐνπαίζω-VM--XAI1S ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--APN σημεῖον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

3 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C *ααρων-N---NSM ἐναντίον-P *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM *εβραῖος-N2--GPM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN οὐ-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI2S ἐντρέπω-VD--APN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἵνα-C λατρεύω-VA--AAS3P ἐγώ- P--DS

4 ἐάν-C δέ-X μή-D θέλω-V1--PAS2S σύ- P--NS ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ὥρα-N1A-ASF αὔριον-D ἀκρίς-N3D-ASF πολύς-A1--ASF ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS

5 καί-C καλύπτω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ὄψις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C οὐ-D δύναμαι-VF--FMI2S καταὁράω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN περισσός-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN καταλείπω-VV--APPASN ὅς- --NSN καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF χάλαζα-N1A-NSF καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--ASN ξύλον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN φύω-V1--PMPASN σύ- P--DP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

6 καί-C πίμπλημι-VS--FPI3P σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPF οἰκία-N1A-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF οἰκία-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPM θεράπων-N3--GPM σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF οἰκία-N1A-NPF ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--GPM ὅς- --APN οὐδέποτε-D ὁράω-VX--XAI3P ὁ- A--NPM πατήρ-N3--NPM σύ- P--GS οὐδέ-C ὁ- A--NPM πρόπαππος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπό-P ὅς- --GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF καί-C ἐκκλίνω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἀπό-P *φαραώ-N---GSM

7 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM θεράπων-N3--NPM *φαραώ-N---GSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S οὗτος- D--NSN ἐγώ- P--DP σκῶλον-N2N-NSN ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM ὅπως-C λατρεύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἤ-C οἶδα-VX--XAN βούλομαι-V1--PMI2S ὅτι-C ἀποὀλλύω-VX--XAI3S *αἴγυπτος-N2--NSF

8 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM τε-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM πρός-P *φαραώ-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πορεύομαι-V1--PMD2P καί-C λατρεύω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP τίς- I--NPM δέ-X καί-C τίς- I--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM πορεύομαι-V1--PMPNPM

9 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM σύν-P ὁ- A--DPM νεανίσκος-N2--DPM καί-C πρεσβύτερος-A1A-DPM πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P σύν-P ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--DPF καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-DPN καί-C βοῦς-N3--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X ἑορτή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM εἰμί-V9--PAD3S οὕτως-D κύριος-N2--NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GP καθότι-D ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--AP μή-D καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀποσκευή-N1--ASF σύ- P--GP ὁράω-VB--AAD2P ὅτι-C πονηρία-N1A-NSF προκεῖμαι-V5--PMI3S σύ- P--DP

11 μή-D οὕτως-D πορεύομαι-V1--PMD3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καί-C λατρεύω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--ASN γάρ-X αὐτός- D--NPM ζητέω-V2--PAI2P ἐκβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN *φαραώ-N---GSM

12 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἐκτείνω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD3S ἀκρίς-N3D-NSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-ASF βοτάνη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ξύλον-N2N-GPN ὅς- --ASM ὑπολείπω-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSF χάλαζα-N1A-NSF

13 καί-C ἐπιαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--ASF ῥάβδος-N2--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἄνεμος-N2--ASM νότος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅλος-A1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF καί-C ὅλος-A1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ὁ- A--NSN πρωΐ-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἄνεμος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM νότος-N2--NSM ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἀκρίς-N3D-ASF

14 καί-C ἀναἄγω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C καταπαύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF πολύς-A1--NSF σφόδρα-D πρότερος-A1A-APN αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S τοιοῦτος-A1--NSF ἀκρίς-N3D-NSF καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S οὕτως-D

15 καί-C καλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ὄψις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C φθείρω-VDI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF καί-C καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A1S-ASF βοτάνη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ξύλον-N2N-GPN ὅς- --NSM ὑπολείπω-VVI-API3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF χάλαζα-N1A-GSF οὐ-D ὑπολείπω-VVI-API3S χλωρός-A1A-ASN οὐδείς-A3--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ξύλον-N2N-DPN καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF βοτάνη-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

16 κατασπεύδω-V1I-IAI3S δέ-X *φαραώ-N---NSM καλέω-VA--AAN *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAI1S ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GP καί-C εἰς-P σύ- P--AP

17 προςδέχομαι-VA--AMD2P οὖν-X ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF ἔτι-D νῦν-D καί-C προςεὔχομαι-VAI-AMI2P πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP καί-C περιαἱρέω-VB--AAD3S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM θάνατος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

18 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἀπό-P *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C εὔχομαι-VAI-AMI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM

19 καί-C μεταβάλλω-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἄνεμος-N2--ASM ἀπό-P θάλασσα-N1S-GSF σφοδρός-A1A-ASM καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἀκρίς-N3D-ASF καί-C ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐρυθρός-A1A-ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C οὐ-D ὑπολείπω-VVI-API3S ἀκρίς-N3D-NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

20 καί-C σκληρύνω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C οὐ-D ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

21 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἐκτείνω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C γίγνομαι-VC--APD3S σκότος-N3E-NSN ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ψηλαφητός-A1--NSN σκότος-N3E-NSN

22 ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σκότος-N3E-NSN γνόφος-N2--NSM θύελλα-N1S-NSF ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF τρεῖς-A3--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF

23 καί-C οὐ-D ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S οὐδείς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM τρεῖς-A3--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C οὐ-D ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S οὐδείς-A3--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM τρεῖς-A3--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF πᾶς-A3--DPM δέ-X ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S φῶς-N3T-ASN ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὅς- --DPM καταγίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3P

24 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM βαδίζω-V1--PAD2P λατρεύω-VA--AAD2P κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP πλήν-D ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPM βοῦς-N3--GPM ὑπολείπω-VB--AMD2P καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀποσκευή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GP ἀποτρέχω-V1--PAD3S μετά-P σύ- P--GP

25 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἀλλά-C καί-C σύ- P--NS δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN καί-C θυσία-N1A-APF ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VF--FAI1P κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GP

26 καί-C ὁ- A--APN κτῆνος-N3E-APN ἐγώ- P--GP πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C οὐ-D ὑπολείπω-VF--FMI1P ὁπλή-N1--ASF ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM γάρ-X λαμβάνω-VF--FMI1P λατρεύω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X οὐ-D οἶδα-VX--XAI1P τίς- I--ASN λατρεύω-VA--AAS1P κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκεῖ-D

27 σκληρύνω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C οὐ-D βούλομαι-VCI-API3S ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM

28 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἔτι-D προςτίθημι-VE--AAN ὁράω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --DSF δέ-X ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁράω-VB--APS2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI2S

29 λέγω-V1--PAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM εἶπον-VX--XAI2S οὐκέτι-D ὁράω-VV--FPI1S σύ- P--DS εἰς-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 7740

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7740. Thou hast rightly spoken. That this signifies that from truth it is so, is evident from the signification of “speaking rightly,” as being to be so; that it is from truth, is also signified by “rightly” (see n. 5453, 5437). By its being so from truth is meant that they are now in such a state that they desire to know nothing about truth Divine; and if it should enter into the mind, they would cast it out, according to what was shown just above (n. 7738).

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 7519

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7519. Ashes of the furnace. That this signifies of exciting the falsities of cupidities through presence with those who infest, is evident from the signification of “ashes of the furnace,” as being the falsities of cupidities (of which below). That it denotes excitation by presence with those who infest, is evident from what follows in this verse, for it is said that “Moses sprinkled it toward heaven in the eyes of Pharaoh.” By “in the eyes” is signified presence, and by “Pharaoh” are signified those who infest (as often shown).

[2] How the case is with these things cannot be known without revelation, for they are such as take place in the other life, and are not known in the world. So long as evil or infernal spirits are removed and separated from heaven, that is, from the good of love and the truth of faith which are there, they do not know that they are in evils and falsities, for they then believe falsities to be truths, and evils to be goods; but as soon as heaven comes nearer to them, that is, some heavenly society, they notice the falsities and evils; for the truth of faith which then flows in causes them to notice the falsities; and the good of love which flows in causes them to notice the evils; and the nearer that heaven comes, or the more presently there inflows its good of love and truth of faith (seeing that they cannot endure these), the more grievously are they reproached by their own evils and falsities.

[3] From all this it can now be seen why it was commanded that Moses should take ashes of the furnace and sprinkle them toward heaven, and that he should do this in the eyes of Pharaoh; also why it was commanded that he, and not Aaron, should sprinkle the ashes toward heaven. For by ashes being sprinkled toward heaven is signified the influx of heaven; by this being done in the eyes of Pharaoh is signified in the presence of those who infest; that Moses was to do this, and not Aaron, is because the truth proceeding immediately from the Divine presents this effect with the evil; Moses being the truth which proceeds immediately from the Divine, and Aaron that which proceeds mediately (n. 7010). From all this it is evident what is meant in the internal sense by the contents of this verse and of that next following, namely, that there would be excited filthy and loathsome things of cupidities together with blasphemies, which are signified by the “sore breaking forth in pustules.” These things are excited when Divine truth flows in, and heaven comes nearer.

[4] Everyone can see that such things would never have been commanded by Jehovah to Moses unless there were a heavenly secret therein; that is to say, that Moses should take ashes of the furnace and sprinkle them toward heaven. Such means of producing the effect would never have been ordered by Jehovah unless they had contained something heavenly, to which these means correspond. From this can be seen the nature of the Word, that it is crowded with secret things, but with such as do not stand forth in the sense of the letter.

[5] That “ashes of the furnace” signify falsities of cupidities, is because they are from burnt things; and “burning,” as also “fire” itself, in the Word, in a good sense, signify the good of heavenly affections; but in the opposite sense, the evil of infernal cupidities. That “fire” has this signification see n. 934, 1861, 2446, 4906, 5071, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324; and that “burning” denotes the evil of cupidities, n. 1297, 5215; hence it is that “ashes” signify falsities, for falsities are from the evils of cupidities. And as the evils of cupidities are signified by “fire,” they are also signified by a “furnace,” which is the containant, and this frequently involves the same as that which it contains.

[6] That a “furnace” has this signification is evident from these passages:

Behold, the day cometh, burning as a furnace; and all the proud, and everyone that worketh wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall set them on fire, it shall leave them neither root nor branch (Malachi 4:1); where “burning as a furnace” denotes the cupidities of evil; “setting them on fire,” a kindling with cupidities.

[7] In Genesis:

Abraham looked toward the faces of Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward the faces of all the land of the plain, and he saw, and the smoke of the land went up, as the smoke of a furnace (Genesis 19:28); where “the smoke of a furnace” denotes falsities from the evils of cupidities, for “Sodom” denotes the evil of cupidities from the love of self, and “Gomorrah” the falsity thence derived (see n. 2220, 2245, 2322).

In John:

There went up a smoke out of the pit of the abyss, as the smoke of a furnace (Revelation 9:2); where “the smoke of a furnace” in like manner denotes falsities from evils of cupidities; “the pit of the abyss” denotes hell.

[8] In Matthew:

The Son of man shall send His angels, who shall gather out of His kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall send them into the furnace of fire (Matthew 13:41-42); where “the furnace of fire” denotes the evils of cupidities; for the fire of cupidities is what is meant in the Word by the “fire of hell;” moreover, loves are nothing else than the fires of life, and cupidity is what is continuous of love.

[9] In Nahum:

Draw thee waters for the siege, strengthen thy fortress; go into the mire, and tread the clay, repair the brick kiln; there shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off (Nah. 3:14-15); where “going into the mire” denotes into falsity; “treading the clay,” evil (n. 6669); “the brick kiln,” or “furnace for brick,” denotes the falsities which they invent, and which are injected by the evil (n. 1296, 6669, 7113); “fire” denotes the cupidity of evil (n. 1861, 2446, 5071, 5215, 6832, 7324); “the sword” denotes falsity (n. 4499).

[10] In Jeremiah:

Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in clay in the furnace for brick which is at the door of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the eyes of the men of Judah; and say unto them, Behold I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and I will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid, so that he may spread his tent over them; he shall come and shall smite the land of Egypt (Jeremiah 43:9-11);

what these words signify cannot be known without the internal sense; “great stones” denote falsities; the “furnace for brick” denotes the cupidity of falsity from evil; “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon” denotes the devastator of truth and good; “his throne and tent being set over these stones” denotes that he will cause falsities to reign; “the land of Egypt which he will smite” denotes the natural mind.

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