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Ezekiel 21

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM στηρίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P *θαιμαν-N---AS καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P *δαρωμ-N---AS καί-C προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P δρυμός-N2--ASM ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPASM *ναγεβ-N---AS

3 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM δρυμός-N2--DSM *ναγεβ-N---GS ἀκούω-V1--PAD2S λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναἅπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN χλωρός-A1A-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN ξηρός-A1A-NSN οὐ-D σβέννυμι-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF φλόξ-N3G-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἐκἅπτω-VV--APPNSF καί-C κατακαίω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF πᾶς-A3--NSN πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN ἀπό-P ἀπηλιώτης-N1M-GSM ἕως-P βορέας-N1T-GSM

4 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκκαίω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C οὐ-D σβέννυμι-VC--FPI3S

5 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S μηδαμῶς-D κύριος-N2--VSM κύριος-N2--VSM αὐτός- D--NPM λέγω-V1--PAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS οὐ-D παραβολή-N1--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S λέγω-V1--PMPNSF οὗτος- D--NSF

6 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C στηρίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C προφητεύω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πρός-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐκσπάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS ἄδικος-A1B-ASM καί-C ἄνομος-A1B-ASM

9 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS ἄδικος-A1B-ASM καί-C ἄνομος-A1B-ASM οὕτως-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-NSN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ἀπό-P ἀπηλιώτης-N1M-GSM ἕως-P βορέας-N1T-GSM

10 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκσπάω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C οὐ-D ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI3S οὐκέτι-D

11 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καταστενάζω-VA--AAD2S ἐν-P συντριβή-N1--DSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐν-P ὀδύνη-N1--DPF στενάζω-VF--FAI2S κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM

12 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C εἶπον-VB--AAS3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἕνεκα-P τίς- I--GSN σύ- P--NS στενάζω-V1--PAI2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSF ἀγγελία-N1A-DSF διότι-C ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3S καί-C θραύω-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF χείρ-N3--NPF παραλύω-VC--FPI3P καί-C ἐκψύχω-VF--FAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM μηρός-N2--NPM μολύνω-VC--FPI3P ὑγρασία-N1A-DSF ἰδού-I ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

14 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S καί-C θυμόω-VC--APD2S

15 ὅπως-C σφάζω-VA--AAS2S σφάγιον-N2N-APN ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S ὅπως-C γίγνομαι-VB--AMS2S εἰς-P στίλβωσις-N3I-ASF ἕτοιμος-A1--NSF εἰς-P παράλυσις-N3I-ASF σφάζω-V1--PAD2S ἐκοὐδενέω-V2--PAD2S ἀποὠθέω-V2--PMD2S πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN

16 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἕτοιμος-A1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN κρατέω-V2--PAN χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἀκονάω-VCI-API3S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἕτοιμος-A1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN δίδωμι-VO--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἀποκεντέω-V2--PAPGSM

17 ἀνακράζω-V1--PAD2S καί-C ὀλολύζω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS αὐτός- D--NSF ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPDPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM παραοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ῥομφαία-N1A-DSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN κροτέω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS

18 ὅτι-C δικαιόω-VM--XPI3S καί-C τίς- I--ASN εἰ-C καί-C φυλή-N1--NSF ἀποὠθέω-VS--API3S οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

19 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C κροτέω-VA--AAD2S χείρ-N3--ASF ἐπί-P χείρ-N3--ASF καί-C διπλασιάζω-VA--AAD2S ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--NSF τρίτος-A1--NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM ὁ- A--NSF μέγας-A1--NSF καί-C ἐκἵστημι-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM

20 ὅπως-C θραύω-VC--APS3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF καί-C πληθύνω-VC--APS3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀσθενέω-V2--PAPNPM ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF πύλη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM παραδίδωμι-VM--XMI3P εἰς-P σφάγιον-N2N-APN ῥομφαία-N1A-GSF εὖ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S εἰς-P σφαγή-N1--ASF εὖ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S εἰς-P στίλβωσις-N3I-ASF

21 διαπορεύομαι-V1--PMD2S ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM καί-C ἐκ-P εὐώνυμος-A1B-GPM ὅς- --GSM ἄν-X ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐκἐγείρω-VA--AMS3S

22 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X κροτέω-VF--FAI1S χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐν ἀποἵημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VX--XAI1S

23 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM διατάσσω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM δύο-M ὁδός-N2--APF ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἐκ-P χώρα-N1A-GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M καί-C χείρ-N3--NSF ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF ὁδός-N2--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐπί-P ἀρχή-N1--GSF

25 ὁδός-N2--GSF διατάσσω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐπί-P *ραββαθ-N---AS υἱός-N2--GPM *αμμων-N---GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF *ἰουδαία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF

26 διότι-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχαῖος-A1A-ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ἐπί-P ἀρχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPF δύο-M ὁδός-N2--GPF ὁ- A--GSN μαντεύομαι-VA--AMN μαντεία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN ἀναβράζω-VA--AAN ῥάβδος-N2--ASF καί-C ἐπιἐρωτάω-VA--AAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM γλυπτός-A1--DPM καί-C ἡπατοσκοπέω-VA--AMN ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM αὐτός- D--GSM

27 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSN μαντεῖον-N2N-NSN ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ὁ- A--GSN βάλλω-VF2-FAN χάραξ-N3K-ASM ὁ- A--GSN δια ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAN στόμα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P βοή-N1--DSF ὑψόω-VA--AAN φωνή-N1--ASF μετά-P κραυγή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN βάλλω-VF2-FAN χάραξ-N3K-ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF πύλη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C βάλλω-VF2-FAN χῶμα-N3M-ASN καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VA--AAN βελόστασις-N3I-APF

28 καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM αὐτός- D--DPM ὡς-C μαντεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM μαντεία-N1A-ASF ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM ἀναμιμνήσκω-V1--PAPNSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM μιμνήσκω-VS--APN

29 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ἀναμιμνήσκω-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποκαλύπτω-VV--APN ὁ- A--APF ἀσέβεια-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--GSN ὁράω-VC--APN ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἀσέβεια-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GP ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPN ἀναμιμνήσκω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DPM ἁλίσκω-VF--FMI2P

30 καί-C σύ- P--NS βέβηλος-A1B-VSM ἄνομος-A1B-VSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPVSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅς- --GSM ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF πέρας-N3T-NSN

31 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀποαἱρέω-VBI-AMI2S ὁ- A--ASF κίδαρις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VEI-AMI2S ὁ- A--ASM στέφανος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--NSF οὐ-D τοιοῦτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ταπεινόω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASN ὑψηλός-A1--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ταπεινός-A1--ASN ὑψόω-VA--AAI2S

32 ἀδικία-N1A-ASF ἀδικία-N1A-ASF τίθημι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--ASF οὐδέ-C οὗτος- D--NSF τοιοῦτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P ὅς- --GSM ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὅς- --DSM καταἥκω-V1--PAI3S καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DSM

33 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM *αμμων-N---GSM καί-C πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF σπάω-VM--XPPNSF εἰς-P σφάγιον-N2N-APN καί-C σπάω-VM--XPPNSF εἰς-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF ἐγείρω-V1--PMD2S ὅπως-C στίλβω-V1--PAS2S

34 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὅρασις-N3I-DSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSF μάταιος-A1A-DSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μαντεύομαι-V1--PMN σύ- P--AS ψευδής-A3H-APN ὁ- A--GSN παραδίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P τράχηλος-N2--APM τραυματίας-N1T-GPM ἄνομος-A1B-GPM ὅς- --GPM ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF πέρας-N3T-NSN

35 ἀποστρέφω-V1--PAD2S μή-D καταλύω-VA--AAS2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὅς- --DSM γεννάω-VM--XMI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἴδιος-A1A-DSF σύ- P--GS κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS

36 καί-C ἐκχέω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ὀργή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN ὀργή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐνφυσάω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P χείρ-N3--APF ἀνήρ-N3--GPM βάρβαρος-A1B-GPM τεκταίνω-V1--PAPGPM διαφθορά-N1A-ASF

37 ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN εἰμί-VF--FMI2S κατάβρωμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D μή-D γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S σύ- P--GS μνεία-N1A-NSF διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VX--XAI1S

   

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21 πῶς-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πόρνη-N1--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF πιστός-A1--NSF *σιων-N---NSF πλήρης-A3H-NSM κρίσις-N3I-GSF ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF κοιμάω-VCI-API3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF νῦν-D δέ-X φονευτής-N1M-NPM

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7051. People who know nothing at all about the internal sense of the Word cannot help thinking that the Israelite and Jewish nation was chosen in preference to every other nation and was therefore of superior quality to all the rest, as those who belonged to that nation also thought. And what is so astonishing, this is not only what that nation itself thinks but also what Christians think, no matter how well they know that this nation is eaten up by filthy kinds of love, by foul avarice, hatred, and pride, and in addition to this belittles and also loathes things of an internal nature that belong to charity and faith and are the Lord's. The reason why Christians also think that this nation was chosen in preference to others is that they think a person is chosen and saved as a result of mercy, irrespective of the life he leads, so that those who are criminal can be received into heaven just as well as the godly and upright. They give no consideration to the idea that choice or election is all-embracing, that is to say, that it includes all who lead a good life. Nor do they consider that the Lord's mercy is shown to every person who refrains from evil and wishes to lead a good life, and so who allows himself to be led by the Lord and to be regenerated, a process which is being effected throughout the course of his life.

[2] This goes to explain too why the majority of people in the Christian world also believe that that nation will again be chosen, and that when this happens they will be led back into the land of Canaan. And this belief is also in keeping with the sense of the letter, for example in the following places:

Isaiah 10:20-23; 11:11-12; Isaiah 29:14-end; 43:5, 6; 49:6-26; 56:8; 60:4; 61:3-10; 62;

Jeremiah 3:14-19; 15:4, 14; 16:13, 15; 23:7-8; 24:9-10; 31:31, 33; 25:29; 29:14, 18; 30:3, 8-11; 31:8-10, 17; 33:16, 20, 26;

Ezekiel 5:10, 12, 15; 16:60; 20:41; 22:15-16; 34:12-13; 37:21-22; 38:12; 39:23, 27-28;

Daniel 7:27; 12:7;

Hosea 3:4-5; Joel 2:32; 3; Amos 9:8-9 and following verses; Micah 5:7-8.

It is on the basis of these as well as other places that even Christians think that nation will again be chosen and led into the land of Canaan. They think this even though they know that nation is waiting for the Messiah who will then lead the nation in, and are at the same time aware that its waiting for Him is in vain, and that the Messiah's or Christ's kingdom is not of this world, which means that the land of Canaan into which the Messiah will lead them is heaven.

[3] Such people give no thought to the idea that the Word has a spiritual sense within it and that in that sense Israel is not meant by Israel, Jacob by Jacob, or Judah by Judah, but that the things which they represent are meant by them. Nor do they give any thought to what the historical sections record regarding that nation - what it was like in the wilderness and what it was like after that in the land of Canaan, namely that it was at heart idolatrous - or to what the Prophets say about it and about its spiritual whoredom and its abominations. What that nation is like is described in the following words contained in the Song in Moses,

I will conceal My face from them; I will see what their future will be, for they are a perverse generation, sons in whom there is no faithfulness. I would have said, I will expel them to the remotest corners, I will make the memory of them cease from mankind, except that enemies might say, Our hand is high, and not Jehovah has done all this. For they are a nation from whom counsel has perished, nor is there intelligence in them. From the vine of Sodom comes their vine, and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison, they have clusters of bitterness. The poison of snakes (draco) is their wine, and the cruel poison of asps. Is this not hidden away with Me, sealed up in My treasuries? Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; in time their foot will slip, for near is the day of their destruction, and the things to come upon them hasten on. Deuteronomy 32:20, 26-28, 32-35.

Jehovah gave Moses the words of this song, see Deuteronomy 31:19, 21. The Lord too spoke about what that nation was like, in John,

You are from your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth. John 8:44.

And many other places besides these show what that nation was like.

[4] The reason why, although they know these things, Christians believe that that nation will at length be converted to the Lord and at that time led into the land where they lived before is, as has been stated, that they have no knowledge of the internal sense of the Word. Another reason is their supposition that it makes no difference what kind of life a person leads, and that even evil which has become deeply rooted through repeated actions in no way prevents a person - through faith, even if it has existed for only one part of an hour - from being made spiritual, being regenerated, and so being accepted by the Lord. They also suppose that admission into heaven is solely a matter of mercy, and that this is shown towards one particular nation, thus not towards all in the whole world who receive the Lord's mercy. Those who think in that way do not know that it is altogether contrary to the Divine that some should be chosen and born to salvation and heaven, and others should not be chosen but born to damnation and hell. To think about the Divine in that kind of way would be shocking, for making such choices would show a complete lack of mercy, when in fact the Divine is Mercy itself. From all this it may now be recognized that the Israelite and Jewish nation was not and never will be the chosen nation; also that not a trace of the Church existed or could exist with that nation, only a representative of the Church; and that it was preserved right up to the present day because of the Old Testament Word, regarding which see 3479.

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