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1 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X λιμός-N2--NSM ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

2 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D συντελέω-VAI-AAI3P καταἐσθίω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM φέρω-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM πάλιν-D πορεύομαι-VC--APPNPM πρίαμαι-VH--AMD2P ἐγώ- P--DP μικρός-A1A-APN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

3 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰούδας-N---NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διαμαρτυρία-N1A-ASF διαμαρτυρέω-VM--XMI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐάν-C μή-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC μετά-P σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAS3S

4 εἰ-C μέν-X οὖν-X ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP καταβαίνω-VF--FMI1P καί-C ἀγοράζω-VA--AAS1P σύ- P--DS βρῶμα-N3M-APN

5 εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP οὐ-D πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐάν-C μή-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC μετά-P σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAS3S

6 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM τίς- I--ASN κακοποιέω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAPNPM ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM εἰ-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σύ- P--DP ἀδελφός-N2--NSM

7 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἐρωτάω-V3--PAPNSM ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γενεά-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--GP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C ἔτι-D ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GP ζάω-V3--PAI3S εἰ-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σύ- P--DP ἀδελφός-N2--NSM καί-C ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--DSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπερώτησις-N3--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF μή-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI1P εἰ-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP

8 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰούδας-N---NSM πρός-P *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN παιδάριον-N2N-ASN μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P ἵνα-C ζάω-V3--PAI1P καί-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1P καί-C ἐγώ- P--NP καί-C σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀποσκευή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GP

9 ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X ἐκδέχομαι-V1--PMI1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ζητέω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐάν-C μή-D ἄγω-VB--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM πρός-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἵστημι-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAPNSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF

10 εἰ-C μή-D γάρ-X βραδύνω-VAI-AAI1P ἤδη-D ἄν-X ὑποστρέφω-VAI-AAI1P δίς-D

11 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰ-C οὕτως-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VA--AAD2P λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM καρπός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἀγγεῖον-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP καί-C καταἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM δῶρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF ῥητίνη-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSN μέλι-N3T-GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN καί-C στακτή-N1--ASF καί-C τερέβινθος-N2--ASF καί-C κάρυον-N2N-APN

12 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN δισσός-A1--ASN λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAD2P μετά-P σύ- P--GP μήποτε-D ἀγνόημα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

13 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαίνω-VZ--AAD2P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM

14 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS δίδωμι-VO--AAO3S σύ- P--DP χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VA--AMD2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ἐγώ- P--NS μέν-X γάρ-X καθά-D ἀτέκνόω-VM--XMI1S ἀτέκνόω-VM--XMI1S

15 λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN οὗτος- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐναντίον-P *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

16 ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---ASM αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM ὁμομήτριος-A1A-ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF οἰκία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰςἄγω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF καί-C σφάζω-VA--AAD2S θῦμα-N3M-APN καί-C ἑτοιμάζω-VA--AAD2S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS γάρ-X ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASF μεσημβρία-N1A-ASF

17 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καθά-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

18 ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ὅτι-C εἰςἄγω-VQI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--NP εἰςἄγω-V1--PMI1P ὁ- A--GSN συκοφαντέω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VE--AMN ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--GSN λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP εἰς-P παῖς-N3D-APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM ὄνος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP

19 προςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM πυλών-N3W-DSM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM

20 λέγω-V1--PAPNPM δέομαι-V1--PMI1P κύριος-N2--VSM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF πρίαμαι-VH--AMN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

21 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN καταλύω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--APM μάρσιππος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὅδε- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN ἕκαστος-A1--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM μάρσιππος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GP ἐν-P σταθμός-N2--DSM ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI1P νῦν-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP

22 καί-C ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN φέρω-VAI-AAI1P μετά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--GPM ἀγοράζω-VA--AAN βρῶμα-N3M-APN οὐ-D οἶδα-VX--XAI1P τίς- I--NSM ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM μάρσιππος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM ἵλεως-A3--NSM σύ- P--DP μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMI2P ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM σύ- P--GP δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP θησαυρός-N2--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GP εὐδοκιμέω-V2--PAPASN ἀποἔχω-V1--PAI1S καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--ASM *συμεων-N---ASM

24 καί-C φέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὕδωρ-N3--ASN νίπτω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S χόρτασμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--DPM ὄνος-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM

25 ἑτοιμάζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN *ιωσηφ-N---ASM μεσημβρία-N1A-GSF ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P γάρ-X ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D μέλλω-V1--PAI3S ἀριστάω-V3--PAN

26 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF καί-C προςφέρω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN ὅς- --APN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

27 ἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--APM πῶς-D ἔχω-V1--PAI2P καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰ-C ὑγιαίνω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC ὅς- --ASM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3S

28 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὑγιαίνω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S εὐλογητός-A1--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ἐκεῖνος- D--NSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM καί-C κύπτω-VA--AAPNPM προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

29 ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM ὁμομήτριος-A1A-ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC ὅς- --ASM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἄγω-VB--AAN καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐλεέω-VA--AAO3S σύ- P--AS τέκνον-N2N-VSN

30 ταράσσω-VQI-API3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM συνστρέφω-V1I-IMI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NPN ἔντερον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ζητέω-V2I-IAI3S κλαίω-VA--AAN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ταμιεῖον-N2N-ASN κλαίω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D

31 καί-C νίπτω-VA--AMPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ἐνκρατεύομαι-VAI-AMI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S παρατίθημι-VE--AAD2P ἄρτος-N2--APM

32 καί-C παρατίθημι-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM μόνος-A1--DSM καί-C αὐτός- D--DPM κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--DPM συνδειπνέω-V2--PAPDPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM οὐ-D γάρ-X δύναμαι-V6I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM συνἐσθίω-V1--PAN μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM *εβραῖος-N2--GPM ἄρτος-N2--APM βδέλυγμα-N3M-NSN γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM

33 καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐναντίον-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NSM πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSM κατά-P ὁ- A--APN πρεσβεῖον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF νεότης-N3T-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἵστημι-V6--IMI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

34 αἴρω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X μερίς-N3D-APF παρά-P αὐτός- D--GSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μεγαλύνω-VCI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF μερίς-N3D-NSF *βενιαμίν-N---GSM παρά-P ὁ- A--APF μερίς-N3D-APF πᾶς-A3--GPM πενταπλασίως-D πρός-P ὁ- A--APF ἐκεῖνος- D--GPM πίνω-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X καί-C μεθύω-VSI-API3P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5692

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5692. 'Towards his brother' means towards the internal going forth from himself. This is clear from the representation of Benjamin, to whom 'brother' refers here, as the intermediary, and so also the internal, dealt with in 5469; and because he goes forth, as the intermediary and the internal, from the celestial of the spiritual, which is 'Joseph', the words of explanation are 'towards the internal going forth from himself'. Anyone who receives anything of a Divine nature from the Lord, whom 'Joseph' represents here in the highest sense - for example, someone who receives any good of charity from Him - is called 'brother' by the Lord as well as 'son'.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 6353

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6353. 'Instruments of violence are their swords (machaera)' means that religious teachings serve to destroy charitable deeds, thus charity itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'instruments of violence' as things that serve to destroy charity (the fact that 'instruments' are things that serve is self-evident, while the fact that 'violence' means the destruction of charity will be seen shortly below); and from the meaning of 'swords as religious teachings. For 'swords' (gladius) are the truths of faith that are employed to fight against falsities and evils, 2799; thus swords' (machaera) 1 are religious teachings, here teachings employed to fight against truth and goodness and to annihilate them, for they are employed by those who champion faith alone, or faith separated from charity, and with whom the opposite of charity resides.

[2] The religious teachings employed by those who champion faith alone to dispense with charitable works are principally these:

A person is saved by faith alone without the works of charity.

Those works are unnecessary, and a person can be saved by faith alone even in his final hour when he dies, irrespective of how he has lived throughout the whole course of his life.

Thus those who have performed nothing else than cruel deeds, robberies, acts of adultery, or unholy deeds can be saved.

Consequently salvation is merely a letting into heaven, which means that none are let in except those who have received that grace at the end of their lives, and which also means that some by God's mercy have been chosen and others by the lack of it have been damned.

The truth of the matter however is that the Lord does not deny heaven to anyone. The life people have led and the communication of that life, which is perceived in heaven in the way an odour is on earth by its recipients, make it completely impossible for them to be there; for they are tormented in heaven by the wicked life they led more than they are in the deepest hell.

[3] 'A sword' means falsity fighting and killing. This is evident in John,

There went out another horse, fiery red; and it was granted to the one sitting on it to take away peace from the earth, so that people would kill one another, for which reason there was given him a great sword. Revelation 6:4.

In the same author,

If anyone kills with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Revelation 13:10, 14.

[4] 'Violence' is the use of force against charity. This is plain from many places in the Word, as in Isaiah,

The violent one will cease to be and the scornful one will be destroyed. All ripeners of iniquity 2 will be cut off, those who cause a person to sin by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and cause him who is just to turn aside to something empty. Isaiah 59:20, 21.

Here a different expression is used in the original language for 'the violent one'; but it carries a similar spiritual meaning. The fact that 'the violent one' is someone who uses force against charity is meant when it says that 'they cause a person to sin by a word' and 'cause him who is just to turn aside'.

[5] In the same prophet,

Their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Isaiah 59:6-7.

Here 'violence' stands for force used against charity, a force that is also meant by 'shedding blood', see 774, 1005. In the same prophet,

No longer will there be violence in your land, a laying waste and ruin within your borders. Isaiah 60:18.

'Violence' stands for the destruction of charity, for the outcome is a laying waste and ruin in the land, that is, in the Church.

[6] In Jeremiah,

I proclaim violence and a laying waste, for the word of Jehovah was made to me a reproach and ignominy the whole day. Jeremiah 20:8.

Here also 'violence' stands for violence in spiritual things, thus for the destruction of charity, and also of faith. In Ezekiel,

The land is full of the judgement of blood, 3 and the city is full of violence. Ezekiel 7:23.

'The judgement of blood' stands for the destruction of faith, 'violence' for the destruction of charity.

[7] In the same prophet,

If he begets a violent son, a shedder of blood, who does any one of these things; if he eats on the mountains, or defiles his companion's wife, oppresses the wretched and needy, engages in plunderings, does not restore the pledge, or lifts his eyes to idols, commits abomination, lends at interest and takes usury, will he live? He will not live; he will surely die. Ezekiel 18:10-13.

In this description of what 'a violent son and a shedder of blood' is, the wrong-doings that are listed are all the charitable works he destroys; thus 'a violent son and a shedder of blood' is one who destroys charity and faith.

[8] In David,

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil person; from the man of violent actions preserve me. Those who think evil things in their heart gather together all the day for war, they make their tongue sharp, like a serpent; the poison of an asp is under their lips. Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; from the man of violent actions preserve me. Do not let a slanderer 4 be established in the land; as for the violent man, evil hunts him down, to overthrow him. Psalms 140:1-4, 11.

'The man of violent actions' stands for those who destroy the truths of faith and forms of the good of charity. Their fight against these is meant by 'they gather together all the day for war, they make their tongue sharp, like a serpent', 'the poison of an asp is under their lips', and 'evil hunts him down, to overthrow him'. 'Violence' is referred to in other places besides these, such as Ezekiel 12:19; Joel 3:19; Malachi 2:16-17; Zephaniah 3:4; Psalms 18:48; 55:9-11; 58:2-5; Deuteronomy 19:16.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Hebrew word m'kerah, which Swedenborg renders machaera here in Genesis 49:7, does not occur again in OT. But machaera, a Greek word for a sword, is generally retained by Swedenborg in quotations from NT.

2. The Latin means judgement but the Hebrew means iniquity.

3. literally, bloods

4. literally, a man of tongue

  
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