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Jeremiah 23

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1 ὦ-I ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM διασκορπίζω-V1--PAPNPM καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PAPNPM ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF νομή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS

2 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ποιμαίνω-V1--PAPAPM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS σύ- P--NP διασκορπίζω-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐκὠθέω-VA--AAD2P αὐτός- D--APN καί-C οὐ-D ἐπισκέπτομαι-VAI-AMI2P αὐτός- D--APN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP κατά-P ὁ- A--APN πονηρός-A1A-APN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP

3 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰςδέχομαι-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--APM κατάλοιπος-A1B-APM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF οὗ-D ἐκὠθέω-VA--AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C καταἵστημι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF νομή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C αὐξάνω-VC--FPI3P καί-C πληθύνω-VC--FPI3P

4 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM ποιμήν-N3--APM ὅς- --NPM ποιμαίνω-VF2-FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D φοβέω-VC--FPI3P ἔτι-D οὐδέ-C πτοέω-VC--FPI3P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

5 ἰδού-I ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--DSM *δαυίδ-N---DSM ἀνατολή-N1--ASF δίκαιος-A1A-ASF καί-C βασιλεύω-VF--FAI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C συνἵημι-VF--FAI3S καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3S κρίμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

6 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM σώζω-VC--FPI3S *ἰούδας-N1T-NSM καί-C *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM κατασκηνόω-VF--FAI3S πείθω-VX--XAPNSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --NSN καλέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM κύριος-N2--NSM *ιωσεδεκ-N---NSM

9 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM προφήτης-N1M-DPM συντρίβω-VDI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DS σαλεύω-VCI-API3S πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ὀστέον-N2N-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS γίγνομαι-VCI-API1S ὡς-C ἀνήρ-N3--NSM συντρίβω-VP--XMPNSM καί-C ὡς-C ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM συνἔχω-V1--PMPNSM ἀπό-P οἶνος-N2--GSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN εὐπρεπεία-N1A-GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

10 ὅτι-C ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN οὗτος- D--GPM πενθέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPF νομή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM δρόμος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM πονηρός-A1A-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἰσχύς-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D οὕτως-D

11 ὅτι-C ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C προφήτης-N1M-NSM μολύνω-VCI-API3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S πονηρία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM

12 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN γίγνομαι-VB--AMD3S ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P ὀλίσθημα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P γνόφος-N2--DSM καί-C ὑποσκελίζω-VS--FPI3P καί-C πίπτω-VF2-FMI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF διότι-C ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM κακός-A1--APN ἐν-P ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐπίσκεψις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM φημί-V6--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM προφήτης-N1M-DPM *σαμαρεία-N1A-GSF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἀνόμημα-N3M-APN προφητεύω-VAI-AAI3P διά-P ὁ- A--GSF *βααλ-N---GSF καί-C πλανάω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM

14 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM προφήτης-N1M-DPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ὁράω-VX--XAI1S φρικτός-A1--APN μοιχάομαι-V1--PMPAPM καί-C πορεύομαι-V1--PMPAPM ἐν-P ψευδής-A3H-DPM καί-C ἀντιλαμβάνω-V1--PMPAPM χείρ-N3--GPF πονηρός-A1A-GPM ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἀποστρέφω-VD--APN ἕκαστος-A1--ASM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--GSF πονηρός-A1A-GSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3P ἐγώ- P--DS πᾶς-A3--NPM ὡς-C *σοδομα-N---NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM αὐτός- D--ASF ὥσπερ-D *γομορρα-N---NSF

15 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ψωμίζω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ὀδύνη-N1--ASF καί-C ποτίζω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ὕδωρ-N3--ASN πικρός-A1A-ASN ὅτι-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S μολυσμός-N2--NSM πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF

16 οὕτως-D λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM παντοκράτωρ-N3 -NSM μή-D ἀκούω-V1--PAD2P ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὅτι-C ματαιόω-V4--PAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ὅρασις-N3I-ASF ἀπό-P καρδία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM λαλέω-V2--PAI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM

17 λέγω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--DPM ἀποὠθέω-V2--PMPDPM ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM εἰρήνη-N1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM πορεύομαι-V1--PMPDPM ὁ- A--DPN θέλημα-N3M-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM πορεύομαι-V1--PMPDSM πλάνη-N1--DSF καρδία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS κακός-A1--NPN

18 ὅτι-C τίς- I--NSM ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὑπόστημα-N3M-DSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM τίς- I--NSM ἐνωτίζομαι-VA--AMI3S καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S

19 ἰδού-I σεισμός-N2--NSM παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὀργή-N1--NSF ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMI3S εἰς-P συσσεισμός-N2--ASM συνστρέφω-V1--PMPNSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ἀσεβής-A3H-APM ἥκω-VF--FAI3S

20 καί-C οὐκέτι-D ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἕως-C ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C ἕως-C ἄν-X ἀναἵστημι-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἀπό-P ἐγχείρημα-N3M-GSN καρδία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ἔσχατος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPF ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF νοέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APN

21 οὐ-D ἀποστέλλω-V1I-IAI1S ὁ- A--APM προφήτης-N1M-APM καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM τρέχω-V1I-IAI3P οὐ-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM προφητεύω-V1I-IAI3P

22 καί-C εἰ-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὑπόστασις-N3I-DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἄν-X ἀποστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πονηρός-A1A-GPN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM

23 θεός-N2--NSM ἐγγίζω-V1--PAPNSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C οὐ-D θεός-N2--NSM πόρρωθεν-D

24 εἰ-C κρύπτω-VD--FPI3S ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ἐν-P κρυφαῖος-A1A-DPM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS οὐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--ASM μή-D οὐ-D ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--NS πληρόω-VF--FAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

25 ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1S ὅς- --APN λαλέω-V2--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM προφήτης-N1M-NPM ὅς- --APN προφητεύω-V1--PAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN ἐγώ- P--GS ψευδής-A3H-APN λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ἐνυπνιάζω-VAI-AMI1S ἐνύπνιον-N2N-ASN

26 ἕως-C πότε-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P καρδία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὁ- A--GPM προφητεύω-V1--PAPGPM ψευδής-A3H-APN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN προφητεύω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--APN θέλημα-N3M-APN καρδία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM

27 ὁ- A--GPM λογίζομαι-V1--PMPGPM ὁ- A--GSN ἐπιλανθάνω-VB--AMN ὁ- A--GSM νόμος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM ὅς- --APN διαἡγέομαι-V2--IMI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καθάπερ-D ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM πατήρ-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSN ὄνομα-N3M-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF *βααλ-N---DSF

28 ὁ- A--NSM προφήτης-N1M-NSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSM ὁ- A--NSN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S διαἡγέομαι-VA--AMD3S ὁ- A--ASN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐν-P ὅς- --DSM ὁ- A--NSM λόγος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM διαἡγέομαι-VA--AMD3S ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ἀλήθεια-N1A-GSF τίς- I--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἄχυρον-N2N-ASN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM οὕτως-D ὁ- A--NPM λόγος-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

29 οὐ-D ὁ- A--NPM λόγος-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὥσπερ-D πῦρ-N3--NSN φλέγω-V1--PAPNSN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C ὡς-C πέλυξ-N3K-NSM κόπτω-V1--PAPNSM πέτρα-N1A-ASF

30 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πρός-P ὁ- A--APM προφήτης-N1M-APM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM κλέπτω-V1--PAPAPM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GS ἕκαστος-A1--NSM παρά-P ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM

31 ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πρός-P ὁ- A--APM προφήτης-N1M-APM ὁ- A--APM ἐκβάλλω-V1--PAPAPM προφητεία-N1A-APF γλῶσσα-N1S-GSF καί-C νυστάζω-V1--PAPAPM νυσταγμός-N2--ASM ἑαυτοῦ- D--GPM

32 ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πρός-P ὁ- A--APM προφήτης-N1M-APM ὁ- A--APM προφητεύω-V1--PAPAPM ἐνύπνιον-N2N-APN ψευδής-A3H-APN καί-C διαἡγέομαι-V2--IMI3P αὐτός- D--APN καί-C πλανάω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ψευδής-A3H-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM πλάνος-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS οὐ-D ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ὠφέλεια-N1A-ASF οὐ-D ὠφελέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

33 καί-C ἐάν-C ἐρωτάω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ἤ-C ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ἤ-C προφήτης-N1M-NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM τίς- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN λῆμμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM σύ- P--NP εἰμί-V9--PAI2P ὁ- A--NSN λῆμμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ῥάσσω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

34 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM προφήτης-N1M-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὅς- --NPM ἄν-X εἶπον-VB--AAS3P λῆμμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM ἐκεῖνος- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

35 ὅτι-C οὕτως-D εἶπον-VF2-FAI2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM τίς- I--ASN ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C τίς- I--ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

36 καί-C λῆμμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM μή-D ὀνομάζω-V1--PAD2P ἔτι-D ὅτι-C ὁ- A--NSN λῆμμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λόγος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

37 καί-C διά-P τίς- I--ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP

38 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM λῆμμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D εἶπον-VF2-FAI2P λῆμμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM

39 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS λαμβάνω-V1--PAI1S καί-C ῥάσσω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--AP καί-C ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM σύ- P--GP

40 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM αἰώνιος-A1A-ASM καί-C ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF αἰώνιος-A1A-ASF ὅστις- X--NSF οὐ-D ἐπιλανθάνω-VC--FPI3S

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C οὐ-D εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM ἀναἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

8 ἀλλά-C ζάω-V3--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM συνἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἅπας-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀπό-P γῆ-N1--GSF βορέας-N1T-GSM καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF χώρα-N1A-GPF οὗ-D ἐκὠθέω-VA--AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C ἀπο καταἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

   

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502. Which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt. This symbolizes the two hellish loves, namely, a love of ruling springing from a love of self, and a love of holding sway from a conceit in one's own intelligence, loves which are present in the church where there is not one God and where the Lord is not worshiped, and where people do not live in accordance with the Ten Commandments.

Sodom symbolizes, in the spiritual sense, a love of ruling springing from a love of self, as we shall presently see; and Egypt symbolizes, in the spiritual sense, a love of holding sway from a conceit in one's own intelligence, as we shall also presently see. So, because these two loves are symbolized, therefore the city is called, spiritually speaking, Sodom and Egypt.

These two loves are present in the church where there is not one God and where the Lord is not worshiped, and where people do not live in accordance with the Ten Commandments, because people are born with these two loves, and they come into them as they grow up. Nor can these loves be removed except by God the Savior and by a life in accordance with His commandments, and God cannot remove them unless people turn to Him, and neither is a life in accordance with His commandments possible unless a person is led by Him. Actually it is possible, but not a life that contains anything of heaven and so of the church.

A life like that is possible only from Him who is life. That the Lord is that life may be seen in John 1:1, 4; 5:26; 6:33-35ff., 11:25-26; 14:6, 19, and in many other places.

[2] A love of ruling springing from a love of self, and a love of holding sway from a conceit in one's own intelligence, are the principal loves of all the loves in hell, and so are the origin of all the evils and thus of all the falsities in the church. This is something unknown at the present day. The delights of these loves, which surpass the delights of all the heart's pleasures, cause it to be unknown, even though they are, spiritually, Sodom and Egypt.

That Sodom is a love of ruling springing from a love of self can be seen from the description of Sodom in Genesis, where we are told that when angels arrived there, the inhabitants tried to forcibly assault them at the house of Lot, and that fire and brimstone rained down on them from heaven (Genesis 19:1ff.). Fire and brimstone symbolize that love, together with its appetites.

I saw similar sights when cities and societies of people like that were overthrown at the time of the Last Judgment and their inhabitants cast into hell.

These loves and their accompanying evils are symbolized by Sodom and Gomorrah in the following passages: Isaiah 1:10; 3:8-9; 13:19.

[3] That this love is symbolically meant by Sodom is unknown in the world, but remember it and recall it when you come after death into the world of spirits and you will be completely convinced.

It should be known, however, that a love of ruling springing from a love of self and a love of ruling springing from a love of performing useful services are two different things. The latter love is a heavenly love, while the first is a hellish one. Consequently, when one is in first place, the other is in last place; which is to say, when a love of ruling springing from a love of self forms the head, then a love of ruling springing from a love of performing useful services - which is a love of serving the neighbor originating from the Lord - forms first the feet, then the soles of the feet, and finally is trampled underfoot.

On the other hand, when a love of ruling springing from a love of performing useful services - which, as we said, is a heavenly love - forms the head, then a love of ruling springing from a love of self - which, as we said, is a hellish love - forms first the feet, then the soles of the feet, and finally is trampled underfoot.

Still, these two loves can hardly be distinguished by a person in the world. That is because in outward appearance they are similar. But they can be told apart by this, that a heavenly love is present in people who turn to the Lord and live in accordance with the Ten Commandments, while a hellish love is present in people who do not turn to the Lord, and who do not live in accordance with the Ten Commandments.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.