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1 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM τέταρτος-A1--DSM *ιωακιμ-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *ιωσια-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM χαρτίον-N2N-ASN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN καί-C γράφω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM χρηματίζω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπί-P *ἰούδας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ἀπό-P ὅς- --GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF λαλέω-VA--AAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἀπό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF *ιωσια-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF

3 ἴσως-D ἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM *ιουδα-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS λογίζομαι-V1--PMI1S ποιέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM ἵνα-C ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAS3P ἀπό-P ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSF πονηρός-A1A-GSF καί-C ἵλεως-A1B-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--DPF ἀδικία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM

4 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *νηριος-N2--GSM καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --APM χρηματίζω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P χαρτίον-N2N-ASN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN

5 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἐγώ- P--NS φυλάσσω-V1--PMI1S οὐ-D μή-D δύναμαι-V6--PMS1S εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

6 καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN χαρτίον-N2N-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF νηστεία-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P πᾶς-A3--GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GPM ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPGPM ἐκ-P πόλις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀναγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--DPM

7 ἴσως-D πίπτω-VF2-FMI3S ἔλεος-N3E-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSF πονηρός-A1A-GSF ὅτι-C μέγας-A1P-NSM ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὀργή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --ASF λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

8 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅς- --APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--GSN ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN βιβλίον-N2N-DSN λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM

9 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--DSM ὄγδοος-A1--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM *ιωακιμ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἔνατος-A1--DSM ἐκἐκλησιάζω-VAI-AAI3P νηστεία-N1A-ASF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C οἶκος-N2--NSM *ιουδα-N---GSM

10 καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1I-IAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN βιβλίον-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM *γαμαριος-N2--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF αὐλή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἐπάνω-P ἐν-P πρόθυρον-N2N-DPN πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF καινός-A1--GSF ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P πᾶς-A3--GSM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

11 καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *μιχαιας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *γαμαριου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN

12 καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM καταἧμαι-VAI-AMI3P *ελισαμα-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM γραμματεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C *δαλαιας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *σελεμιου-N---GSM καί-C *ελναθαν-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ακχοβωρ-N---GSM καί-C *γαμαριας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *σαφαν-N---GSM καί-C *σεδεκιας-N1T-NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ανανιας-N1T-GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM

13 καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μιχαιας-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAPGSM ὁ- A--GSM *βαρουχ-N---GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

14 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM πρός-P *βαρουχ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *νηριου-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM *ιουδιν-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *ναθανιου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σελεμιου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *χουσι-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ὁ- D--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἐν-P ὅς- --DSN σύ- P--NS ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἵημι-VHI-AAI3S καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM

15 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πάλιν-D ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM

16 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὡς-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM συνβουλεύω-VAI-AMI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἀναἀγγέλλω-V1--PAPNPM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAS1P ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

17 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM ἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3P λέγω-V1--PAPNPM πόθεν-D γράφω-VAI-AAI2S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

18 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM καί-C γράφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P βιβλίον-N2N-DSN

19 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM βαδίζω-VA--AAD2S κατακρύπτω-VB--APD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM μή-D γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAD3S ποῦ-D σύ- P--NP

20 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P φυλάσσω-V1--PAN ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM *ελισαμα-N---GSM καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM

21 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ιουδιν-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM *ελισαμα-N---GSM καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *ιουδιν-N---NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἄρχων-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-XAPGPM περί-P ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM

22 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM καταἧμαι-VAI-AMI3S ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM χειμερινός-A1--DSM καί-C ἐσχάρα-N1A-NSF πῦρ-N3--GSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM

23 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAPGSM *ιουδιν-N---NSM τρεῖς-A3 σελίς-N3D-APF καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--APM ἀποτέμνω-V1I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--APF ὁ- A--DSN ξυρόν-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐσχάρα-N1A-GSF ἕως-P ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM χάρτης-N1M-NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐσχάρα-N1A-GSF

24 καί-C οὐ-D ζητέω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D διαῥήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN ἱμάτιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀκούω-V1--PAPNPM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

25 καί-C *ελναθαν-N---NSM καί-C *γοδολιας-N1T-NSM καί-C *γαμαριας-N1T-NSM ὑποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D κατακαίω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN

26 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ιερεμεηλ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *σαραια-N---DSM υἱός-N2--DSM *εσριηλ-N---GSM συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-ASM καί-C κατακρύπτω-VDI-API3P

27 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *ἰερεμίας-N1T-ASM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN κατακαίω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM γράφω-VAI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

28 πάλιν-D λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σύ- P--NS χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C γράφω-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM εἰμί-V9--PAPAPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χαρτίον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --APM κατακαίω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ιωακιμ-N---NSM

29 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σύ- P--NS κατακαίω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διά-P τίς- I--ASN γράφω-VAI-AAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM εἰςπορεύομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF καί-C ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-NPN

30 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *ιωακιμ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *ιουδα-N---GSM οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καταἧμαι-V5--PMPNSM ἐπί-P θρόνος-N2--GSM *δαυίδ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSN θνησιμαῖος-A1A-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ῥίπτω-VPI-XMPNSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καῦμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM παγετός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF

31 καί-C ἐπισκέπτω-VF--FMI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN γένος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM παῖς-N3D-APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *ιουδα-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P

32 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --GSM κατακαίω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωακιμ-N---NSM καί-C ἔτι-D προςτίθημι-VCI-API3P αὐτός- D--DSM λόγος-N2--NPM πολύς-A3C-NPM ὡς-C οὗτος- D--NPM

   

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4763. 'And he rent his clothes' means mourning. This is clear from the meaning of 'rending clothes' as mourning, that is to say, mourning on account of the loss of truth, or the fact that no faith exists. In the Word, especially the historical part, one often reads about people rending their clothes, but the origin of that practice is not known at the present day. Nor is it known that it was representative of grief on account of the loss of truth. This practice became representative from the fact that 'clothes' meant truths, as has been shown and may be seen in 4545. Further on in this chapter it is also said that when Jacob recognized his son's tunic he rent his clothes, verse 34, by which mourning for lost truth is meant. Similar instances of this practice occur elsewhere in the Word, where it is stated that when the Rabshakeh was sent by Sennacherib king of Asshur and uttered insults against Jerusalem, Eliakim who was over the king's house, and Shebna the secretary, and Joash the recorder 1 rent their clothes and reported these things to king Hezekiah; and when he heard them the king too rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, Isaiah 36:22; 37:1; 2 Kings 18:37; 19:1. The insults he uttered were directed against God, the king, and Jerusalem, and so against Divine Truth, as is even more evident from the internal sense of this narrative. It was to express mourning therefore that their clothes were rent.

[2] When Jehudi had read before the king the scroll which Jeremiah wrote, it is said that he threw it into the fire, but the king and his servants who were listening to all those words did not tear their clothes apart, Jeremiah 36:23-24. 'They did not tear their clothes apart' meant that they did not mourn on account of the non-acceptance of Divine Truth. Something similar is implied by Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh rending their clothes, when the spies spoke in opposition to them, by speaking unfavourably about the land of Canaan, Numbers 14:6; for 'the land of Canaan' means the Lord's kingdom, and 'to speak in opposition to this' describes falsity in opposition to Divine Truth. Mourning over the loss of Divine Truth and Divine Good is meant where it is said, in 1 Samuel 4:11-12, that when the ark of God was captured by the Philistines and both of Eli's sons died, a man ran from the line of battle to Shiloh, with rent clothes and dust on his head. Because 'the ark' represented the Lord's kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself, and consequently represented everything holy in the Church, 'rent clothes' meant grief over the loss of Divine Truth, while 'dust on his head' meant grief over the loss of Divine Good.

[3] In the narrative about Samuel and Saul one reads,

When Samuel turned to go away Saul took hold of the skirt of his tunic, and it was torn away. Therefore Samuel said to him, Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel from upon you this day and has given it to your companion. I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected you from being king over Israel. 1 Samuel 15:26-28.

The tearing away by Saul of the skirt of Samuel's tunic represented that which Samuel then stated - that the kingdom would be torn from him and that he would not be the king of Israel any longer. For 'the kingdom' in the internal sense means Divine Truth, 1672, 2547, 4691, as also does 'king' and 'kingship', 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, especially the king and the kingdom of Israel, since 'Israel' represented the Lord's kingship. The meaning is similar in what is recorded concerning Jeroboam and Ahijah the prophet,

When Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet found him on the road, when he was covered with a new garment and both were alone in the field, Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him and rent it into twelve pieces; and he said to Jeroboam, Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus said Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold, I am rending [the kingdom] from the hand of Solomon and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:29-31.

[4] The second Book of Samuel likewise records that when Saul was killed in battle they tore their clothes apart,

When Saul was killed in battle, on the third day a man came from the camp, whose clothes had been rent. And when David heard about the death of Saul, David took hold of his garments and tore them apart; and so did all his servants who were with him. 2 Samuel 1:2, 10-12.

This too represented mourning because of Divine Truth, lost and cast away by those who adhered to faith separated from charity. For as stated above, 'kingship' meant Divine Truth, while 'the Philistines' by whom Saul was slain represented adherents to faith separated from charity, 1197, 1198, 3412, 3413. The same is also evident from David's lament over him, in verses 18-27 of the same chapter.

[5] When Absalom had slain Amnon his brother and the news reached David that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, David tore his clothes apart and lay on the ground; and all his servants standing by tore their clothes apart, 2 Samuel 13:28, 30-31. This too was done for the sake of the representation that truths from the Divine were lost, those truths being meant in the internal sense by 'the king's sons'. A similar meaning exists in the reference to Hushai the Archite who with his tunic torn apart came to meet David when he fled from Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:32; for in the Word 'a king', and in particular David, represents Divine Truth. The meaning is also very similar in the reference to Ahab, who tore his clothes apart and put sackcloth over his flesh when Elijah told Ahab the king of Israel the words of Jehovah, to the effect that he would be completely wiped out for the evil he had done, 1 Kings 21:27-29.

[6] The fact that tearing apart or rending clothes represented mourning the loss of Truth is additionally clear from the following: Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the law in the house of Jehovah. When Shaphan read it before king Josiah and the king heard the words of the Book of the law, he tore his clothes apart, 2 Kings 22:11. Plainly the king did so because the Word, that is, Divine truth, had been lost for so long and in their hearts and life had been blotted out.

[7] The tearing apart of his own clothes by the high priest, when the Lord confessed He was the Christ the Son of God, and his declaration that He had spoken utter blasphemy, Matthew 26:63-65; Mark 14:63-64, meant that the high priest was absolutely convinced that the Lord had spoken against the Word and so against Divine truth. When Elijah went up in the whirlwind, and Elisha saw it, it is said,

He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. And he took up Elijah's tunic that had fallen from upon him, and he struck the waters and they were divided this way and that, and Elisha went over. 2 Kings 2:11-14.

Elisha tore his own clothes apart at that time to express mourning the loss of the Word, that is, of Divine Truth; for 'Elijah' represents the Lord as regards the Word, that is, Divine Truth, 2762. When the tunic fell from Elijah and was picked up by Elisha, the continuation of Elijah's representation by Elisha was represented, 'the tunic' meaning Divine Truth, see 4677. This also explains why the garment torn apart when such mourning took place was the tunic, as is evident from some of the places that have been quoted. Because 'a garment' meant the truth possessed by the Church, and in the highest sense Divine Truth, it was therefore shameful, except when one was mourning, to go about with clothes that were torn. This is evident from what was done to David's servants by Hanun king of the children of Ammon, when he cut off half the beard of each one, and their garments at the middle even to their buttocks, for which reason they were not allowed to come to David, 2 Samuel 10:4-5.

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