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Deuteronomy 32

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1 προςεχω-V1--PAD2S ουρανος-N2--VSM και-C λαλεω-VF--FAI1S και-C ακουω-V1--PAD3S γη-N1--NSF ρημα-N3M-APN εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN εγω- P--GS

2 προςδοκαω-V3--PMD3S ως-C υετος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSN αποφθεγμα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS και-C καταβαινω-VZ--AAD3S ως-C δροσος-N2--NSF ο- A--NPN ρημα-N3M-NPN εγω- P--GS ωσει-D ομβρος-N2--NSM επι-P αγρωστις-N3I-ASF και-C ωσει-D νιφετος-N2--NSM επι-P χορτος-N2--ASM

3 οτι-C ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM καλεω-VAI-AAI1S διδωμι-VO--AAD2P μεγαλωσυνη-N1--ASF ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GP

4 θεος-N2--NSM αληθινος-A1--NPN ο- A--NPN εργον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF οδος-N2--NPF αυτος- D--GSM κρισις-N3I-NPF θεος-N2--NSM πιστος-A1--NSM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S αδικια-N1A-NSF δικαιος-A1A-NSM και-C οσιος-A1A-NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

5 αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3P ου-D αυτος- D--DSM τεκνον-N2N-NPN μωμητος-A1--NPN γενεα-N1A-NSF σκολιος-A1A-NSF και-C διαστρεφω-VP--XMPNSF

6 ουτος- D--APN κυριος-N2--DSM αντι αποδιδωμι-V8--PAI2P ουτως-D λαος-N2--NSM μωρος-A1A-NSM και-C ου-D σοφος-A1--NSM ου-D αυτος- D--NSM ουτος- D--NSM συ- P--GS πατηρ-N3--NSM κταομαι-VAI-AMI3S συ- P--AS και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS και-C κτιζω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS

7 μιμνησκω-VS--APD2P ημερα-N1A-APF αιων-N3W-GSM συνιημι-VA--AAD2P ετος-N3E-APN γενεα-N1A-GSF γενεα-N1A-GPF επιερωταω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ανααγγελλω-VF2-FAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--APM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-APM συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P συ- P--DS

8 οτε-D διαμεριζω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM υψιστος-A1--NSM εθνος-N3E-APN ως-C διασπειρω-VAI-AAI3S υιος-N2--APM *αδαμ-N---GSM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S οριον-N2N-APN εθνος-N3E-GPN κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM αγγελος-N2--GPM θεος-N2--GSM

9 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S μερις-N3D-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM λαος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM σχοινισμα-N3M-NSM κληρονομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM *ισραηλ-N---NSM

10 αυταρκεω-VA--AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF εν-P διψος-N3E-DSN καυμα-N3M-GSN εν-P ανυδρος-A1B-DSM κυκλοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C παιδευω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C διαφυλασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ως-C κορη-N1--ASF οφθαλμος-N2--GSM

11 ως-C αετος-N2--NSM σκεπαζω-VA--AAN νοσσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--DPM νεοσσος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM ποθεω-VXI-YAI3S διαιημι-VA--AAPNSN ο- A--APF πτερυξ-N3G-APF αυτος- D--GSM δεχομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--GPN μεταφρενον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM

12 κυριος-N2--NSM μονος-A1--NSM αγω-V1I-IAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM θεος-N2--NSM αλλοτριος-A1A-NSM

13 αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3U-ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ψωμιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM γενημα-N3M-APN αγρος-N2--GPM θηλαζω-VAI-AAI3S μελι-N3T-ASN εκ-P πετρα-N1A-GSF και-C ελαιον-N2N-ASN εκ-P στερεος-A1A-GSF πετρα-N1A-GSF

14 βουτυρον-N2N-ASN βους-N3--GPM και-C γαλα-N3--ASN προβατον-N2N-GPN μετα-P στεαρ-N3T-GSN αρνος-N3--GPM και-C κριος-N2--GPM υιος-N2--GPM ταυρος-N2--GPM και-C τραγος-N2--GPM μετα-P στεαρ-N3T-GSN νεφρος-N2--GPM πυρος-N2--GSM και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN σταφυλη-N1--GSF πινω-VBI-AAI3P οινος-N2--ASM

15 και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VSI-API3S και-C απολακτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγαπαω-VM--XMPNSM λιπαινω-VCI-API3S παχυνω-VCI-API3S πλατυνω-VCI-API3S και-C εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM ποιεω-VA--AAPASM αυτος- D--ASM και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S απο-P θεος-N2--GSM σωτηρ-N3H-GSM αυτος- D--GSM

16 παραοξυνω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS επι-P αλλοτριος-A1A-DPM εν-P βδελυγμα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GPM εκπικραινω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS

17 θυω-VAI-AAI3P δαιμονιον-N2N-DPN και-C ου-D θεος-N2--DSM θεος-N2--DPM ος- --DPM ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3P καινος-A1--NPM προσφατος-A1B-NPM ηκω-V1--PAI3P ος- --APM ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3P ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM

18 θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM γενναω-VA--AAPASM συ- P--AS εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI2S και-C επιλανθανω-VBI-AMI2S θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM τρεφω-V1--PAPGSM συ- P--AS

19 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3S και-C παραοξυνω-VCI-API3S δια-P οργη-N1--ASF υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--GPF

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C δεικνυω-VF--FAI1S τις- I--ASN ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM επι-P εσχατο-A1--GPN οτι-C γενεα-N1A-NSF εκστρεφω-VP--XMPNSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S υιος-N2--NPM ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S πιστις-N3I-NSF εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

21 αυτος- D--NPM παραζηλοω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS επι-P ου-D θεος-N2--DSM παραοργιζω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DPN ειδωλον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM καιεγω-C+ PNS παραζηλοω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ου-D εθνος-N3E-DSN επι-P εθνος-N3E-DSN ασυνετος-A1B-DSN παραοργιζω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM

22 οτι-C πυρ-N3--NSN εκκαιω-VM--XMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSM θυμος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS καιω-VC--FPI3S εως-P αιδης-N1M-GSM κατω-D καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN γενημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF φλεγω-VF--FAI3S θεμελιος-A1B-APN ορος-N3E-GPN

23 συναγω-VF--FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM κακος-A1--APN και-C ο- A--APN βελος-N3E-APN εγω- P--GS συντελεω-VF--FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM

24 τηκω-V1--PMPNPM λιμος-N2--DSM και-C βρωσις-N3I-DSF ορνεον-N2N-GPN και-C οπισθοτονος-A1B-NSM ανιατος-A1B-NSM οδους-N3--APM θηριον-N2N-GPN αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM μετα-P θυμος-N2--GSM συρω-V1--PAPGPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF

25 εξωθεν-D ατεκνοω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF και-C εκ-P ο- A--GPN ταμιειον-N2N-GPN φοβος-N2--NSM νεανισκος-N2--NSM συν-P παρθενος-N2--DSF θηλαζω-V1--PAPNSM μετα-P καταιστημι-VXI-XAPGSM πρεσβυτης-N1M-GSM

26 ειπον-VAI-AAI1S διασπειρω-VF2-FAIIS αυτος- D--APM παυω-VF--FAI1S δη-X εκ-P ανθρωπος-N2--GPM ο- A--ASN μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GPM

27 ει-C μη-D δια-P οργη-N1--ASF εχθρος-N2--GPM ινα-C μη-D μακροχρονιζω-VA--AAS3P και-C ινα-C μη-D συν επιτιθημι-VE--AMS3P ο- A--NPM υπεναντιος-A1A-NPM μη-D ειπον-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSF υψηλος-A1--NSF και-C ου-D κυριος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ουτος- D--APN πας-A3--APN

28 οτι-C εθνος-N3E-NSN αποολλυω-VX--XAPNSN βουλη-N1--ASF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM επιστημη-N1--NSF

29 ου-D φρονεω-VAI-AAI3P συνιημι-V7--PAN ουτος- D--APN καταδεχομαι-VA--AMD3P εις-P ο- A--ASM επιειμι-V9--PAPASM χρονος-N2--ASM

30 πως-D διωκω-VF--FMI3S εις-A3--NSM χιλιοι-A1A-APM και-C δυο-M μετακινεω-VF--FAI3P μυριας-N3D-APF ει-C μη-D ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αποδιδωμι-VOI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C κυριος-N2--NSM παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

31 οτι-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ως-C ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NPM δε-X εχθρος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GP ανοητος-A1B-NPM

32 εκ-P γαρ-X αμπελος-N2--GSF *σοδομα-N---GPM ο- A--NSF αμπελος-N2--NSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NSF κληματις-N3D-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P *γομορρα-N---GSF ο- A--NSF σταφυλη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM σταφυλη-N1--NSF χολη-N1--GSF βοτρυς-N3U-NSM πικρια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--DPM

33 θυμος-N2--NSM δρακων-N3--GPM ο- A--NSM οινος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C θυμος-N2--NSM ασπις-N3D-GPF ανιατος-A1B-NSM

34 ου-D ιδου-I ουτος- D--NPN συναγω-VK--XMI3S παρα-P εγω- P--DS και-C σφραγιζω-VM--XMI3S εν-P ο- A--DPM θησαυρος-N2--DPM εγω- P--GS

35 εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF εκδικησις-N3I-GSF αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S εν-P καιρος-N2--DSM οταν-D σφαλλω-VD--APS3S ο- A--NSM πους-N3D-NSM αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C εγγυς-D ημερα-N1A-NSF απωλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C παραειμι-V9--PAI3S ετοιμος-A1--NPN συ- P--DP

36 οτι-C κρινω-VF2-FAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--DPM δουλος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM παρακαλεω-VC--FPI3S οραω-VBI-AAI3S γαρ-X παραλυω-VM--XMPAPM αυτος- D--APM και-C εκλειπω-VX--XAPAPM εν-P επαγωγη-N1--DSF και-C παραιημι-VM--XMPAPM

37 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM που-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ος- --DPM πειθω-VXI-YAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--DPM

38 ος- --GPM ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GPF θυσια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM εσθιω-V1I-IAI2P και-C πινω-V1I-IAI2P ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPF σπονδη-N1--GPF αυτος- D--GPM αναιστημι-VH--AAD3P και-C βοηθεω-VA--AAD3P συ- P--DP και-C γιγνομαι-VC--APD3P συ- P--DP σκεπαστης-N1M-NPM

39 οραω-VB--AAD2P οραω-VB--AAD2P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S θεος-N2--NSM πλην-D εγω- P--GS εγω- P--NS αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S και-C ζαω-V3--PAN ποιεω-VF--FAI1S πατασσω-VF--FAI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS ιαομαι-VF--FMI1S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --NSM εκαιρεω-VF2-FMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF εγω- P--GS

40 οτι-C αιρω-VF2-FAI1S εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ομνυμι-VF2-FMI1S ο- A--DSF δεξιος-A1A-DSF εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI1S ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

41 οτι-C παραοξυνω-VF2-FAI1S ως-C αστραπη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF μαχαιρα-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C αντιεχω-VF--FMI3S κριμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF εγω- P--GS και-C αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S δικη-N1--ASF ο- A--DPM εχθρος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--DPM μισεω-V2--PAPDPM εγω- P--AS αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S

42 μεθυω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN βελος-N3E-APN εγω- P--GS απο-P αιμα-N3M-GSN και-C ο- A--NSF μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S κρεας-N3--APN απο-P αιμα-N3M-GSN τραυματιας-N1T-GPM και-C αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF απο-P κεφαλη-N1--GSF αρχων-N3--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM

43 ευφραινω-VC--APD2P ουρανος-N2--NPM αμα-D αυτος- D--DSM και-C προςκυνεω-VA--AAD3P αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--NPM υιος-N2--NPM θεος-N2--GSM ευφραινω-VC--APD2P εθνος-N3E-NPN μετα-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ενισχυω-VA--AAD3P αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM θεος-N2--GSM οτι-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM εκδικαζω-VF--FMI3S και-C εκδικεω-VF--FAI3S και-C αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S δικη-N1--ASF ο- A--DPM εχθρος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--DPM μισεω-V2--PAPDPM αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S και-C εκκαθαριζω-VF2-FAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

44 και-C γραφω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF ωδη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF και-C διδασκω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM νομος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--NSM και-C *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM

45 και-C συντελεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM λαλεω-V2--PAPNSM πας-A3--DSM *ισραηλ-N---DSM

46 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--APM προςεχω-V1--PAD2P ο- A--DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF επι-P πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ουτος- D--APM ος- --APM εγω- P--NS διαμαρτυρομαι-V1--PMI1S συ- P--DP σημερον-D ος- --APN εντελεω-V2--PMI2P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP φυλασσω-V1--PAN και-C ποιεω-V2--PAN πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM νομος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

47 οτι-C ου-D λογος-N2--NSM κενος-A1--NSM ουτος- D--NSM συ- P--DP οτι-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF ζωη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ενεκεν-P ο- A--GSM λογος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM μακροημερευω-VF--FAI2P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εις-P ος- --ASF συ- P--NP διαβαινω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--ASM *ιορδανης-N1M-ASM εκει-D κληρονομεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF

48 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

49 αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN *αβαριν-N---GSM ουτος- D--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN *ναβαυ-N---GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P γη-N1--DSF *μωαβ-N---GSM κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN *ιεριχω-N---GSM και-C οραω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF *χανααν-N---GSM ος- --ASF εγω- P--NS διδωμι-V8--PAI1S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εις-P κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF

50 και-C τελευταω-V3--PAD2S εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN εις-P ος- --ASN αναβαινω-V1--PAI2S εκει-D και-C προςτιθημι-VC--APD2S προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS εν-P *ωρ-N---DSM ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN και-C προςτιθημι-VCI-API3S προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

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281. And the fourth animal was like a flying eagle. That this signifies the appearance in ultimates of the Divine guardianship and providence as to intelligence and circumspection in every direction is evident from the signification of an eagle, as being intelligence, in this case the Divine intelligence of the guardianship and providence of the Lord. The reason why an eagle denotes intelligence is that intelligence is in the light of heaven, and an eagle flies on high to be there, and to look about on every side; hence it is that the face of the cherub appeared like a flying eagle, for to fly signifies presence and circumspection roundabout, and when said of the Divine, it signifies omnipresence. The reason why eagle signifies intelligence is also that the birds of heaven, in a good sense, signify things intellectual and rational, and the eagle above all others, because it not only flies high, but possesses a most acute sight. (That the birds of heaven signify intellectual and rational things in each sense may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 745, 776, 866, 988, 991, 3219, 5149, 7441).

[2] That an eagle signifies intelligence is evident from the following passages in the Word. In Ezekiel:

"A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, full of feathers, which had embroidering, came upon Lebanon, and took a small branch of a cedar. He plucked off the head of its shoots, and carried it down into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of dealers in spices. He took of the seed of the land, and placed it in the field of the sower; he took it to great waters, and placed it circumspectly; and it budded and became a luxuriant vine of low stature, so that its branches looked to him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, which produced branches and sent out boughs to him. There was also another great eagle with great wings and full of feathers; and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him to water him from the little beds of its plantation. It was planted in a good field near many waters to form the bough, and to bear fruit, that it might be for a vine of magnificence" (17:1-8).

The subject here treated of is the establishment of the spiritual church by the Lord; and, in the internal sense, the process of its establishment, or of the regeneration of the man of that church, is described from beginning to end. By the first eagle is described the process of the regeneration of the natural or external man, by means of scientifics (scientifica) and by means of knowledges (cognitiones) from the Word; and by the other eagle is described the process of the regeneration of the spiritual or internal man by means of truths from good; hence by the first eagle is signified the intelligence of the natural man, and by the second the intelligence of the spiritual man.

What these particulars signify shall be explained in a few words. The first eagle is said to have great wings, long pinions, and to be full of feathers, and thereby are signified the abundance of the knowledges (scientiae) and cognitions of truth and good, from which is derived the first intelligence, or the intelligence of the natural man. It is therefore said that it had embroidering, for by embroidering is signified what pertains to knowledge and cognition (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 9688). It came upon Lebanon, and took a small branch of cedar, signifies that it took some knowledges (cognitiones) of truth from the doctrine of the church which is from the Word; for by Lebanon is signified that doctrine, and by the small branch of a cedar are signified knowledges. He plucked off the head of its shoots and carried it into a land of traffic signifies primary cognitions therefrom, to which it applied (by the head of the shoots are signified primary knowledges, and by the land of traffic is signified the natural man, to which knowledge (scientia) belongs). In a city of dealers in spices, signifies among truths from good in the natural man. (That spices signify truths which are grateful because from good, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 4748, 5621, 9474, 9475, 10199, 10254). He took of the seed of the land, and placed it in the field of the sower, he took it to great waters and placed it circumspectly, signifies multiplication. The seed of the land denotes the truth of the church; the field of the sower denotes the good by virtue of which it grows. Great waters signify the knowledges of truth and good; to place circumspectly denotes separation from falsities. And it budded and became a luxuriant vine, so that its branches looked towards him, and the roots thereof were under him signifies the church arising from the arrangement of the knowledges of truth, and their application to use. So it became a vine which produced branches, and sent out boughs signifies the beginning of the spiritual church, and the continuous increase of truths. (That vine signifies the spiritual church, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 1069, 6375, 9277.) Hitherto the beginning of the church in the natural or external man has been described; its establishment, which takes place in the spiritual or internal man, is now described by the other eagle. Because this signifies spiritual intelligence, it is said that the vine bent its roots and sent its branches towards him, namely, the eagle, for by roots are signified knowledges (scientiae), and by branches the cognitions (cognitiones) of truth and good, which are all applied to the truths which are in the spiritual or internal man, since without their spiritual application man has no wisdom. The multiplication and fructification of truth from good, thus the increase of intelligence, is described by the vine being planted in a good field, near many waters, to form the bough, and to bear fruit, that it might be a vine of magnificence. Here, by the good field is signified the church as to the good of charity; many waters signify the knowledges of good and truth. To form the bough is to multiply truths; and to bear fruit is to produce goods, which are uses. A vine of magnificence is the spiritual church, thus internal and external. (But these things, because they are arcana of regeneration and of the establishment of the church with man, may be better perceived from what is adduced in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem from Arcana Coelestia, concerning knowledges (scientiae) and knowledges (cognitiones), n.51, and concerning regeneration, n. 183.)

[3] That eagle signifies intelligence is also evident in Isaiah:

"They that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength, and mount up with wings as eagles" (40:31).

To mount up with wings as eagles denotes ascent into the light of heaven, thus into intelligence.

[4] Again, in David:

"Jehovah satisfieth thy mouth; so that thou art renewed as the eagle" (Psalm 103:5).

To be renewed as the eagle, means as to intelligence.

[5] Again, in Moses:

"Ye have seen how I bare you as on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself" (Exodus 19:4).

By bearing them as on eagles' wings and bringing them is also signified into intelligence, because into heaven and the light thereof.

[6] Again:

Jehovah "found him in a desert land; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the pupil of his eye. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings; so Jehovah alone did lead him" (Deuteronomy 32:10-12).

Here the establishment of the Ancient Church is treated of, and the first reformation of those who belonged to that church; their first state is meant by the desert land in which Jehovah found them. This land denotes a state in which there is no good because there is no truth. Their instruction in truths, the guarding of them from falsities, and the opening of the interiors of their mind that they may come into the light of heaven and so into the understanding of truth and good, which is intelligence, is described by the eagle stirring up her nest, fluttering over her young, and bearing them upon her wings; comparison is here made with the eagle, because the eagle signifies intelligence.

[7] In 2 Samuel:

"Saul and Jonathan were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions" (1:23).

By Saul as king, and by Jonathan as son of a king, the truth of the church is signified; and because intelligence and power are therefrom, it is said that they were swifter than eagles, and stronger than lions; swiftness in the Word, when said of intelligence, signifying the affection of truth. For David wrote his lamentation over Saul and Jonathan to teach the sons of Judah the bow; and by the sons of Judah are signified the truths of the church, and by the bow is meant the doctrine of truth fighting against falsities.

[8] In Job:

"Doth the hawk fly by thy intelligence, and stretch her wings toward the south? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? In the rock she dwelleth and passeth the night, thence she seeketh her food, and her eyes behold afar off; and where the slain are, there is she" (39:26-30).

Here the subject treated of is intelligence, which no one can procure from himself or from proprium; wherefore it is said, "Doth the hawk fly by thy intelligence, and stretch her wings towards the south?" by which is signified man's leading himself into the light of intelligence, which is signified by the south; but, in this case, that he cannot. The intelligence itself, which is that of the spiritual man, is described by the eagle mounting up, making her nest on high, dwelling and passing the night on the rock; also by her thence searching out her food, and her eyes beholding afar off. That no one has such intelligence from himself is signified by the question, "Doth the eagle mount up at thy command?" But that nothing but falsities can proceed from man's own intelligence is signified by where the slain are, there is she. The slain in the Word signify those with whom truths are extinguished by falsities (see Arcana Coelestia 4503).

[9] From these considerations it is evident what is signified by the words of the Lord when the disciples asked Him where the Last Judgment would be:

They said unto Him, "Where, Lord? He said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together" (Luke 17:37).

By the body is here signified the spiritual world, where all men are together, good and evil. By eagles are signified those who are in truths, and also those who are in falsities, thus those who are in true intelligence and those who are in false intelligence. False intelligence is from man's proprium, but true intelligence is from the Lord, by means of the Word.

[10] The falsities which are from man's own intelligence are also described by eagles in the following passages in the Word. In Jeremiah:

"Behold he ascendeth as clouds, and his chariots are as a storm, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us, for we are spoiled" (4:13).

The subject here treated of is the desolation of truth in the church, and by the clouds which ascend are signified falsities; by the chariots which are as a storm is signified the doctrine of falsities; their eagerness and pleasure in reasoning against truths and destroying them is signified by their horses being swifter than eagles, for by swiftness and haste in the Word is signified incitement by affection and lust (see Arcana Coelestia 7695, 7866), and by horses the understanding of truth, and, in the opposite sense, the understanding of falsity, or reasoning from fallacies against truths (see Arcana Coelestia 2760, 2761, 2762, 3217, 5321, 6125, 6400, 6534, 7024, 8146, 8148, 8381). And because horses signify the understanding of truth, and eagles intelligence, in this place man's own intelligence, which is reasoning from falsities, it is therefore said, "their horses are swifter than eagles."

[11] In Lamentations:

"Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the heavens" (4:19).

In Habakkuk:

"Their horses are swifter than leopards, and are fiercer than the wolves of evening: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, whence his horsemen come from far; they fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. They come all for violence" (1:8, 9).

The eagle here, in like manner, signifies reasoning from falsities against truths, which is reasoning from man's own intelligence.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.