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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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Apocalypse Explained # 507

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507. And all green grass was burnt up.- That this signifies that all scientific truth would perish through the desires of the same loves, is evident from the signification of grass, which denotes what is scientific (scientificum), of which more below; and from the signification of green, which denotes that it is true and living from truth, for as green grass serves as food to animals, so scientific truth (scientificum verum) as spiritual nourishment for men. For whatever is produced in fields, gardens, and plains, and serves for the nourishment either of man or beast, has a correspondence with such things as serve for the nourishment of the external (animus) and internal (mens) minds, which nourishment is called spiritual nourishment. Similar things also appear in the spiritual world, from the correspondence of spiritual things with natural things. And because the Word in the letter is natural, and written by correspondences, therefore it is here said, that the third part of the trees, and all green grass, were burnt up, by which is meant, in the spiritual sense, that all perception and cognition of truth and good, and also all scientific truth, perished through those two corporeal, earthly, and merely natural loves.

[2] By scientific truth is meant every scientific, by which spiritual truth is confirmed, and which has life from spiritual good. For a man may be wise by means of scientifics, or he may be insane. He becomes wise by means of scientifics when by them he confirms the truths and goods of the church, which are spiritual truths and goods; but he becomes insane by scientifics when by means of them he weakens and refutes the truths and goods of the church. When he confirms the truths and goods of the church by them, they are then called scientific truths, and are said to be living; but when by means of them he weakens and refutes the truths and goods of the church, they are called scientific falsities, and are as dead. Knowledges (scientiae) are only means to uses, and their quality is according to the uses which exist from them. They are living when man acquires intelligence and wisdom by means of them. All intelligence and wisdom is from truths that are from heaven, and such intelligence and wisdom being from heaven, that is, through heaven from the Lord, are living, because they are the very spiritual life of man; but intelligence and wisdom from falsities have no existence, and if they be supposed to exist with any one, they are nevertheless dead, because they are from hell.

[3] These things have been said in order that it may be known that green grass signifies the scientific truth that is living, but grass burnt up, the scientific falsity that is dead. When truth and good, which come from heaven, do not find a receptacle with man in cognitions and scientifics, but when evils and falsities, which come from hell do, then scientifics are not living, but dead, and correspond to grass withered and burnt up. The same is the case with man himself, for the quality of a man is according to the quality of the cognitions and knowledges (scientiae) which he has. For it is from living knowledges (scientiae) that he has intelligence; from knowledges that are not living he derives no intelligence; and if they are dead because of the confirmation of falsities by them, insanity and folly are the result.

[4] A man of such a character is, from correspondence, compared, in the Word, to grass; and he is also called grass in the following passages.

In Isaiah:

"Their inhabitants became like the grass of the field and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as a field blasted before the crop" (37:27; 2 Kings 19:26).

In David:

The evil "shall suddenly be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb" (Psalm 37:2).

Again:

"As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth" (Psalm 103:15).

And again:

The haters of Zion "shall be as the grass upon the house tops, which withereth before it is plucked up" (Psalm 129:6, 7).

In Isaiah:

"The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and they shall see. The voice said, Cry, and he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the holiness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the spirit of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever" (40:5-8).

These things are said concerning the coming of the Lord, and the revelation of Divine Truth from Him, meant by "the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and they shall see." That then there would be neither scientific truth nor spiritual truth with man, is signified by "all flesh is grass, and all the holiness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth." Grass denotes scientific truth, and the flower of the field spiritual truth. That man is of such a nature, is meant by "all flesh is grass," and by "surely the people is grass, the grass withereth;" for all flesh denotes every man, and the people, those who were in truths, but are now in falsities.

[5] In the same:

"I am he that comforteth you; who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man; he shall die, and of the son of man, he shall be as grass?" (51:12).

These words signify, that all things are from the Lord, and nothing from [man's] own intelligence and wisdom. Man signifies man as to wisdom, and the son of man signifies man as to intelligence; that the latter is only knowledge (scientia), is meant by the words, "he shall be made as grass."

[6] Again:

"I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring; and they shall spring up in the midst of the grass" (44:3, 4).

The spirit of Jehovah signifies the Divine Truth, and blessing signifies its multiplication and fructification. Intelligence therefore by means of scientific truths is signified by springing up in the midst of the grass.

[7] In David:

Jehovah who "causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man" (Psalm 104:14).

And again:

Jehovah who "prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains, who giveth to the beast his food" (Psalm 147:8, 9).

In Moses:

"My doctrine shall flow down as the rain, my word shall drop as the dew, as small rain upon the grass, and as the drops upon the herb" (Deuteronomy 32:2).

In these passages, grass signifies scientific truth, and the herb of the field, spiritual truth; for the herb of the field means what first springs up in a field or in newly tilled [land], wherefore it is called herb for the service of man. The reason why it is said, grass for the beast, and for food to the beast, is, that beast, in the Word, signifies the affection of the natural man, and scientific truth is to him for food and nourishment.

[8] In Job:

"Behold, behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox" (40:15).

Behemoth has a similar meaning to beast in the Word, namely, man's natural affections, wherefore it is said, "Behold, now, behemoth, which I have made with thee." His spiritual food is scientific truth; this is meant by his devouring grass as an ox.

[9] That green signifies what is living or alive, is evident without further explication; for a plant when it grows or is alive is green, but when it ceases to grow or dies, then its green colour perishes. Wherefore green signifies what is living or alive; as is also the case in the following passages; Jeremiah 11:16; 17:8; Ezekiel 17:24; 20:7; Hosea 14:8; David, Psalm 37:35; 52:8; 92:10; and elsewhere.

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