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Ezekiel 33

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM γη-N1--NSF επι-P ος- --ASF αν-X επιαγω-V1--PAI1S ρομφαια-N1A-ASF και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ανθρωπος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C διδωμι-VO--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASM εαυτου- D--DPM εις-P σκοπος-N2--ASM

3 και-C οραω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF ερχομαι-V1--PMPASF επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C σαλπιζω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-DSF και-C σημαινω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM

4 και-C ακουω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--NSM ακουω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-GSF και-C μη-D φυλασσω-VA--AMS3S και-C επιερχομαι-VB--AAS3S ο- A--NSF ρομφαια-N1A-NSF και-C καταλαμβανω-VB--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

5 οτι-C ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-GSF ακουω-VA--AAPNSM ου-D φυλασσω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSN αιμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S και-C ουτος- D--NSM οτι-C φυλασσω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκαιρεω-VBI-AMI3S

6 και-C ο- A--NSM σκοπος-N2--NSM εαν-C οραω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF ερχομαι-V1--PMPASF και-C μη-D σημαινω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-DSF και-C ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM μη-D φυλασσω-VA--AMS3S και-C ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF ρομφαια-N1A-NSF λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM ψυχη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--NSF δια-P ο- A--ASF εαυτου- D--GSF ανομια-N1A-ASF λαμβανω-VVI-API3S και-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκ-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSM σκοπος-N2--GSM εκζητεω-VF--FAI1S

7 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM σκοπος-N2--ASM διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ακουω-VF--FMI2S εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN εγω- P--GS λογος-N2--ASM

8 εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM αμαρτωλος-A1B-DSM θανατος-N2--DSM θανατοω-VC--FPI2S και-C μη-D λαλεω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--GSN φυλασσω-VA--AMN ο- A--ASM ασεβης-A3H-APM απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανομος-A1B-NSM ο- A--DSF ανομια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--ASN δε-X αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS εκζητεω-VF--FAI1S

9 συ- P--NS δε-X εαν-C προ αποαγγελλω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--DSM ασεβης-A3H-DSM ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN απο-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C μη-D αποστρεφω-VA--AAS3S απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--DSF ασεβεια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S και-C συ- P--NS ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF σεαυτου- D--GSM εκαιρεω-VM--XMI2S

10 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ουτως-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI2P λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--NPF πλανη-N1--NPF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPF ανομια-N1A-NPF εγω- P--GP επι-P εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3P και-C εν-P αυτος- D--DPF εγω- P--NP τηκω-V1--PMI1P και-C πως-D ζαω-VF--FMI1P

11 ειπον-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ου-D βουλομαι-V1--PMI1S ο- A--ASM θανατος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM ασεβης-A3H-GSM ως-C ο- A--ASN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM ασεβης-A3H-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ζαω-V3--PAN αυτος- D--ASM αποστροφη-N1--DSF αποστρεφω-VA--AAD2P απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF συ- P--GP και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN αποθνησκω-V1--PAI2P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

12 ειπον-VB--AAD2S προς-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF δικαιος-A1A-GSM ου-D μη-D εκαιρεω-VB--AMS3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF πλαναω-VC--APS3S και-C ανομια-N1A-NSF ασεβης-A3H-GSM ου-D μη-D κακοω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF αποστρεφω-VA--AAS3S απο-P ο- A--GSF ανομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C δικαιος-A1A-NSM ου-D μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMS3S σωζω-VC--APN

13 εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM δικαιος-A1A-DSM ουτος- D--NSM πειθω-VX--XAI3S επι-P ο- A--DSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S ανομια-N1A-ASF πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GSM ου-D μη-D αναμιμνησκω-VS--APS3P εν-P ο- A--DSF αδικια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S

14 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM ασεβης-A3H-DSM θανατος-N2--DSM θανατοω-VC--FPI2S και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FMI2S απο-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF

15 και-C ενεχυρασμα-N3M-ASN αποδιδωμι-VO--AAS3S και-C αρπαγμα-N3M-ASN αποτινω-VA--AAS3S εν-P προσταγμα-N3M-DPN ζωη-N1--GSF διαπορευομαι-V1--PMS3S ο- A--GSN μη-D ποιεω-VA--AAN αδικος-A1B-ASM ζωη-N1--DSF ζαω-VF--FMI3S και-C ου-D μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3S

16 πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF αμαρτια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --APF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S ου-D μη-D αναμιμνησκω-VS--APS3P οτι-C κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-VF--FMI3S

17 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF

18 εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN δικαιος-A1A-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S ανομια-N1A-GSF και-C αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPF

19 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM αμαρτωλος-A1B-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF ανομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF εν-P αυτος- D--DPM αυτος- D--NSM ζαω-VF--FMI3S

20 και-C ουτος- D--ASN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --ASN ειπον-VAI-AAI2P ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM εκαστος-A1--ASM εν-P ο- A--DPF οδος-N2--DPF αυτος- D--GSM κρινω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AP οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

21 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P ο- A--DSN δωδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM δωδεκατος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM πεμπτος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GP ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM ανασωζω-VC--APPNSM προς-P εγω- P--AS απο-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αλισκω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF

22 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S επι-P εγω- P--AS χειρ-N3--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM εσπερα-N1A-GSF πριν-D ερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM και-C αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN εως-D ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--ASN πρωι-D και-C αναοιγω-VQ--APPNSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN στομα-N3M-NSN ου-D συνεχω-VCI-API3S ετι-D

23 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--APF ερημοω-VM--XPPAPF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3P εις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM και-C καταεχω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C εγω- P--NP πολυς-A3C-NPM ειμι-V9--PAI1P εγω- P--DP διδωμι-VM--XMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εις-P κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF

25 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ειπον-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

27 ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS ει-C μην-X ο- A--NPM εν-P ο- A--DPF ερημοω-VM--XPPDPF μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P και-C ο- A--NPM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM διδωμι-VC--FPI3P εις-P καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN και-C ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DPF τειχιζω-VT--XMPDPF και-C ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DPN σπηλαιον-N2N-DPN θανατος-N2--DSM αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S

28 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ερημος-A1B-ASF και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--NSF υβρις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δια-P ο- A--ASN μη-D ειμι-V9--PAN διαπορευομαι-V1--PMPASM

29 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM ερημος-A1B-ASF και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3S δια-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN βδελυγμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P

30 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NPM λαλεω-V2--PAPNPM περι-P συ- P--GS παρα-P ο- A--APN τειχος-N3E-APN και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM πυλων-N3W-DPM ο- A--GPF οικια-N1A-GPF και-C λαλεω-V2--PAI3P ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM συνερχομαι-VB--AAS1P και-C ακουω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--APN εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPAPN παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM

31 ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P προς-P συ- P--AS ως-C συνπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S λαος-N2--NSM και-C καταημαι-V5--PMI3P εναντιον-P συ- P--GS και-C ακουω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--APN ου-D μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P οτι-C ψευδος-N3E-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C οπισω-P ο- A--GPN μιασμα-N3M-GPN ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GPM

32 και-C γιγνομαι-V1--PMS2S αυτος- D--DPM ως-C φωνη-N1--NSF ψαλτηριον-N2N-GSN ηδυφωνος-A1B-GSN ευαρμοστος-A1B-GSN και-C ακουω-VF--FMI3P συ- P--GS ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN και-C ου-D μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN

33 και-C ηνικα-D αν-X ερχομαι-VB--AAS3S ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ιδου-I ηκω-V1--PAI3S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C προφητης-N1M-NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM

   

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6367. 'A lion's cub is Judah' means innocence with innate strength. This is clear from the meaning of 'a lion' as the good of love and the truth from that good in their power, dealt with below, so that 'a lion's cub' is innocence with strength. The reason why with innate strength is meant is that here 'Judah' represents the celestial element of love, and the celestial element of love resides in the will part of the mind, 895, 917, 4493, 5117, and thus possesses innate strength. For a person is born into things that belong to the will part. That being so, members of the Most Ancient Church, which was celestial, were born into the good of love, in the measure that good was present in their will. This then is why the strength is said to be innate. The reason 'a lion's cub' means innocence is that 'a lion' is the good of celestial love, and 'a cub', being so to speak its young child, accordingly means innocence.

[2] 'A lion' means the good of celestial love and the truth from that love in their power, and also in the contrary sense the evil of self-love in its power, as is clear from places in the Word where 'a lion' is mentioned. The good of celestial love is meant in John,

Behold, the Lion which is from the Tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose its seven seals. Revelation 5:5.

Here the Lord is called 'the Lion' by virtue of the almighty power which His Divine Love and Divine Truth from that Love possess. There are also other places in the Word where Jehovah or the Lord is compared to a lion, as in Hosea,

They will go after Jehovah; He will roar like a lion, for He will roar, and respectfully [His] sons from the west 1 will draw near. Hosea 11:10.

[3] Also in Isaiah,

Thus said Jehovah to me, As a lion roars, and a young lion over its prey, when there come up against him a full number of shepherds, by whose voice he is not dismayed, and by whose tumult he is not distressed, so Jehovah Zebaoth will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. Isaiah 31:4.

Here the almighty power of Divine Good is compared to 'a lion', and the almighty power of Divine Truth from that Good is compared to 'a young lion'. For it says that 'Jehovah Zebaoth will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill', and 'Mount Zion' means the Good of Divine Love and 'its hill' the Divine Truth from that Good, 795, 796, 1430, 4210.

[4] For the same reason the four living creatures in Ezekiel and in John, meaning cherubs, had the faces of a human being, lion, ox, and eagle: In Ezekiel,

The likeness of the faces of the four living creatures - [each of] the four had the face of a human being, and the face of a lion on the right side, and [each of] the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and [each of] the four had the face of an eagle. Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14.

And in John,

Around 2 the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. And the first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like a calf; the third living creature had a face like a human being; the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. Revelation 4:6-7.

The fact that the living creatures were cherubs is stated in Ezekiel to, which fact is also evident from the description of them in John, in which he says that they had 'eyes in front and behind'. The Lord's foresight and providence are meant by 'the cherubs', 308; and they had the face of a lion by virtue of the almighty power belonging to providence that Divine Truth from Divine Good possesses. So also with the cherubs around the new temple in Ezekiel 41:19.

[5] Celestial people in possession of the power supplied by the good and the truth from good which come from the Lord are meant by 'lions', as is evident in David,

There is no want to those fearing Jehovah. The young lions will lack and suffer hunger, but those seeking Jehovah will not lack any good thing. Psalms 34:9-10.

In the same author,

The [young] lions are roaring for plunder, and to seek from God their food. The sun rises, they are gathered together, and lie down in their dwelling-places. Psalms 104:21-22.

In Balaam's prophetic utterance,

At that time it will be said to Jacob and to Israel, What has God been doing? See, a people will rise up like an old lion, and like a young lion will lift itself up. He will not rest until he has devoured the prey. Numbers 23:23-24.

[6] And further on,

When Balaam saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, he said, He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like an old lion; who will rouse him? Numbers 24:2, 9.

The celestial is what is described here because celestial order is what the tribes represented by their encampments and was what Balaam saw in the spirit when he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, 6335. That order originates in Divine Good coming through Divine Truth from the Lord; and within that order resides all power, meant here by a crouching and recumbent lion.

[7] In Micah,

The remnant of Jacob will be with the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will tread down and tear in pieces, 3 and there is no deliverer. Your hand will be lifted up over your enemies, and all your adversaries will be cut off. Micah 5:8-9.

Here 'a lion' and a young lion stand for celestial good and celestial truth, which are 'the remnant of Jacob'. They also stand for that good and truth in Isaiah 21:8; Jeremiah 25:38; Ezekiel 38:13; Zechariah 11:3. And that same good and truth were also represented by the lions at Solomon's ivory throne, two next to the armrests 4 and twelve on the six steps, 1 Kings 10:18-20, and by the lions on the panels of the ten pedestals made of bronze, 1 Kings 7:29, 36.

[8] In the contrary sense 'a lion' means the evil of self-love in its power, as is evident from the following places: In Isaiah,

There will not be any lion there, and the savage of the wild animals will not go up on it; it will not be found there. But they will go free; thus the redeemed of Jehovah will return, and will come to Zion with song. Isaiah 35:9-10.

In Jeremiah,

Why has Israel become plunder? The young lions roar at him, they sound their voice; they turn his land into a waste. Jeremiah 2:14-15.

In the same prophet,

A lion has risen up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out; he has come from his place to turn the land into a waste. Jeremiah 4:7.

In the same prophet,

They did not know the way of Jehovah, the judgement of their God, therefore a lion from the forest has struck them down, and a wolf of the plains will devastate them. Jeremiah 5:4, 6.

In Nahum,

Where is the dwelling-place of lions, and the feeding-place 5 of the young lions, where the lion walked, the old lion, the lion's cub, and there is no one making them afraid? The lion tears in pieces enough for the cubs, and strangles for his old lionesses, and fills his caves with plunder, and his dwelling places with what he has pounced on. Behold, I am against you, said Jehovah Zebaoth, and I will burn her chariot in the smoke; but the sword will devour your young lions, and I will cut off your plunder from the earth. Nahum 2:11-13.

This refers to Nineveh.

In all these places 'a lion' stands for the power that the evil of self-love possesses, when it destroys and lays waste. 'A lion' has a like meaning in Jeremiah 12:8; 49:19; 50:17, 44; 51:38; Ezekiel 19:2-9; 32:2; Joel 1:6; Zephaniah 3:3; Psalms 57:4; 58:6; 91:13; Revelation 13:2.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, sons from the sea

2. The Latin means Before but the Greek means Around, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

3. Reading discerpet (will tear to pieces), which Swedenborg has in his rough draft, for disperget (will scatter)

4. literally, the hands of the throne

5. literally, pasture or grazing ground

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.