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Jeremiah 38

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1 εν-P ο- A--DSM χρονος-N2--DSM εκεινος- D--DSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ειμι-VF--FMI1S εις-P θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--DSN γενος-N3E-DSN *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αυτος- D--NPM ειμι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--DS εις-P λαος-N2--ASM

2 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ευρισκω-VB--AAI1S θερμος-A1--ASM εν-P ερημος-N2--DSF μετα-P ολλυμι-VX--XAPGPM εν-P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF βαδιζω-VA--AAD2P και-C μη-D ολλυμι-VA--AAS2P ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM

3 κυριος-N2--NSM πορρωθεν-D οραω-VVI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM αγαπησις-N3I-ASF αιωνιος-A1A-ASF αγαπαω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--AS δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ειλκω-VA--AAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P οικτιρημα-N3M-ASN

4 ετι-D οικοδομεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C οικοδομεω-VC--FPI2S παρθενος-N2--NSF *ισραηλ-N---NSM ετι-D λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S τυμπανον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI2S μετα-P συναγωγη-N1--GSF παιζω-V1--PAPGPM

5 ετι-D φυτευω-VA--AAD2P αμπελων-N3W-APM εν-P ορος-N3E-DPN *σαμαρεια-N1A-GSF φυτευω-VA--AAD2P και-C αινεω-VA--AAD2P

6 οτι-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S ημερα-N1A-NSF κλησις-N3I-GSF απολογεομαι-V2--PMPGPM εν-P ορος-N3E-DPN *εφραιμ-N---GSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2P εις-P *σιων-N---ASF προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GP

7 οτι-C ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM ευφραινω-VC--APD2P και-C χρεμετιζω-VA--AAD2P επι-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF εθνος-N3E-GPN ακουστος-A1--APN ποιεω-VA--AAD2P και-C αινεω-VA--AAD2P ειπον-VAI-AAI2P σωζω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN καταλοιπος-A1B-ASN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

8 ιδου-I εγω- P--NS αγω-V1--PAI1S αυτος- D--APM απο-P βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C συναγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM απο-P εσχατος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P εορτη-N1--DSF φασεκ-N---GS και-C τεκνοποιεω-VA--AAS3S οχλος-N2--ASM πολυς-A1P-ASM και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FAI3P ωδε-D

9 εν-P κλαυθμος-N2--DSM εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P και-C εν-P παρακλησις-N3I-DSF ανααγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM αυλιζω-V1--PAPNSM επι-P διωρυξ-N3G-APF υδωρ-N3T-GPN εν-P οδος-N2--DSF ορθος-A1--DSF και-C ου-D μη-D πλαναω-VC--APS3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF οτι-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI1S ο- A--DSM *ισραηλ-N---DSM εις-P πατηρ-N3--ASM και-C *εφραιμ-N---NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S

10 ακουω-VA--AAD2P λογος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM εθνος-N3E-VPN και-C ανααγγελλω-VA--AAD2P εις-P νησος-N2--APF ο- A--APF μακρος-A1A-ASMC ειπον-VAI-AAI2P ο- A--NSM λικμαω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM συναγω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C φυλασσω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ως-C ο- A--NSM βοσκω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--ASN ποιμνιον-N2--ASN αυτος- D--GSM

11 οτι-C λυτροω-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *ιακωβ-N---ASM εκαιρεω-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--ASM εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF στερεος-A1A-GPM αυτος- D--GSM

12 και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3P και-C ευφραινω-VC--FPI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN *σιων-N---GSF και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3P επι-P αγαθος-A1--APN κυριος-N2--GSM επι-P γη-N1--ASF σιτος-N2--GSM και-C οινος-N2--GSM και-C καρπος-N2--GPM και-C κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C προβατον-N2N-GPN και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM ωσπερ-D ξυλον-N2N-ASN εγκαρπος-A1B-NSN και-C ου-D πειναζω-VF--FAI3P ετι-D

13 τοτε-D χαιρω-VD--FPI3P παρθενος-N2--NPF εν-P συναγωγη-N1--DSF νεανισκος-N2--GPM και-C πρεσβυτης-N1M-NPM χαιρω-VD--FPI3P και-C στρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN πενθος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GPM εις-P χαρμονη-N1--ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM ευφραινω-V1--PMPAPM

14 μεγαλυνω-VF--FAI1S και-C μεθυω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM ιερευς-N3V-GPM υιος-N2--GPM *λευι-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--GPM αγαθος-A1--GPM εγω- P--GS ενπιμπλημι-VS--FPI3S

15 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM φωνη-N1--NSF εν-P *ραμα-N---DSF ακουω-VCI-API3S θρηνος-N2--GSM και-C κλαυθμος-N2--GSM και-C οδυρμος-N2--GSM *ραχηλ-N---NSF αποκλαιω-V1--PMPNSF ου-D θελω-V1I-IAI3S παυω-VA--AMN επι-P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSF οτι-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P

16 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM διαλειπω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS απο-P κλαυθμος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS απο-P δακρυ-N2N-GPN συ- P--GS οτι-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S μισθος-N2--NSM ο- A--DPN σος-A1--DPN εργον-N2N-DPN και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3P εκ-P γη-N1--GSF εχθρος-N2--GPM

17 μονιμος-A1--ASM ο- A--DPN σος-A1--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN

18 ακοη-N1--ASF ακουω-VAI-AAI1S *εφραιμ-N---DSM οδυρομαι-V1--PMPGSM παιδευω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--AS και-C παιδευω-VCI-API1S εγω- P--NS ωσπερ-D μοσχος-N2--NSM ου-D διδασκω-VQI-API1S επιστρεφω-VF--FAPASN εγω- P--AS και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI1S οτι-C συ- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS

19 οτι-C υστερον-D αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GS μετανοεω-VAI-AAI1S και-C υστερον-D ο- A--GSN γιγνωσκω-VZ--AAN εγω- P--AS στεναζω-VAI-AAI1S επι-P ημερα-N1A-GSF αισχυνη-N1--GSF και-C υποδεικνυω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--DS οτι-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ονειδισμος-N2--ASM εκ-P νεοτης-N3T-GSF εγω- P--GS

20 υιος-N2--NSM αγαπητος-A1--NSM *εφραιμ-N---NSM εγω- P--DS παιδιον-N2N-ASN εντρυφαω-V3--PAPNSN οτι-C αντι-P ος- --GPM ο- A--NPM λογος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS εν-P αυτος- D--DSM μνεια-N1A-DSF μιμνησκω-VS--FPI1S αυτος- D--GSM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN σπευδω-VAI-AAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--DSM ελεεω-V2--PAPNSM ελεεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

21 ιστημι-VH--AAD2S σεαυτου- D--ASF *σιων-N---VSF ποιεω-VA--AAD2S τιμωρια-N1A-ASF διδωμι-VO--AAD2S καρδια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--APM ωμος-N2--APM οδος-N2--ASF ος- --ASF πορευομαι-VCI-API2S αποστρεφω-VD--APD2S παρθενος-N2--NSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM αποστρεφω-VD--APD2S εις-P ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF συ- P--GS πενθεω-V2--PAPNSF

22 εως-P ποτε-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI2S θυγατηρ-N3--NSF ατιμοω-VM--XPPNSF οτι-C κτιζω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM σωτηρια-N1A-ASF εις-P καταφυτευσις-N3I-ASF καινος-A1--ASF εν-P σωτηρια-N1A-DSF περιερχομαι-VF--FMI3P ανθρωπος-N2--NPM

23 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ετι-D ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASM λογος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C εν-P πολις-N3I-DPF αυτος- D--GSM οταν-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM ευλογεω-VM--XMPNSM κυριος-N2--NSM επι-P δικαιος-A1A-ASM ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN αυτος- D--GSM

24 και-C ενοικεω-V2--PAPNPM εν-P ο- A--DPF πολις-N3I-DPF *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM αμα-D γεωργος-N2--DSM και-C αιρω-VC--FPI3S εν-P ποιμνιον-N2--DSN

25 οτι-C μεθυω-VAI-AAI1S πας-A1S-ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF διψαω-V3--PAPASF και-C πας-A1S-ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF πειναω-V3--PAPASF ενπιμπλημι-VAI-AAI1S

26 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN εκεγειρω-VCI-API1S και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P και-C ο- A--NSM υπνος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ηδυς-A3U-NSM εγω- P--DS γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S

27 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C σπειρω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *ιουδας-N1T-ASM σπερμα-N3M-ASN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C σπερμα-N3M-ASN κτηνος-N3E-GSN

28 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ωσπερ-D γρηγορεω-V2I-IAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM κατααιρεω-V2--PAN και-C κακοω-V4--PAN ουτως-D γρηγορεω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--GSN οικοδομεω-V2--PAN και-C καταφυτευω-V1--PAN φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

29 εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF εκεινος- D--DPF ου-D μη-D ειπον-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P ομφαξ-N3K-ASF και-C ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM ο- A--GPN τεκνον-N2N-GPN αιμωδιαω-VAI-AAI3P

30 αλλα-C η-C εκαστος-A1--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF εαυτου- D--GSM αμαρτια-N1A-DSF αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S και-C ο- A--GSM εσθιω-VB--AAPGSM ο- A--ASM ομφαξ-N3K-ASF αιμωδιαω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM

31 ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C διατιθημι-VF--FMI1S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM διαθηκη-N1--ASF καινος-A1--ASF

32 ου-D κατα-P ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF διατιθημι-VEI-AMI1S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3--DPM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF επιλαμβανω-VB--AMPGSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GPM εκαγω-VB--AAN αυτος- D--APM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF οτι-C αυτος- D--NPM ου-D ενμενω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF διαθηκη-N1--DSF εγω- P--GS και-C εγω- P--NS αμελεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--GPM φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

33 οτι-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF διαθηκη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF διατιθημι-VF--FMI1S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM μετα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF εκεινος- D--APF φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM διδωμι-V8--PAPNSM διδωμι-VF--FAI1S νομος-N2--APM εγω- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF διανοια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C επι-P καρδια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM γραφω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P θεος-N2--ASM και-C αυτος- D--NPM ειμι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--DS εις-P λαος-N2--ASM

34 και-C ου-D μη-D διδασκω-VA--AAS3P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM πολιτης-N1--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM γιγνωσκω-VZ--AAD2S ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM οτι-C πας-A3--NPM οιδα-VFX-FAI3P εγω- P--AS απο-P μικρος-A1A-GSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C εως-P μεγας-A1--GSM αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C ιλεως-A1B-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI1S ο- A--DPF αδικια-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D μη-D μιμνησκω-VS--APS1S ετι-D

35 εαν-C υψοω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSM ουρανος-N2--NSM εις-P ο- A--ASN μετεωρος-A1B-ASN φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C εαν-C ταπεινοω-VC--APS3S ο- A--ASN εδαφος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατω-D και-C εγω- P--NS ου-D αποδοκιμαζω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN γενος-N3E-ASN *ισραηλ-N---GSM φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM περι-P πας-A3--GPM ος- --GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P

36 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM διδωμι-VO--AAPNSM ο- A--ASM ηλιος-N2--ASM εις-P φως-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF σεληνη-N1--ASF και-C αστηρ-N3--APM εις-P φως-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C κραυγη-N1--ASF εν-P θαλασσα-N1S-DSF και-C βομβεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN κυμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF κυριος-N2--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--DSM

37 εαν-C παυω-VA--AMS3P ο- A--NPM νομος-N2--NPM ουτος- D--NPM απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--ASN γενος-N3E-ASN *ισραηλ-N---GSM παυω-VF--FMI3S γιγνομαι-VB--AMN εθνος-N3E-ASN κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-GSF

38 ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C οικοδομεω-VC--FPI3S πολις-N3I-NSF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM απο-P πυργος-N2--GSM *αναμεηλ-N---GSM εως-P πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF γωνια-N1A-GSF

39 και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF διαμετρησις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSF απεναντι-P αυτος- D--GPM εως-P βουνος-N2--GPM *γαρηβ-N---GSM και-C περικυκλοω-VC--FPI3S κυκλος-N2--DSM εκ-P εκλεκτος-A1--GPM λιθος-N2--GPM

40 και-C πας-A3--NPM ασαρημωθ-N---NPM εως-P ναχαλ-N---GSM *κεδρων-N---GS εως-P γωνια-N1A-GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ιππος-N2--GPM ανατολη-N1--GSF αγιασμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ουκετι-D ου-D μη-D εκλειπω-VB--AAS3S και-C ου-D μη-D κατααιρεω-VC--APS3S εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

   

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1133. Verse 10. Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, signifies when they are in externals from a dread of infernal punishment. This is evident from the signification of "standing afar off," as meaning to be in externals (of which presently); also from the signification of "fear of torment," as being dread on account of infernal punishments, for "torment" signifies such punishments. "Standing afar off" signifies to be in externals because man is in himself when he is in internals, for there his love, and thus his very life, has its seat. The internals of man are the things that belong to his spirit, and are meant in the Word by "things near;" and therefore his externals, as being remote from internals, are meant by things "afar off," and here by "standing afar off." Moreover, every evil man when he is in externals is unlike what he is in internals. Not only does he then speak and act differently, he also thinks and wills differently, for his thought and will then are that he may appear as a civil, moral, and even as a spiritual man, and this either because of the law and its penalties or for the sake of reputation and consequent honor and gain, thus from fear of losing these. That the man is then "afar off" from himself is evident from the fact that when he returns from externals into his internals, as he does when alone, he thinks and wills in a wholly different way, and when he is with companions like himself he talks in a different way. This shows that "standing afar off" signifies in the spiritual sense to be in externals.

[2] The chief reason why an evil man introduces himself or comes from internals into externals is fear; for fear closes up his internals when he sees the punishments and torments of his companions, and when his internals are closed up he comes into externals, and remains in them as long as the punishment is kept before his mind. And yet his internal is not made better by punishments, but remains wholly as before; therefore as soon as the fear of punishment recedes he returns into his evils, which are interiorly with him, and which belong to his spirit, and thus to his life. This may be illustrated by examples from the spiritual world. An evil spirit there is compelled by punishments not to speak or do evil; and in such a state he remains as long as he is in the place where the punishment is kept before his mind; but as soon as the fear of the punishment recedes he is evil as before. It is the same in the world. So long as thieves, robbers, and other criminals are in a city where all are held in restraint by the law and its penalties they do not steal or rob; but as soon as they come into forests, or into places where they have no fear of the penalties of the law, or when they can pervert the law by crafty devices and thus escape the penalties, they come into their internals and commit crimes.

[3] All this makes clear that externals are remote from internals, and stand as it were afar off; and this is why in the Word "afar off" signifies the external or what is remote from the internal, as in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Hear, ye that are afar off, what I have done, and ye that are near know My power (Isaiah 33:13).

"Those that are afar off" here mean the nations, because they are remote from internal truths, and "those that are near" mean those who are of the church and who are in truths from the Word. In the same:

Bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth (Isaiah 43:6).

Here, too, "sons and daughters" mean the nations; and because these are remote from truths and goods, which are the internals of the church, they are called "sons from afar, and daughters from the end of the earth," "sons" meaning those who are in truths, and "daughters" those who are in goods, "the end of the earth" signifying the ultimates of the church.

[4] In the same:

Listen, O isles, unto Me, and ye peoples from afar. Lo, these shall come to thee from afar, and lo, these from the north and from the west (Isaiah 49:1, 12).

"Isles" and "peoples from afar," and "from the north and from the west," mean in like manner the nations with whom the church was to be established. The meaning is the same in Jeremiah:

Declare it in the isles afar off (Jeremiah 31:10).

In Zechariah:

They that are afar off shall come, and shall build the temple of Jehovah (Zechariah 6:15).

Here, too, "those afar off" mean the nations, and the "temple" that they shall build is the church. In Jeremiah:

Am I God that is near, and not God afar off? (Jeremiah 23:23).

This signifies that the Lord is God both to those who are within the church and to those who are outside of it, also to those who are in internal truths and to those who are in external truths. In David:

O God, the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of the sea, of those that are afar off (Psalms 65:5).

"The ends of the earth and of the sea, of those that are afar off," signify the ultimates of the church. In the contrary sense "afar off" signifies evil, because evil is in the external man; for all who are in evils and falsities therefrom are external men. Such are meant by "nations and peoples from afar" and "from the end of the earth" in the following passages. In Isaiah:

The nations from afar and from the end of the earth (Isaiah 5:26).

Peoples coming from a land afar off, from the end of the earth 1 (Isaiah 13:5).

In Jeremiah:

Nations coming from a land afar off against Jerusalem (Jeremiah 4:16).

In the same:

Upon the house of Israel will I be a nation from afar (Jeremiah 5:15).

Because "Babylon" signifies evil of every kind and the profanation of good it is called:

A land afar off (Isaiah 39:3).

That "those afar off" signify those who are in the externals of the church can be seen also from those who are in externals and those who are in internals in the spiritual world; the latter are in the south and the former in the north, thus they are separated according to the degree of the reception of truth and good. That "near" means what is internal may be seen above n. 16.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith and respecting the Lord)

[5] Since God is infinite He is also omnipotent, for omnipotence is infinite power. God's omnipotence shines forth from the universe, which is the visible heaven and the habitable globe; these, with all things that are in the visible heavens and on the habitable globe, are the great works of the omnipotent Creator. The creation of these and their maintenance testify that they are from the Divine omnipotence, while their order and mutual regard to ends from first to last testify that they are from the Divine wisdom. God's omnipotence shines forth also from the heaven that is above or within our visible heaven, and from the globe there that is inhabited by angels, as ours is by men. There are wonderful testimonies there to the Divine omnipotence; and as these have been seen by me and revealed to me, I am permitted to mention them. All men that have died from the first creation of the world are there; and these after death continue to be men in form, but are spirits in essence.

[6] Spirits are affections that are of love, and thus also thoughts. The spirits of heaven are affections of the love of good, and the spirits of hell affections of the love of evil. Good affections, which are angels, dwell on a globe that is called heaven, and evil affections, which are spirits of hell, dwell at a great depth beneath them. The globe is one, but is divided into expanses as it were, one below another. There are six expanses; in the highest the angels of the third heaven dwell, and beneath them the angels of the second heaven, and beneath these the angels of the first heaven, below these dwell the spirits of the first hell, beneath these the spirits of the second hell, and beneath these the spirits of the third hell. All things are arranged in such order that the evil affections, which are spirits of hell, are held in bonds by the good affections, which are angels of heaven; the spirits of the lowest hell by the angels of the highest heaven, the spirits of the middle hell by the angels of the middle heaven, and the spirits of the first hell by the angels of the first heaven. By such opposition the affections are held in equilibrium as in the scales of a balance.

[7] Such heavens and hells are innumerable, divided into assemblies and societies according to the genera and species of all affections; and these affections in their order and connection are in accord with the nearer and more remote affinities of the societies. This is true both of the heavens and of the hells. This order and this connection of affections are known to the Lord alone, and the arrangement of so many different affections, as many as there have been men from the first creation and will be hereafter, is a work of infinite wisdom, and at the same time of infinite power. That the Divine power is infinite, or that it is omnipotence, is there clearly evident from the fact that neither the angels of heaven nor the devils of hell have any power whatever from themselves. If they had any at all heaven would fall to pieces, hell would become a chaos, and with these every man would perish.

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1. The photolithograph has "earth;" the Hebrew "heavens." See n. 331, where Swedenborg translates it "heavens."

  
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