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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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1069. That 'he planted a vineyard' means a Church resulting from this, 'vineyard' being the spiritual Church, is clear from the meaning of 'a vineyard'. In the Word Churches are frequently described as 'gardens' and also as 'the trees of a garden', and are actually named such as well. They are so described from the fruits which the trees bear, which mean the things belonging to love or charity. Hence the saying that a man is known by his fruit. Comparisons of Churches to gardens, trees, and fruits have their origins in the representations in heaven, where also gardens of indescribable beauty are sometimes manifested in accordance with the spheres of faith. This also why the celestial Church was described as a paradisal garden containing trees of every kind. 'The trees of the garden' meant the perceptions of that Church, and 'the fruit' of every kind the goods that stem from love. The Ancient Church however, being spiritual, is described as 'a vineyard' on account of its fruit, namely grapes, which represent and mean charitable works. This is quite clear from many places in the Word, as in Isaiah,

[2] I will sing for My beloved a song of My beloved concerning his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill, 1 and He enclosed it, and surrounded it with stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it and also hewed out a winepress in it. And He looked for it to yield grapes, and it yielded wild grapes. And now, O inhabitant of Jerusalem and man of Judah, judge, I pray you, between Me and My vineyard. The vineyard of Jehovah Zebaoth is the house of Israel. Isaiah 5:1-3, 7.

Here 'a vineyard' means the Ancient, and so the spiritual, Church, which is referred to explicitly as 'the house of Israel', for 'Israel' in the Word means the spiritual Church, whereas 'Judah' means the celestial Church. In Jeremiah,

Again I will build you, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel! Again you will adorn yourself with your timbrels and will go forth in the dance of the merrymakers. Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. Jeremiah 31:4-5.

Here 'vineyard' stands for the spiritual Church, the subject being Israel, which, as stated, means the spiritual Church.

[3] In Ezekiel,

When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples, they will dwell securely upon the land, and they will build houses and plant vineyards. Ezekiel 28:15, 16.

Here 'vineyard' stands for the spiritual Church, which is Israel. 'Planting vineyards' stands for being furnished with truths and goods of faith. In Amos,

I smote you with blight and mildew; your very many gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig trees and your olive groves the locust will devour. Thus will I do to you, O Israel. Amos 4:9, 12.

'Gardens' stands for the things of the Church; 'vineyards' stands for the spiritual things of the Church, 'fig trees' for the natural things, 'olive groves' for the celestial things - and so for the things of the spiritual Church, which is Israel. In the same prophet,

I will bring again the captivity; of My people Israel, and they will build the ruined cities and inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they will make gardens and eat their fruit. Amos 9:14.

'Planting vineyards' stands for the planting of the spiritual Church, and so 'a vineyard' stands for the spiritual Church, which is Israel.

[4] As 'a vineyard' means the spiritual Church so also does 'the vine', for the vine is part of the vineyard. They are as Church and member of the Church, and therefore have the same meaning. In Jeremiah,

Is Israel a slave? Is he a home-born [servant]? Why has he become a prey? I had planted you, a wholly choice vine, a seed of truth. How have you turned from Me into the degraded branches of a strange vine? Jeremiah 2:14, 21.

'Vine' stands for the spiritual Church, which is Israel. In Ezekiel,

Take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel Your mother was like a vine in your likeness, planted beside the waters, fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. Ezekiel 19:1, 10.

'Vine' stands for the Ancient spiritual Church, meant by 'mother', and so for Israel; hence also the expression 'in your likeness'. In Hosea,

Israel is an empty vine, it bears fruit like itself. Hosea 10:1.

'Vine' stands for the spiritual Church, or Israel, in this case a desolated Church. In the same prophet,

Return, O Israel, to Jehovah your God. I will be as the dew to Israel. Those dwelling under His shadow will return, they will give life to the grain, and they will blossom out as the vine, the memory of it will be as the wine of Lebanon. Hosea 14:1, 5, 7.

Here 'vine' stands for the spiritual Church, which is Israel. In Moses,

Until Shiloh comes . . . binding his colt to the vine, and the foal of his she-ass to a choice vine. Genesis 49:10-11.

This is a prophecy concerning the Lord. 'Vine' and 'choice vine' stand for spiritual Churches.

[5] The Lord's parables about workers in vineyards similarly meant spiritual Churches, Matthew 20:1-16; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-18; Matthew 21:33-44.

Since 'the vine' means the spiritual Church, and the chief thing of the spiritual Church is charity within which the Lord is present, by means of which He joins Himself to man, and by means of which He alone works everything good, the Lord therefore compares Himself to the vine, and describes the member of the Church, that is, describes the spiritual Church, in the following way in John,

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, but every one that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you cannot do anything. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:1-5, 12.

From this it is clear what the spiritual Church is.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, on a horn of a son of oil

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