Bible

 

Numbers 14

Studie

   

1 και-C αναλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF και-C κλαιω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF

2 και-C διαγογγυζω-V1I-IAI3P επι-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--APM πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF οφειλω-VB--AAPNSN αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF η-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF ει-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P

3 και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF πιπτω-VB--AAN εν-P πολεμος-N2--DSM ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPN παιδιον-N1A-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3P εις-P διαρπαγη-N1--ASF νυν-D ουν-X βελτιων-A3C-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποστρεφω-VD--APN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

4 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ετερος-A1A-NSM ο- A--DSM ετερος-A1A-DSM διδωμι-VO--AAS1P αρχηγος-N2--ASM και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAS1P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

5 και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C *ααρων-N---NSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εναντιον-P πας-A1S-GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

6 *ιησους-N---NSM δε-X ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ο- A--GPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMPGPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF διαρηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ιματιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM

7 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P πας-A1S-ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI1P αυτος- D--ASF αγαθος-A1--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D

8 ει-C αιρετιζω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF εγω- P--DP γη-N1--NSF οστις- X--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S ρεω-V2--PAPNSF γαλα-N3--ASN και-C μελι-N3T-ASN

9 αλλα-C απο-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM μη-D αποστατης-N1M-NPM γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2P συ- P--NP δε-X μη-D φοβεω-VC--APD2P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οτι-C καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποιστημι-VXI-XAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM απο-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P εγω- P--DP μη-D φοβεω-VC--APS2P αυτος- D--APM

10 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF καταλιθοβολεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM εν-P λιθος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM οραω-VVI-API3S εν-P νεφελη-N1--DSF επι-P ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εως-P τις- I--GSN παραοξυνω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM και-C εως-P τις- I--GSN ου-D πιστευω-V1--PAI3P εγω- P--DS εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN σημειον-N2N-DPN ος- --DPN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

12 πατασσω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM θανατος-N2--DSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN και-C πολυς-A1P-ASN μαλλον-D η-C ουτος- D--ASN

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-D ακουω-VF--FMI3S *αιγυπτος-N2--NSF οτι-C ανααγω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF συ- P--GS ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM

14 αλλα-C και-D πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ουτος- D--GSF ακουω-VX--XAI3P οτι-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM οστις- X--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM οπταζομαι-V1--PPI2S κυριος-N2--VSM και-C ο- A--NSF νεφελη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS επιιστημι-VXI-XAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM νεφελη-N1--GSF συ- P--NS πορευομαι-V1--PMI2S προτερος-A1A-NSMC αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM πυρ-N3--GSN ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF

15 και-C εκτριβω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM ωσει-D ανθρωπος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οσος-A1--NPM ακουω-VX--XAI3P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAPNPM

16 παρα-P ο- A--ASN μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMN κυριος-N2--ASM ειςαγω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM καταστρωννυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

17 και-C νυν-D υψοω-VC--APD3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3U-NSF συ- P--GS κυριος-N2--VSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI2S λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 κυριος-N2--NSM μακροθυμος-A1B-NSM και-C πολυελεος-A1B-NSM και-C αληθινος-A1--NSM αποαιρεω-V2--PAPNSM ανομια-N1A-GSF και-C αδικια-N1A-GSF και-C αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C καθαρισμος-N2--DSM ου-D καθαριζω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--ASM ενοχος-A1B-ASM αποδιδωμι-V8--PAPNSM αμαρτια-N1A-GSF πατηρ-N3--GPM επι-P τεκνον-N2N-APN εως-C τριτος-A1--GSF και-C τεταρτος-A1--GSF

19 αποιημι-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ελεος-N3E-ASN συ- P--GS καθαπερ-D ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S απο-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM νυν-D

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM ειμι-V9--PAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS

21 αλλα-C ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS και-C ζαω-V3--PAPNSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

22 οτι-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM οραω-V3--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF δοξα-N1S-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN σημειον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C πειραζω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS ουτος- D--ASN δεκατος-A1--ASN και-C ου-D ειςακουω-V1--PAPASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF

23 η-C μην-X ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3 -DPM αυτος- D--GPM αλλα-C η-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ος- --APN ειμι-V9--PAI3S μετα-P εγω- P--GS ωδε-D οσος-A1--NPM ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI3P αγαθος-A1--ASN ουδε-C κακος-A1--ASN πας-A3--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC απειρος-A1B-NSM ουτος- D--DPM διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πας-A3--NPM δε-X ο- A--NPM παραοξυνω-VA--AAPNPM εγω- P--AS ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASF

24 ο- A--NSM δε-X παις-N3D-NSM εγω- P--GS *χαλεβ-N---NSM οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S πνευμα-N3M-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C επιακολουθεω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εις-P ος- --ASF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκει-D και-C ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

25 ο- A--NSM δε-X *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF κοιλας-N3D-DSF αυριον-D επιστρεφω-VD--APS2P συ- P--NP και-C αποαιρω-VA--AAD2P εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF οδος-N2--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ερυθρος-A1A-ASF

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 εως-P τις- I--GSN ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF πονηρος-A1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --APN αυτος- D--NPM γογγυζω-V1--PAI3P εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASF γογγυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --ASF γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P περι-P συ- P--GP ακουω-VX--XAI1S

28 ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM η-C μην-X ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM λαλεω-VX--XAI2P εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN εγω- P--GS ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--DP

29 εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF επισκοπη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPM κατααριθμεω-VX--XMPNPM συ- P--GP απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D οσος-A1--NPM γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P εγω- P--DS

30 ει-C συ- P--NP ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF επι-P ος- --ASF εκτεινω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS κατασκηνοω-VA--AAN συ- P--AP επι-P αυτος- D--GSF αλλα-C η-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM και-C *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM

31 και-C ο- A--APN παιδιον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ειπον-VAI-AAI2P εν-P διαρπαγη-N1--DSF ειμι-VF--FMN ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF συ- P--NP αποιστημι-VHI-AAI2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSF

32 και-C ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

33 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM συ- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3P νεμω-V1--PMPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GP εως-C αν-X ανααλισκω-VC--APS3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

34 κατα-P ο- A--ASM αριθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF οσος-A1--APF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS

35 εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S η-C μην-X ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S ο- A--DSF συναγωγη-N1--DSF ο- A--DSF πονηρος-A1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF επι συνιστημι-VH--AMPDSF επι-P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF εκ ανααλισκω-VC--FPI3P και-C εκει-D αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3P

36 και-C ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ος- --APM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C παραγιγνομαι-VC--APPNPM διαγογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P αυτος- D--GSF προς-P ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF εκφερω-VA--AAN ρημα-N3M-APN πονηρος-A1A-APN περι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

37 και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM καταειπον-VB--AAPNDM κατα-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πονηρος-A1A-APN εν-P ο- A--DSF πληγη-N1--DSF εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

38 και-C *ιησους-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ζαω-VAI-AAI3P απο-P ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM εκεινος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM πορευομαι-VM--XMPGPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

39 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN προς-P πας-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πενθεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM σφοδρα-D

40 και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ιδου-I οδε- D--NPM εγω- P--NP αναβαινω-VF--FMI1P εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P

41 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ινα-C τις- I--ASN συ- P--NP παραβαινω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM ου-D ευοδος-A1B-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP

42 μη-D αναβαινω-V1--PAI2P ου-D γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP

43 οτι-C ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εκει-D εμπροσθεν-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF ος- --GSM εινεκεν-P αποστρεφω-VDI-API2P απειθεω-V2--PAPNPM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P συ- P--DP

44 και-C διαβιαζομαι-VA--AMPNPM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--NSF δε-X κιβωτος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ου-D κινεω-VCI-API3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF

45 και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εν καταημαι-V5--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN εκεινος- D--DSN και-C τρεπω-VAI-AMI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C κατακοπτω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εως-P *ερμαν-N---GSM και-C αποστρεφω-VDI-API3P εις-P ο- A--ASF παρεμβολη-N1--ASF

   

Ze Swedenborgových děl

 

Apocalypse Explained # 633

Prostudujte si tuto pasáž

  
/ 1232  
  

633. Forty and two months.- That this signifies even to the end of the old church, and the beginning of the new, is evident from the signification of months as denoting states, in this case the states of the church; for times, whether hours, days, months, years, or ages, signify states, and such states are designated by the numbers by which those times are determined, as in this case by the number forty-two (concerning this see above, n. 571, 610); and from the signification of forty-two as denoting the end of the former and the beginning of a new church. The reason this number has such a signification is, that it means six weeks, and by six weeks is signified the same as by six days of one week, that is, a state of combat and labour, consequently the end, when the church is altogether vastated, or when evil is consummated; and by the seventh week, which then follows, is signified the beginning of a new church. For the number forty-two results from the multiplication of six into seven, six times seven being forty-two, therefore it signifies the same as six weeks, and six weeks the same as six days of one week, that is, a state of combat and labour, as stated, and also a full state, in the present case, a full consummation of good and truth, or a complete vastation of the church.

[2] In the Word mention is frequently made of forty days, months, and years, and that number there signifies either a complete vastation of the church, or also a full state of temptation. That this state is signified by the numbers forty and forty-two, is evident from the following passages.

In Ezekiel:

Egypt "shall not be inhabited forty years; I will make Egypt a solitude in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and her cities in the midst of the cities that are devastated shall be a solitude forty years; and I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will scatter them in the lands; at the end of forty years I will gather Egypt together from the peoples, whither they were dispersed, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt" (29:11-14)

Egypt signifies the church as to truths scientific (vera scientifica) upon which doctrine is founded. Truths scientific at that time were the knowledges (scientiae) of correspondences and representations, upon which the doctrine of their church was founded. But because the Egyptians turned those knowledges into magic, and by that means perverted the church, therefore its vastation, meant by forty years, is described. This, then, is the signification of Egypt not being inhabited forty years, and its cities being a solitude forty years. By Egypt being dispersed among the nations, and scattered in the lands, is signified that evils and falsities would completely take possession of that church and pervert all its scientifics. It is therefore evident that by forty years is signified the state of its complete vastation, or even to its end, when there would be no longer any truth and good remaining. But the beginning of a new church, signified by the end of forty years, is meant by these words, "at the end of forty years I will gather Egypt together from the peoples whither they were dispersed, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt."

[3] In the same prophet there is a similar signification in the command

"that he should lie on his right side forty days, and lay siege to Jerusalem," which "shall want bread and water, and shall be desolate a man and a brother and waste away for their iniquity" (4:6, 7, 17).

The complete vastation of the church is also signified by that number; by Jerusalem is signified the church; by laying siege to it is signified to bring it into distress by evils and falses; by wanting bread and water is signified to be vastated as to the good of love and as to the truth of doctrine; by a man and a brother being desolate, and wasting away for their iniquity, things of a similar kind are signified, for a man and a brother denote truth and charity, and to waste away denotes to die.

[4] The forty days of the flood have a similar signification in Genesis:

"For yet seven days I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy all substance, which I have made, from upon the faces of the earth; and there was rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights"; then "after seven days, he sent out a dove, which did not return unto him" (7:4, 12; 8:6, 13).

The flood signifies the devastation of the old, or Most Ancient church, also a last judgment upon those who were of that church. By the rain of forty days is signified its destruction by the falsities of evil; but the beginning of a new church is signified by the drying up of the earth after those forty days, and by its germinating anew. The dove which he sent out signifies the good of charity, which was the essential of that church. Concerning these things see the Arcana Coelestia, where they are explained.

[5] From this signification of the number forty originated this law in Moses, That the wicked man shall be smitten with forty stripes, and not more, "lest thy brother seem vile in thine eyes" (Deuteronomy 25:3). Full punishment as well as vastation is described by forty, for punishment is equally the consummation of evil. And because after punishment reformation succeeds, therefore it is said that he shall not be smitten with more stripes, "lest thy brother seem vile in thine eyes"; for forty signifies the end of evil and also the beginning of good, therefore if more than forty stripes were given, the beginning of good, or reformation, would not be signified.

[6] The vastation of the church with the sons of Jacob by the servitude of four hundred years in Egypt is signified by the words of Jehovah to Abraham,

"Know thou that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not theirs, where they shall make them serve four hundred years" (Genesis 15:13).

The signification of four hundred is similar to that of forty, also the signification of a thousand is similar to that of a hundred, of a hundred to that of ten.

[7] The vastation of the church, and also full temptation, are also signified by the sons of Israel remaining forty years in the wilderness, of which it is thus written in the following passages:

"Your sons shall be feeding in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your whoredoms, even until your carcases are consumed in the wilderness" (Numbers 14:33, 34):

"He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that did evil in the eyes of Jehovah was consumed" (Numbers 32:13):

"Jehovah hath known thy walking through this great wilderness these forty years, Jehovah thy God was with thee, that thou lackedst nothing" (Deuteronomy 2:7):

"Thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to afflict thee, and to tempt thee; he fed thee with manna to afflict thee, to tempt thee, and that he might do thee good at the last" (Deuteronomy 8:2, 3, 16):

"Your fathers tempted me, they proved me; forty years I loathed in this generation, and I said, they are a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways" (Psalm 95:9, 10):

"I made you to ascend out of the land of Egypt, and I led you forty years in the wilderness to possess the land of the Amorite" (Amos 2:10).

It is evident from what has been stated that by forty years is not only signified the vastation of the church with the sons of Israel, but also a full state of temptation; also that by the end of those years the beginning of a new church is signified. The vastation of the church is described by these words, that they should feed in the wilderness forty years, and bear their whoredoms, until their bodies should be consumed; also by these, until all this generation, which hath done evil in the eyes of Jehovah, be consumed; also by these, I loathed in this generation, and I said, they are a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways. But the temptation which is also signified by forty years is described by these words: Jehovah thy God was with thee through the forty years, that thou lackedst not any thing; also by these, Jehovah hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to afflict thee, and to tempt thee, and he fed thee with manna; also by these, He led thee in the wilderness to tempt thee, and to do thee good at the last. The beginning of the new church, at the end of the forty years, is described by their introduction into the land of Canaan, which took place after those forty years; and is also meant by the words, to do thee good at the last; also by these, I led you in the wilderness forty years to possess the land of the Amorite.

Full temptation is also signified by Moses being upon Mount Sinai forty days and forty nights, during which he neither ate bread nor drank water (Exodus 24:18; 34:28; Deuteronomy 9:9, 11, 18, 25); similarly, also, by "Jesus being in the wilderness tempted by the devil, where He fasted forty days" (Matthew 4:1, 2; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:1).

[8] From this it is evident that the number forty in the Word signifies complete vastation and consummation, that is, when all the good of the church is vastated, and evil consummated. The same number also signifies full temptation, and at the same time the establishment of the church anew, or reformation. From this the signification of the holy city being trodden under foot by the nations forty and two months is evident. And also in the following in the Apocalypse - that to the beast coming up out of the sea "was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and power was given to him forty and two months" (Revelation 13:15). Let no one therefore suppose that by forty and two months are meant months, or that any special time is designated by the numbers mentioned here and in the words that follow.

  
/ 1232  
  

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