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Obadiah 1

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2 ιδου-I ολιγοστος-A1--ASM διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN ατιμοω-VM--XPPNSM συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S σφοδρα-D

3 υπερηφανια-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSF καρδια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS επιαιρω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS κατασκηνοω-V4--PAPASM εν-P ο- A--DPF οπη-N1--DPF ο- A--GPM πετρος-N2--GPM υψος-N3E-GPN κατοικια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM εν-P καρδια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--NSM εγω- P--AS κατααγω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

4 εαν-C μετεωριζω-VS--APS2S ως-C αετος-N2--NSM και-C εαν-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPN αστρον-N2N-GPN τιθημι-VE--AAS2S νοσσια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS εκειθεν-D κατααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

5 ει-C κλεπτης-N1M-NPM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P συ- P--AS η-C ληστης-N1M-NPM νυξ-N3--GSF που-D αν-X αποριπτω-VVI-API2S ου-D αν-X κλεπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ικανος-A1--APN εαυτου- D--DPM και-C ει-C τρυγητης-N1M-NPM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P συ- P--AS ου-D αν-X υπολειπω-VBI-AMI3P επιφυλλις-N3D-ASF

6 πως-D εκερευναω-VCI-API3S *ησαυ-N---NSM και-C καταλαμβανω-VVI-API3S αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPN κρυπτω-VP--XMPNPN

7 εως-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN συ- P--GS εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3P συ- P--AS πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS αντιιστημι-VHI-AAI3P συ- P--DS δυναμαι-VSI-API3P προς-P συ- P--AS ανηρ-N3--NPM ειρηνικος-A1--NPM συ- P--GS τιθημι-VAI-AAI3P ενεδρον-N2N-APN υποκατω-P συ- P--GS ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S συνεσις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--DPM

8 εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S σοφος-A1--APM εκ-P ο- A--GSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-GSF και-C συνεσις-N3I-ASF εκ-P ορος-N3E-GSN *ησαυ-N---GSM

9 και-C πτοεω-VC--FPI3P ο- A--NPM μαχητης-N1M-NPM συ- P--GS ο- A--NPM εκ-P *θαιμαν-N---GS οπως-C εκαιρω-VC--APS3S ανθρωπος-N2--NSM εκ-P ορος-N3E-GSN *ησαυ-N---GSM

10 δια-P ο- A--ASF σφαγη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASF ασεβεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF εις-P ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS *ιακωβ-N---ASM και-C καλυπτω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AS αισχυνη-N1--NSF και-C εκαιρω-VC--FPI2S εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

11 απο-P ος- --GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF αντιιστημι-VHI-AAI2S εκ-P εναντιος-A1A-GSF εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF αιχμαλωτευω-V1--PAPGPM αλλογενης-A3H-GPM δυναμις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αλλοτριος-A1A-NPM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P πυλη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF βαλλω-VBI-AAI3P κληρος-N2--APM και-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9I-IAI2S ως-C εις-A3--NSM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM

12 και-C μη-D επιδεω-V2--PAS2S ημερα-N1A-ASF αδελφος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF αλλοτριος-A1A-GPM και-C μη-D επιχαιρω-VD--APS2S επι-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ιουδα-N---GSM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF απωλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C μη-D μεγαλορρημονεω-VA--AAS2S εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF θλιψις-N3I-GSF

13 μηδε-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAS2S εις-P πυλη-N1--APF λαος-N2--GPM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF πονος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM μηδε-C επιδεω-V2--PAS2S και-C συ- P--NS ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF ολεθρος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM μηδε-C συν επιτιθημι-VE--AAS3S επι-P ο- A--ASF δυναμις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF απωλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM

14 μηδε-C επιιστημι-VH--AAS2S επι-P ο- A--APF διεκβολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GSN εκολεθρευω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM ανασωζω-V1--PMPAPM αυτος- D--GPM μηδε-C συνκλειω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--APM φευγω-V1--PAPAPM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF θλιψις-N3I-GSF

15 διοτι-C εγγυς-D ημερα-N1A-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM επι-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S ουτως-D ειμι-V9--FMI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--NSN ανταποδομα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS αντι αποδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S εις-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS

16 διοτι-C ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM πινω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS πινω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οινος-N2--ASM πινω-VF--FMI3P και-C καταβαινω-VF--FMI3P και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P καθως-D ου-D υποαρχω-V1--PAPNPM

17 εν-P δε-X ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN *σιων-N---GS ειμι-V9--FMI3S ο- A--NSF σωτηρια-N1A-NSF και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S αγιος-A1A-NSN και-C κατακληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--APM κατακληρονομεω-VA--AAPAPM αυτος- D--APM

18 και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM *ιακωβ-N---GSM πυρ-N3--NSN ο- A--NSM δε-X οικος-N2--NSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM φλοξ-N3G-NSF ο- A--NSM δε-X οικος-N2--NSM *ησαυ-N---GSM εις-P καλαμη-N1--ASF και-C εκκαιω-VC--FPI3P εις-P αυτος- D--APM και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--FMI3S πυροφορος-A1B-NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ησαυ-N---GSM διοτι-C κυριος-N2--NSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S

19 και-C κατακληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM εν-P *ναγεβ-N---DS ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN *ησαυ-N---ASN και-C ο- A--NPM εν-P ο- A--DSF *σεφηλα-N---DSF ο- A--APM αλλοφυλος-A1B-APM και-C κατακληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN *εφραιμ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--ASN πεδιον-N2N-ASN *σαμαρεια-N1A-GSF και-C *βενιαμιν-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASF *γαλααδιτις-N3--ASF

20 και-C ο- A--GSF μετοικεσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--NSF αρχη-N1--NSF ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM γη-N1--NSF ο- A--GPM *χαναναιος-N2--GPM εως-P *σαρεπτα-N1A-GPF και-C ο- A--NSF μετοικεσια-N1A-NSF *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF εως-P *εφραθα-N---GS και-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--GSM *ναγεβ-N---GS

21 και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI3P ανηρ-N3--NPM σωζω-VT--XPPNPM εκ-P ορος-N3E-GSN *σιων-N---GS ο- A--GSN εκδικεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN *ησαυ-N---GSM και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM ο- A--NSF βασιλεια-N1A-NSF

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Amos 9:12

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Sacred Scripture # 79

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79. There are many passages in the prophets about our understanding of the Word, passages about the church, where it tells us that the church exists only where the Word is properly understood, and that the quality of a church depends on the quality of the understanding of the Word among its members. There are also many passages in the prophets that describe the church among the Israelite and Jewish people, a church that was utterly destroyed and annihilated by the distortion of the Word’s meaning or message, for this is exactly what destroys a church.

[2] The name Ephraim in the prophets, especially in Hosea, symbolizes both true and false understandings of the Word, because Ephraim in the Word means the understanding of the Word in the church. It is because the understanding of the Word makes a church that Ephraim is called “a precious child, and one born of delights” (Jeremiah 31:20), “the firstborn” (Jeremiah 31:9), “the strength of Jehovah’s head” (Psalms 60:7; 108:8), “powerful” (Zechariah 10:7), and “filled with a bow” (Zechariah 9:13); and the children of Ephraim are called “armed” and “bow-shooters” (Psalms 78:9). The bow means a body of teaching from the Word fighting against what is false.

So too, Ephraim was transferred to the right of Israel and blessed, and accepted in place of Reuben (Genesis 48:5, 11, and following; [1 Chronicles 5:1]). And therefore Ephraim, together with his brother Manasseh, was exalted over all by Moses in his blessing of the children of Israel in the name of their father Joseph (Deuteronomy 33:13-17).

[3] The prophets, especially Hosea, also use “Ephraim” to describe what the church is like when its understanding of the Word has been lost, as we can see from the following:

Israel and Ephraim will stumble. Ephraim will be desolate. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment. I will be like a lion to Ephraim: I will tear them and leave; I will carry them off and no one will rescue them. (Hosea 5:5, 9, 11, 14)

What shall I do to you, Ephraim? Your holiness goes away like a cloud at dawn and like the morning dew that falls. (Hosea 6:4)

[4] They will not dwell in the land of Jehovah: Ephraim will go back to Egypt and will eat what is unclean in Assyria. (Hosea 9:3)

The land of Jehovah is the church, Egypt is the preoccupation of the earthly self with mere facts, and Assyria is rationalizing based on those facts; all of which lead to distortion of the Word in regard to the way it is understood. That is why it says that Ephraim will go back to Egypt and will eat what is unclean in Assyria.

[5] Ephraim feeds on the wind and chases the east wind. Every day he increases lies and devastation. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried down into Egypt. (Hosea 12:1)

To feed on the wind, chase the east wind, and increase lies and devastation is to distort what is true and in this way destroy the church.

[6] Much the same is also meant by Ephraim’s whoredom, since whoredom means distortion of the way the Word is understood - that is, distortion of its genuine truth. See the following passages:

I know Ephraim; he has committed whoredom in every way and Israel has been defiled. (Hosea 5:3)

I have seen something foul in the house of Israel: Ephraim has committed whoredom there, and Israel has been defiled. (Hosea 6:10)

Israel is the church itself and Ephraim is the understanding of the Word that is the source of the church and that determines its quality, so it says that Ephraim has committed whoredom and Israel has been defiled.

[7] Since the church among Jews had been completely destroyed because of its distortions, it says of Ephraim,

Am I to give you up, Ephraim? Am I to hand you over, Israel? Like Admah? Shall I make you like Zeboiim? (Hosea 11:8)

Since the book of the prophet Hosea, from the first chapter to the last, is about the distortion of the Word and the consequent destruction of the church, and since whoredom means the distortion of truth in the church, the prophet was commanded to represent that state of the church by taking a whore as his wife and fathering children by her (chapter 1); and also by forming a relationship with a woman who was committing adultery (chapter 3).

[8] These instances have been presented so that readers may know and be assured from the Word that the quality of a church depends on the quality of the understanding of the Word in it - outstanding and priceless if its understanding comes from genuine truths from the Word, but in ruins, actually filthy, if it comes from distortions.

For further evidence that Ephraim means the understanding of the Word, and in its opposite sense a distorted understanding leading to the destruction of the church, you may check some other passages that deal with Ephraim: Hosea 4:17-18; 7:1, 11; 8:9, 11; 9:11-13, 16; 10:11; 11:3; 12:1, 8, 14; 13:1, 8, 14; Isaiah 17:3; 28:1; Jeremiah 4:15; 31:6, 18; 50:19; Ezekiel 37:16; 48:5; Obadiah verse 19; Zechariah 9:10.

  
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