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Jeremias 36

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1 Sucedeu pois no ano quarto de Jeoiaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, que da parte do Senhor veio esta palavra a Jeremias, dizendo:

2 Toma o rolo dum livro, e escreve nele todas as palavras que te hei falado contra Israel, contra Judá e contra todas as nações, desde o dia em que eu te falei, desde os dias de Josias até o dia de hoje.

3 Ouvirão talvez os da casa de Judá todo o mal que eu intento fazer-lhes; para que cada qual se converta do seu mau caminho, a fim de que eu perdoe a sua iniqüidade e o seu pecado.

4 Então Jeremias chamou a Baruque, filho de Nerias; e escreveu Baruque, no rolo dum livro, enquanto Jeremias lhas ditava, todas as palavras que o Senhor lhe havia falado.

5 E Jeremias deu ordem a Banique, dizendo: Eu estou impedido; não posso entrar na casa do Senhor.

6 Entra pois tu e, pelo rolo que escreveste enquanto eu ditava, lê as palavras do Senhor aos ouvidos do povo, na casa do Senhor, no dia de jejum; e também as lerás aos ouvidos de todo o Judá que vem das suas cidades.

7 Pode ser que caia a sua súplica diante do Senhor, e se converta cada um do seu mau caminho; pois grande é a ira e o furor que o Senhor tem manifestado contra este povo.

8 E fez Baruque, filho de Nerias, conforme tudo quanto lhe havia ordenado Jeremias, o profeta, lendo no livro as palavras do Senhor na casa do Senhor.

9 No quinto ano de Jeoiaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, no mês nono, todo o povo em Jerusalém, como também todo o povo que vinha das cidades de Judá a Jerusalém, apregoaram um jejum diante do Senhor.

10 Leu, pois, Banique no livro as palavras de Jeremias, na casa do Senhor, na câmara de Gemarias, filho de Safã, o escriba, no átrio superior, à entrada da porta nova da casa do Senhor, aos ouvidos de todo o povo.

11 E, ouvindo Micaías, filho de Gemarias, filho de Safã, todas as palavras do Senhor, naquele livro,

12 desceu à casa do rei, à câmara do escriba. E eis que todos os príncipes estavam ali assentados: Elisama, o escriba, e Delaías, filho de Semaías, e Elnatã, filho de Acbor, e Gemarias, filho de Safã, e Zedequias, filho de Hananias, e todos os outros príncipes.

13 E Micaías anunciou-lhes todas as palavras que ouvira, quando Baruque leu o livro aos ouvidos do povo.

14 Então todos os príncipes mandaram Jeúdi, filho de Netanias, filho Selemias, filho de Cuche, a Baruque, para lhe dizer: O rolo que leste aos ouvidos do povo, toma-o na tua mão, e vem. E Banique, filho de Nerias, tomou o rolo na sua mão, e foi ter com eles.

15 E disseram-lhe: Assenta-te agora, e lê-o aos nossos ouvidos. E Baruque o leu aos ouvidos deles.

16 Ouvindo eles todas aquelas palavras, voltaram-se temerosos uns para os outros, e disseram a Banique: Sem dúvida alguma temos que anunciar ao rei todas estas palavras.

17 E disseram a Baruque: Declara-nos agora como escreveste todas estas palavras. Ele as ditava?

18 E disse-lhes Baruque: Sim, da sua boca ele me ditava todas estas palavras, e eu com tinta as escrevia no livro.

19 Então disseram os príncipes a Banique: Vai, esconde-te tu e Jeremias; e ninguém saiba onde estais.

20 E foram ter com o rei ao átrio; mas depositaram o rolo na câmara de Elisama, o escriba, e anunciaram aos ouvidos do rei todas aquelas palavras.

21 Então enviou o rei a Jeúdi para trazer o rolo; e Jeúdi tomou-o da câmara de Elisama, o escriba, e o leu aos ouvidos do rei e aos ouvidos de todos os príncipes que estavam em torno do rei.

22 Ora, era o nono mês e o rei estava assentado na casa de inverno, e diante dele estava um braseiro aceso.

23 E havendo Jeúdi lido três ou quatro colunas, o rei as cortava com o canivete do escrivão, e as lançava no fogo que havia no braseiro, até que todo o rolo se consumiu no fogo que estava sobre o braseiro.

24 E não temeram, nem rasgaram os seus vestidos, nem o rei nem nenhum dos seus servos que ouviram todas aquelas palavras

25 e, posto que Elnatã, Delaías e Gema rias tivessem insistido com o rei que não queimasse o rolo, contudo ele não lhes deu ouvidos.

26 Antes deu ordem o rei a Jerameel, filho do rei, e a Seraías, filho de Azriel, e a Selemias, filho de Abdeel, que prendessem a Baruque, o escrivão, e a Jeremias, o profeta; mas o Senhor os escondera.

27 Depois que o rei queimara o rolo com as palavras que Banique escrevera da boca de Jeremias, veio a Jeremias a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

28 Toma ainda outro rolo, e escreve nele todas aquelas palavras que estavam no primeiro rolo, que Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá, queimou.

29 E a Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá, dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Tu queimaste este rolo, dizendo: Por que escreveste nele anunciando: Certamente virá o rei da Babilônia, e destruirá esta terra e fará cessar nela homens e animais?,

30 Portanto assim diz o Senhor acerca de Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá: Não terá quem se assente sobre o trono de Davi, e será lançado o seu cadáver ao calor de dia, e à geada de noite.

31 E castigá-lo-ei a ele, e a sua descendência e os seus servos, por causa da sua iniqüidade; e trarei sobre ele e sobre os moradores de Jerusalém, e sobre os homens de Judá, todo o mal que tenho pronunciado contra eles, e que não ouviram.

32 Tomou, pois, Jeremias outro rolo, e o deu a Baruque, filho de Nerias, o escrivão, o qual escreveu nele, enquanto Jeremias ditava, todas as palavras do livro que Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá, tinha queimado no fogo; e ainda se lhes acrescentaram muitas palavras semelhantes.

   

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'A volume' or 'roll,' as in Zechariah 5:2, signifies the curse going forth upon the faces of the whole earth. 'A roll of a book written within and without,' as in Ezekiel 2:9-10 and 3:1-3, signifies the state of the church and thus the quality of life of the people at that time.

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222. And I will write upon him the name of My God, signifies their quality in respect to Divine truth implanted in the life. This is evident from the signification of "writing upon one," when spoken of the Lord, as being to implant in the life (of which presently); also from the signification of "name," as being quality of state (See above, n. 148); and also from the signification of "God," as being Divine truth proceeding from the Lord in heaven, thus the Lord in heaven (concerning which see above, n. 220; for the Lord is above the heavens, appearing to those who are in heaven as a sun (See the work on Heaven and Hell 116-125). The Divine proceeding therefrom, which is called Divine truth, and which makes heaven in general and in particular, is what is meant in the Word by "God;" from this it is that angels are called "gods," and that "God," in the Hebrew is Elohim, in the plural. This makes clear why the Lord here says, "the name of My God;" and above, "I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God" n. 219; and below, "I will write upon him the name of the city of My God, of the New Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from My God" n. 223.

[2] "To write upon one" means to implant in the life, because to write is to commit to paper anything from the memory, thought, or mind, that is to be preserved; in the spiritual sense, therefore, it signifies that which is to endure in man's life, inscribed on it and implanted in it. Thus the natural sense of this expression is turned into a spiritual sense; for it is natural to write upon paper and in a book, but it is spiritual to inscribe on the life, which is done when anything is implanted in the faith and love, since love and faith make man's spiritual life. Because "to write" signifies to implant in the life, it is said of Jehovah or the Lord that "He writes," and that "He has written in a book," meaning that which is inscribed by the Lord on man's spirit, that is, on his heart and soul, or what is the same, on his love and faith. Thus, in David:

My bone was not hidden from Thee when I was made in secret; upon Thy book were written all the days when they were fashioned, and not one of them is wanting (Psalms 139:15-16).

In the same :

Let them be blotted out of the book of lives, and not be written with the righteous (Psalms 69:28).

In Daniel:

The people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book (Daniel 12:1).

In Moses:

Blot me, I pray Thee, out of the book which Thou hast written. And Jehovah said, Whosoever hath sinned against Me will I blot out of My book (Exodus 32:32-33).

In Revelation:

A book written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals, which no one could open but the Lamb only (Revelation 5:1).

Again:

All shall worship the beast whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 13:8; 17:8).

Again:

I saw that the books were opened: and another book was opened which is that of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the book, 1 according to their works. And if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:12-13, 20:15).

Again :

And there shall enter into the New Jerusalem only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 21:27).

In these passages it is not meant that they are written in a book, but that all things of faith and love are inscribed on man's spirit (as may be seen from the things shown in the work on Heaven and Hell 461-469).

[3] That "to write," in the Word, signifies to inscribe on and implant in the life, is clear from other passages where "writing" is mentioned. Thus in Jeremiah:

I will give My law in the midst of them, and will write it on their heart (Jeremiah 31:33).

"To give the law in the midst of them" means Divine truths in them; "in the midst" signifies inwardly with man (See Arcana Coelestia 1074, 2940, 2973); and "to write it on the heart" is to impress upon the love, for "heart" signifies love (See Arcana Coelestia 7542, 9050, 10336). In Ezekiel:

The prophet saw a roll of a book written front and back, and there were written thereon plaints, moaning, and woe (Ezekiel 2:9, 10; 3:1-3).

"The roll of a book written front and back" signifies the state of the church at that time, thus what the life was of those of the church; therefore "the roll of the book" means the same as "the book of life" mentioned above; and as their life was destitute of the goods of love and the truths of faith, it is said that "there were written thereon plaints, moaning, and woe":

That the law was inscribed on tables of stone, and written with the finger of God (Exodus 31:18; Deuteronomy 4:13; 9:10); signified that it must be impressed on the life (Arcana Coelestia 9416); for "the law," in a strict sense, means the ten commandments of the Decalogue, but in a broad sense, the whole Word (See Arcana Coelestia 6752, 7463); and "stone" signifies truth, here Divine truth (Arcana Coelestia 643[1-4], 1298, 3720, 6426, 8609, 10376). The like is signified by :

Their writing the words of the law upon the twelve stones taken out of the Jordan (Deuteronomy 27:2-4, 8; Joshua 4:3, seq .)

[4] In Ezekiel:

Son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his fellows; and take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel, his fellows; and then join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they both may be one in My 2 hand (Ezekiel 37:16, 17).

What these things signify no one can know unless he knows what was represented by "Judah," and what by "Joseph." "Judah" represented the Lord's celestial kingdom, and "Joseph" His spiritual kingdom; and "writing them upon two sticks" signifies each one's state of love and of life therefrom. Their conjunction into one heaven is signified by "joining them one to another into one stick, that they both may be one in My hand." The signification of these words is like that of the Lord's words:

Other sheep also I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring; and there shall be one flock and one shepherd (John 10:16).

The writing was to be upon a stick, because a "stick (wood)" signifies good, and it is good that conjoins. (But these things will be more evident from what is shown in the Arcana Coelestia, namely, that the spiritual kingdom before the Lord's coming was not as it was after His coming, n. 6372, 8054; that it was the spiritual especially that were saved by the Lord's coming into the world, and that they were then conjoined with those who were of His celestial kingdom into one heaven, n. 2661, 2716, 2833, 2834, 3969, 6854, 6914, 7035, 7091, 7828, 7932, 8018, 8159, 8321, 9684. That there are two kingdoms, the celestial and spiritual, and that there are three heavens, and that these are conjoined into one heaven, see the work on Heaven 20-28, 29-40. That "Judah" in the representative sense signifies the Lord's celestial kingdom, Arcana Coelestia 3654, 3881, 5583, 5603, 5782, 6363; that " Joseph" signifies the Lord's spiritual kingdom, n. 3969, 3971, 4669, 6417; that " Ephraim" signifies the intellectual of the spiritual church, n. 3969, 5354, 6222, 6234, 6238, 6267, 6296; that "wood" signifies the good of love, n. 643, 3720, 8354.)

[5] In Isaiah:

This one shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname himself by the name of Israel (Isaiah 44:5).

These things are said of the Lord and of His Divine Human. "Jacob" and "Israel," where the Lord is treated of, signifies His Human, and that the Human is Jehovah is meant by "This one shall say, I am Jehovah's," and "he shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah." (That "Israel" and "Jacob" are, in the highest sense, the Lord, see Arcana Coelestia 4286, 4570, 6424)

[6] In Jeremiah :

O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake Me shall be ashamed, and they that depart from Me shall be written on the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters. Heal me, O Jehovah, that I may be healed (Jeremiah 17:13, 14). "To be written in the earth" is to be condemned on account of the state of life, since "earth" signifies what is condemned (See Arcana Coelestia n. 2327, 7418, 8306).

[7] This makes clear what is signified by the Lord's writing with His finger in the earth in John:

The Scribes and Pharisees brought to Jesus in the temple a woman taken in adultery; and they said, This woman was taken in the very act. They asked whether she should be stoned according to the law of Moses. Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote in the earth; and rising He said, He that is without sin among you let him first cast a stone at her; and again stooping down, He wrote in the earth. And when they heard these things, they went out one after another; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman; and He said to her, Woman, where are thine accusers; hath no man condemned thee? And He said, Go and sin no more (John 8:2-11).

The Lord's "writing in the earth" signifies the same as above in Jeremiah, "they that depart from Me shall be written in the earth," namely, that they also were condemned on account of adulteries; therefore He said, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." The Lord's "writing twice in the earth" in the temple, signified their condemnation for adulteries in the spiritual sense; for the Scribes and Pharisees were those who adulterated the goods and falsified the truths of the Word, thus of the church; and "adulteries" in the spiritual sense are adulterations of good and falsifications of truth (See above, n. 141, 161); therefore that nation was also called by the Lord:

An adulterous and sinful generation (Mark 8:38).

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Greek has "books," as found in Apocalypse Explained 98, 250, 785.

2. The Hebrew has "my."

  
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