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1 Opet mi dođe reč Gospodnja govoreći:

2 I ti sine čovečji, nariči za Tirom,

3 I reci Tiru, koji stoji na ulasku morskom, koji trguje s narodima na mnogim ostrvima: Ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Tire, ti govoraše: Ja sam sasvim lep.

4 Međe su ti u srcu morskom; koji te zidaše, načiniše te sasvim lepim.

5 Od jela senirskih gradiše ti daske, kedre s Livana uzimaše da ti grade stupove.

6 Od hrastova vasanskih gradiše ti vesla, sedišta ti gradiše od slonove kosti i od šimšira s ostrva kitejskih.

7 Tanko platno misirsko izmetano razapinjao si da su ti jedra; porfirom i skerletom s ostrva eliskih pokrivao si se.

8 Stanovnici sidonski i arvadski behu ti veslari; mudraci tvoji, Tire, što behu u tebi, behu ti krmari.

9 Starešine i mudraci gevalski opravljahu u tebi šta bi ti se pokvarilo; sve lađe morske i lađari behu u tebi trgujući s tobom.

10 Persijanci i Ludeji i Puteji behu u vojsci tvojoj tvoji vojnici; štitove i šlemove vešahu u tebi; oni te ukrašavahu.

11 Sinovi arvadski s tvojom vojskom behu na zidovima tvojim unaokolo, i Gamadeji behu u kulama tvojim, štitove svoje vešahu na zidovima tvojim unaokolo, oni ti dovršivahu lepotu.

12 Tarsis trgovaše s tobom mnogim svakojakim blagom; sa srebrom, s gvožđem, s kositerom i s olovom dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

13 Javan, Tuval i Meseh behu tvoji trgovci; s dušama ljudskim i sudima bronzanim dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

14 A koji su od doma Togarminog, s konjima i konjicima i mazgama dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

15 Sinovi Dedanovi behu trgovci tvoji, mnogih ostrva trgovina beše u tvojim rukama; kosti slonove i drvo evenovo donošahu ti u promenu.

16 Sirija trgovaše s tobom mnoštvom dela tvojih, dolažaše na sajmove tvoje sa smaragdom i porfirom i uzvodom i tankim platnom, i koralom i ahatom.

17 Juda i zemlja Izrailjeva behu tvoji trgovci, dolažahu na sajmove tvoje sa pšenicom minitskom i finičkom i medom i uljem i balsamom.

18 Damask trgovaše s tobom mnoštvom dela tvojih, mnoštvom svakog blaga, vinom helvonskim i belom vunom.

19 I Dan i Javan i Mosel dolažahu na sajmove tvoje; urađeno gvožđe i kasiju i cimet menjahu s tobom.

20 Dedan trgovaše s tobom skupocenim prostirkama za kola.

21 Arapi i svi knezovi kidarski trgovahu s tobom; s jaganjcima i ovnovima i jarcima dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

22 Trgovci savski i ramski trgovahu s tobom; dolažahu na sajmove tvoje sa svakojakim mirisima i svakojakim dragim kamenjem i zlatom.

23 Haran i Kana i Eden, trgovci savski, Asur i Hilmad trgovahu s tobom.

24 Ti trgovahu s tobom svakojakim stvarima, porfirom i uzvodom i kovčezima bogatih nakita, koji se svezivahu užima i behu od kedra.

25 Lađe tarsiske behu prve u tvojoj trgovini, i ti beše veoma pun i veoma slavan u srcu morskom.

26 Veslari tvoji odvezoše te na pučinu; vetar istočni razbi te usred mora.

27 Blago tvoje i sajmovi tvoji, trgovina tvoja, lađari tvoji i krmari tvoji i koji opravljahu kvarne lađe tvoje, i trgovci tvoji i svi vojnici tvoji i sav narod što beše u tebi pašće u srce moru kad ti propadneš.

28 Od vike tvojih krmara uskolebaće se vali morski.

29 I izaći će iz loža svojih svi veslari, lađari, svi krmari morski, i staće na zemlju.

30 I povikaće za tobom glasno i zaridati gorko, i posuće prahom glave svoje i po pepelu će se valjati.

31 I za tobom će se načiniti ćelavi, i pripasaće kostret, i plakaće za tobom gorko iz srca, i gorko će ridati.

32 I za tobom će zapevati u žalosti svojoj i naricaće za tobom: Ko je bio kao Tir, oboreni usred mora?

33 Kad izlažahu trgovi tvoji iz mora, sitio si mnoge narode, mnoštvom svog bogatstva i trgovine svoje obogaćivao si careve zemaljske.

34 Kad te razbi more na dubokoj vodi, trgovina tvoja i sav narod tvoj u tebi pade.

35 Svi ostrvljani prepadoše se od tebe, i carevi njihovi uzdrhtaše se i prebledeše u licu.

36 Trgovci po narodima zazviždaše nad tobom: postao si strahota, i neće te biti do veka.

   

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4287. 'For as a prince you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed' means repeated victories in conflicts over truths and goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'contending as a prince' as overcoming in conflicts, in this case conflicts that accompany temptations since these are the subject at present; and from the meaning of 'with God and with men' as conflicts over truths and goods, to be dealt with below.

[2] The subject in the highest sense being the Lord, it is He who is meant in that sense by 'one contending as a prince with God and with men', for by His own power He suffered all temptations and through them overcame the hells. Indeed He allowed into Himself all the hells in their order, and even the angels, as will be explained later on. In so doing he brought into order everything in the heavens and in the hells, and at length glorified Himself, that is, made the Human within Him Divine.

[3] From this it is evident that in the highest sense the Lord is meant by Jacob and Israel, as shown immediately above in 4286. Not only has He Himself 'contended as a prince', that is, has suffered all the conflicts brought about by temptations and has overcome in them, but also He suffers them in every individual human being. But see what has been stated many times already on these matters in the following references,

The Lord suffered the severest temptations, greater than anybody else has done, 1663, 1668, 1787, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2816.

Unlike any others the Lord fought out of Divine love, 1690, 1691 (end), 1789, 1812, 1813, 1820.

The Lord fought against hereditary evil from the mother, so that at length He was not her son; even so, no evil of His own doing was attached to Him, 1444, 1573, 2025, 2574, 2649, 3318 (end).

Through the conflicts brought about by temptations and through repeated victories the Lord arranged all things into the form which heaven possesses, 1928.

And through repeated victories in conflicts brought about by temptations He united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence, 1616, 1737, 1813, 1921, 2025, 2026, 2500, 2523, 2632, 2776.

The Lord suffers the temptations that take place in man, subduing evil and the hells, 987, 1661, 1692 (end).

[4] The arcanum that 'contending with God and with men' means being tempted over truths and over goods is one that is not open to view in the letter. It is clear to anyone, and will also be evident from the explanation given below, that it was not God with whom Jacob contended, for it cannot be said of anyone that he contends with God and prevails. But the internal sense teaches what 'God' and 'men' mean here - that 'God' means truth, and 'men' good. The reason for this is that 'God' in the internal sense means truth, and therefore whenever truth is dealt with the name God is used, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, whereas the term 'man' is used to mean good. And 'man' means good because the Lord is the only Man and anyone else is called such by virtue of Him, 49, 288, 565, 1894. A further reason is that by virtue of Him heaven is man and is called the Grand Man, 684, 1276, 3624-3649, 3741-3750. And this also was why the Most Ancient Church which was governed by celestial good was referred to as Man, 478.

[5] Therefore whenever good is dealt with in the Word, 'man' (homo) means good, as in Isaiah,

I will make the male person (vir homo) more rare than gold, and man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12.

In the same prophet,

The inhabitants of the land will be scorched and few male persons (vir homo) left. Isaiah 24:6.

'Male persons' stands for spiritual good or the good of truth. 'Man' stands for good. In the same prophet, The highways have been laid waste, the wayfarer has ceased. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he has no regard for the male person (vir homo). Isaiah 33:8.

In Jeremiah,

I looked to the earth, and behold, that which is void and empty, and towards the heavens, and they had no light I looked, and behold, there was no man; and all the birds of the air had flown away. Jeremiah 4:23, 25.

In the same prophet, behold, the days are coming, said Jehovah, in which I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. Jeremiah 31:27.

In Ezekiel,

Your merchants [traded] in the souls of men and vessels of bronze, giving these for your merchandise. Ezekiel 27:13.

In the same prophet, You, O my flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men; I am your God. Ezekiel 34:31.

In the same prophet, They will be cities laid waste, filled with the flock of mankind. Ezekiel 36:38.

In these places 'man' (homo) stands for people who are governed by good, and so stands for good, since good is what causes anyone to be 'man'. Truth however which is grounded in good is referred to in the Word as 'a male person' (vir homo) and also as 'the son of man'.

  
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