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Jeremijine tužbalice 3

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1 Ja sam čovek koji videh muku od pruta gneva Njegovog.

2 Odvede me i opravi me u tamu, a ne na videlo.

3 Samo se na me obraća, obraća ruku svoju po vas dan.

4 Učini, te mi ostare telo i koža, potre kosti moje.

5 Zazida me, i optoči me žučju i mukom.

6 Posadi me u tamu kao umrle odavna.

7 Ogradi me da ne izađem, i metnu na me teške okove.

8 Kad vičem i vapim, odbija molitvu moju.

9 Zagradi puteve moje tesanim kamenom, i prevrati staze moje.

10 Posta mi kao medved u zasedi, kao lav u potaji.

11 Pomete puteve moje, i razdre me, i uništi me.

12 Nateže luk svoj, i metnu me streli za belegu.

13 Ustreli me u bubrege strelama iz tula svog.

14 Postah podsmeh svemu narodu svom i pesma njihova po vas dan.

15 Nasiti me gorčinom, opoji me pelenom.

16 Polomi mi zube kamenjem, uvali me u pepeo.

17 Udaljio si dušu moju od mira, zaboravih dobro.

18 I rekoh: Propade sila moja i nadanje moje od Gospoda.

19 Opomeni se muke moje i jada mog, pelena i žuči.

20 Duša se moja opominje bez prestanka, i poništila se u meni.

21 Ali ovo napominjem srcu svom, te se nadam:

22 Milost je Gospodnja što ne izgibosmo sasvim, jer milosrđa Njegovog nije nestalo.

23 Ponavlja se svako jutro; velika je vera tvoja.

24 Gospod je deo moj, govori duša moja; zato ću se u Njega uzdati.

25 Dobar je Gospod onima koji ga čekaju, duši, koja ga traži.

26 Dobro je mirno čekati spasenje Gospodnje.

27 Dobro je čoveku nositi jaram za mladosti svoje.

28 Sam će sedeti i ćutati, jer Bog metnu breme na nj.

29 Metnuće usta svoja u prah, eda bi bilo nadanja.

30 Podmetnuće obraz svoj onome koji ga bije, biće sit sramote.

31 Jer Gospod ne odbacuje za svagda.

32 Jer ako i ucveli, opet će se i smilovati radi mnoštva milosti svoje.

33 Jer ne muči iz srca svog ni cveli sinove čovečje.

34 Kad gaze nogama sve sužnje na zemlji,

35 Kad izvrću pravicu čoveku pred Višnjim,

36 Kad čine krivo čoveku u parnici njegovoj, ne vidi li Gospod?

37 Ko je rekao što i zbilo se, a Gospod da nije zapovedio?

38 Ne dolaze li i zla i dobra iz usta Višnjeg?

39 Zašto se tuži čovek živ, čovek na kar za grehe svoje?

40 Pretražimo i razgledajmo pute svoje, i povratimo se ka Gospodu.

41 Podignimo srce svoje i ruke k Bogu na nebesima.

42 Zgrešismo i nepokorni bismo; Ti ne praštaš.

43 Obastro si se gnevom, i goniš nas, ubijaš i ne žališ.

44 Obastro si si se oblakom da ne prodre molitva.

45 Načinio si od nas smetlište i odmet usred tih naroda.

46 Razvaljuju usta svoja na nas svi neprijatelji naši.

47 Strah i jama zadesi nas, pustošenje i zatiranje.

48 Potoci teku iz očiju mojih radi pogibli kćeri naroda mog.

49 Oči moje liju suze bez prestanka, jer nema odmora,

50 Dokle Gospod ne pogleda i ne vidi s neba.

51 Oko moje muči mi dušu radi svih kćeri grada mog.

52 Teraju me jednako kao pticu neprijatelji moji nizašta.

53 Svališe u jamu život moj i nabacaše kamenje na me.

54 Dođe mi voda svrh glave; rekoh: Pogiboh!

55 Prizivah ime Tvoje, Gospode, iz jame najdublje.

56 Ti ču glas moj; ne zatiskuj uha svog od uzdisanja mog, od vike moje.

57 Pristupao si kad Te prizivah, i govorio si: Ne boj se.

58 Raspravljao si, Gospode, parbu duše moje, i izbavljao si život moj.

59 Vidiš, Gospode, nepravdu koja mi se čini; raspravi parbu moju.

60 Vidiš svu osvetu njihovu, sve što mi misle.

61 Čuješ rug njihov, Gospode, sve što mi misle,

62 Šta govore oni koji ustaju na me i šta namišljaju protiv mene po vas dan.

63 Vidi, kad sedaju i kad ustaju, ja sam im pesma.

64 Plati im, Gospode, po delima ruku njihovih.

65 Podaj im uporno srce, prokletstvo svoje.

66 Goni ih gnevom, i istrebi ih ispod nebesa Gospodnjih.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 721

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721. "And the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her licentiousness." This symbolizes its insanity in spiritual matters owing to the adulteration of the Word among those immersed in that religion.

To be made drunk with the wine of her licentiousness means, symbolically, to be irrational in spiritual matters owing to a falsification of the Word's truths, in this case owing to an adulteration of them. Wine symbolizes the Divine truth in the Word (no. 316), and licentiousness symbolizes a falsification and adulteration of it (nos. 134, 620, 632, 635). To be made drunk with that wine, therefore, symbolically means to be irrational in spiritual matters. The inhabitants of the earth symbolize the people in a church, as in 11:10; 12:12; 13:13-14, and 14:6 above, but here the people in that religion, since the church does not exist there, because they do not turn to the Lord or read the Word, and because they invoke the dead, as said in no. 718 above.

That to be drunk on that wine means, symbolically, to be irrational in spiritual matters, can indeed be seen without confirmation from other passages in the Word; but since many people do not see this, because they think not spiritually but sensually, that is, materially about the particulars in the Word when they read it, I would like to present some passages from the Word which confirm that in the Word, to be drunk means, symbolically, to be irrational in spiritual matters, that is to say, in theological matters. Here are the passages:

They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. (Isaiah 29:9)

...hear..., O afflicted one..., drunk but not with wine... (Isaiah 51:21)

Babel was a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank of her wine; therefore the nations are deranged. (Jeremiah 51:7)

Babel shall be... a hissing... When they are inflamed I will set out their feasts and make them drunk, that they may rejoice and sleep a perpetual sleep and not awake... (Jeremiah 51:37, 39)

Babylon is fallen, is fallen..., because she has made all nations drink of the wine... of her licentiousness. (Revelation 14:8, cf. 18:3)

Let every wineskin be filled with wine... Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land - the kings..., the priests, and the prophets... - with drunkenness! (Jeremiah 13:12-13)

You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, the cup of ruin and desolation... (Ezekiel 23:32-33)

...O daughter of Edom..., the cup shall also pass over to you; you shall become drunk and make yourself naked. (Lamentations 4:21)

You also will be drunk. (Nahum 3:11)

Drink and become drunk, and vomit and fall, so that you rise no more... (Jeremiah 25:27)

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own sight! Woe to the mighty at drinking wine, and to men robust at mixing intoxicating drink... (Isaiah 5:21-22)

And so on elsewhere, as in Isaiah 19:11-12, 14; 24:20; 28:1, 3, 7-8; 56:12; Joel 1:5-7; Habakkuk 2:15; Psalms 75:8; 107:27.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.