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Hesekiel 32

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1 I tolfte året, på första dagen i tolfte månaden, kom HERRENS ord till mig; han sade:

2 Du människobarn, stäm upp en klagosång över Farao, konungen i Egypten, och säg till honom: Det är förbi med dig, du lejon bland folken! Och du var dock lik draken i havet, där du for fram i dina strömmar och rörde upp vattnet med dina fötter och grumlade dess strömmar.

3 säger nu Herren, HERREN: Jag skall breda ut mitt nät över dig genom skaror av många folk, och de skola draga upp dig i mitt garn.

4 Jag skall kasta dig upp på jorden, jag skall slunga dig bort på marken och låta alla himmelens fåglar slå ned på dig och låta de vilda djuren på hela jorden mätta sig med dig.

5 Jag skall kasta ditt köttbergen och fylla dalarna med ditt stora skrov.

6 Och landet som du har nedsölat skall jag vattna med ditt blod ända upp till bergen, och bäckarna skola bliva fulla av dig.

7 Och när jag utsläcker dig, skall jag övertäcka himmelen och förmörka dess stjärnor; jag skall övertäcka solen med moln, och månens ljus skall icke lysa mer.

8 Alla ljushimmelen skall jag förmörka för din skull och låta mörker komma över ditt land, säger Herren, HERREN.

9 Och många folks hjärtan skall jag slå med skräck, när jag gör din undergång bekant bland folkslagen, ja, i länder som du icke känner.

10 Jag skall komma många folk att häpna för din skull, och deras konungar skola för din skull gripas av bävan, när jag i deras åsyn svänger mitt svärd; vart ögonblick skola de frukta, envar för sitt liv, på ditt falls dag.

11 Ty så säger Herren, HERREN: Den babyloniske konungens svärd skall komma över dig.

12 Jag skall låta din larmande hop falla för hjältars svärd, grymmast bland hedningar äro de alla. De skola föröda Egyptens härlighet, och hela dess larmande hop skall förgöras;

13 jag skall utrota all dess boskap, den som betar vid det myckna vattnet. Av människofot skall det icke mer röras upp, ej heller röras upp av boskapsklövar.

14 Sedan skall jag låta deras vatten sjunka undan och deras strömmar flyta bort såsom olja, säger Herren, HERREN,

15 i det jag gör Egyptens land till en ödslig ödemark och berövar landet allt vad däri är, när jag nu slår alla dess inbyggare, så att man förnimmer att jag är HERREN.

16 Detta är en klagosång som man skall sjunga, ja, folkens döttrar skola sjunga den; de skola sjunga den över Egypten med hela dess larmande hop, säger Herren, HERREN.

17 I tolfte året, på femtonde dagen i månaden, kom HERRENS ord till mig; han sade:

18 Du människobarn, sjung sorgesång över Egyptens larmande hop. Bjud henne att såsom döttrarna av de väldigaste folk fara ned i jordens djup, till dem som redan hava farit ned i graven.

19 Finnes någon så ringa att du är förmer än hon? Nej, far du ned och låt dig bäddas bland de oomskurna.

20 Bland män som äro slagna med svärd skola ock dina falla. Svärdet är redo; släpen bort henne med hela hennes larmande hop.

21 Mäktiga hjältar skola tala till Farao ur dödsriket, till honom och till hans hjälpare: »Ja, de hava måst fara hitned, och nu ligga de där, de oomskurna, slagna med svärd

22 Där ligger redan Assur med hela sin skara; runt omkring honom har denna sin gravplats. Allasammans ligga de där slagna, fallna för svärd.

23 Sin grav har han fått längst ned i underjorden, och runt omkring honom ligger hans skara begraven. Allasammans ligga de slagna, fallna för svärd, de man som en gång utbredde skräck i de levandes land.

24 Där ligger Elam med hela sin larmande hop, vilande runt omkring hans grav. Allasammans ligga de slagna, männen som föllo för svärd, och som oomskurna måste fara, ned i jordens djup, desamma som en gång utbredde skräck omkring sig i de levandes land; nu måste de bära sin skam bland de andra som hava farit ned i graven.

25 Ja, bland slagna har han fått sitt läger med hela sin larmande hop; runt omkring honom har denna sin gravplats. Allasammans ligga de där oomskurna, slagna med svärd; en gång utbredde sig ju skräck omkring dem i de levandes land, men de måste nu bära sin skam bland dem som hava farit ned i graven. Ja, bland slagna har han fått sin plats.

26 Där ligger Mesek-Tubal med hela sin larmande hop; runt omkring honom har denna sin gravplats. Allasammans ligga de där oomskurna, slagna med svärd; en gång utbredde de ju skräck omkring sig i de levandes land.

27 Men dessa fallna män ur de oomskurnas hop, de få icke vila bland hjältarna, bland dem som hava farit ned till dödsriket i sin krigiska rustning och fått sina svärd lagda under sina huvuden. Nej, deras missgärningar hava kommit över deras ben. De utbredde ju skräck i de levandes land, såsom hjältar göra.

28 Ja, också du skall bliva krossad bland de oomskurna och få ligga bland dem som äro slagna med svärd.

29 Där ligger Edom med sina konungar och alla sina hövdingar; huru mäktiga de än voro, hava de nu fått sin plats bland dem som äro slagna med svärd; de måste ligga bland de oomskurna, bland dem som hava farit ned i graven.

30 Där ligga Nordlandets furstar allasammans, med alla sidonier, ty de hava måst fara ned till de slagna, de hava kommit på skam, trots den skräck de utbredde genom sina väldiga gärningar. Och de ligga där oomskurna bland dem som hava blivit slagna med svärd; de måste bära sin skam bland dem som hava farit ned i graven.

31 Dem skall nu Faraose, och han skall så trösta sig över hela sin larmande hop. Ja, Farao och hela hans har äro slagna med svärd, säger Herren, HERREN.

32 Ty väl utbredde jag skräck för honom i de levandes land, men nu måste han, Farao, med hela sin larmande hop, låta sig bäddas bland de oomskurna, hos dem som äro slagna med svärd, säger Herren, HERREN.

   

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6015. 'In the carts which Pharaoh sent to carry him' means the matters of doctrine obtained from the Church's factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the carts' as matters of doctrine, dealt with in 5945; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the Church's factual knowledge in general. For 'Egypt' means the Church's factual knowledge, 1462, 4749, 4964, 4966, and therefore the king of that land means such knowledge in general, as he does elsewhere in the Word, though in the majority of places perverted factual knowledge is meant by Egypt and so also by Pharaoh. The representation of 'Pharaoh' as factual knowledge in general is evident in Isaiah,

The princes of Zoan are foolish, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh; counsel has become brutish. How do you say to Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of the kings of old? Isaiah 19:11.

Here 'Pharaoh' stands for the Church's factual knowledge in general, which was why he was called 'a son of the wise' and 'a son of the kings of old'. 'The wise' and 'the kings of old' stand for the truths that the Ancient Church possessed. But that factual knowledge made nonsensical is meant, for it says 'The princes of Zoan have become foolish; counsel has become brutish'.

[2] In the same prophet,

They depart to go down to Egypt but have not asked at My mouth, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will become shame for you, and trust in the shadow of Egypt ignominy. Isaiah 30:2-3.

'Strengthening themselves in the strength of Egypt, and trusting in the shadow of Egypt' stands for relying in matters of faith on factual knowledge and having no belief in any spiritual truth unless it is what factual knowledge and sensory evidence so declare. But that is a perversion of order. The truths of faith must occupy first place, and supporting factual knowledge must take second place; for if the latter occupy first place, no belief in any truth whatever exists.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Jehovah Zebaoth, the God of Israel, said, Behold, I am making a visitation upon Amen in No, and upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt, and upon its gods, and upon its kings - especially upon Pharaoh and those trusting in him. Jeremiah 46:25.

Here also 'Pharaoh' stands for factual knowledge in general. 'Those trusting in him' stands for people who rely on factual knowledge but do not rely on the Word, that is, on the Lord in the Word. Such a reliance leads to a complete perversion in the things people are taught to believe, which in turn leads to falsity and also to the refusal to accept that what is Divine and heavenly is anything at all. These people in particular are all too ready to say, Let me see these things with my own eyes; or, Produce the facts to prove the truth of it, and then I will believe it. But even if they did see them or such proof was produced they would not believe, because an unaccepting attitude of mind governs everything.

[4] In the same prophet,

Against Pharaoh. 1 Behold, waters rising out of the north which will become a deluging stream, and they will deluge the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it, so that men cry out and every inhabitant of the land wails because of the sound of the beat of the hoofs of the horses his mighty ones and the noise of his chariot, the rumble of its wheels. Jeremiah 47:1-3.

It is plain from every detail stated here regarding Pharaoh that 'Pharaoh' is factual knowledge in general, existing in this instance in a perverted state of order, which destroys the truths of faith. 'A deluging stream' is factual knowledge destroying an understanding of truth, and so is knowledge that lays waste. 'They will deluge the land and all that fills it' is the entire Church. 'The city and those who dwell in it' is the truth the Church possesses, and the good this truth leads to. 'The beat of the hoofs of the horses' is the lowest kind of factual knowledge gained directly from sensory impressions. 'The noise of his chariot' is false teaching derived from that knowledge. 'The rumble of its wheels' is sensory impressions and the false notions going with them that advance themselves.

[5] In Ezekiel,

The Lord Jehovih said, Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster who is lying in the midst of his rivers, who has said, The river is mine and I have made myself. Therefore I will put hooks in your jaws, and cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales. Ezekiel 29:2-4.

Here also 'Pharaoh' stands for factual knowledge in general, which in a similar way is evident from each detail that is stated regarding him.

[6] In the same prophet,

Raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt. You are like monsters in the seas, and you have come forth with your rivers, and have troubled the waters with your feet; you have stirred up their rivers. When I have blotted you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars, I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. All the bright lights [in the heavens] I will darken over you, and I will put darkness over your land. Ezekiel 32:1, 3, 7-8.

The details of this description, like many more in the Prophets, cannot be understood by anyone, it is evident, without the internal sense. No one can understand what is meant when it says that Pharaoh is like monsters in the seas, has come forth with 2 his rivers, and has troubled the waters with his feet. Nor can anyone know what is meant when it says that the heavens will be covered above him, the stars will be darkened, and all the bright lights will be darkened; also that the sun will be covered with a cloud, the moon will not give its light, and darkness will be put over his land. But the internal sense shows what all these details mean; it shows that factual knowledge perverts the truths of the Church if a person uses it to enter the mysteries of faith without believing anything unless factual knowledge, indeed sensory evidence, causes him to see it. This is the internal sense of this description, as the explanation of each separate detail shows.

[7] Pharaoh is called 'king of Egypt' by virtue of the truth factual knowledge holds within it. For factual knowledge is truth as it exists in the natural, and 'king' is truth, see 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044; also, much the same is meant by the king of a people as by the people themselves, 4789, so that much the same is meant by 'Pharaoh' as by 'Egypt', but the same thing in general. ('Egypt' has been shown many times to mean factual knowledge.) Pharaoh is compared to 'monsters in the seas' because 'a monster' or 'a sea monster' means general sources of facts, 42, While 'seas' means gatherings together of them, 28. Then it is said that he has come forth with his rivers because ideas displaying intelligence are meant by 'rivers', 108, 109, 2702, 3051, but here ideas displaying insanity since they flow from sensory impressions and factual knowledge, 5196. After this it is said that he troubled the waters with his feet and stirred up their rivers because 'waters' means spiritual truths, 680, 739, 2702, 3058, 3424, 4976, 5668, and 'feet' things belonging to the natural, 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952, so that 'troubling the waters with one's feet' is defiling and perverting the truths of faith by means of factual knowledge which the natural possesses. And 'stirring up their rivers' is doing the same to intelligence.

[8] Finally it is said that when he is blotted out the heavens will be covered, because 'the heavens' means a person's interiors, since these are his heavens. They are 'closed' when factual knowledge holds sway over the truths of faith, that is, when the natural holds sway over the spiritual. When this is the situation the cognitions or knowledge of truth and good perish, meant by 'I will darken the stars of the heavens, and all the bright lights'; for 'the stars' are those cognitions, see 2495, 2849, 4697, and 'the lights' are forms of good and truth, 30-38. The inability of the good of love to flow in any longer at that time is meant by 'I will cover the sun with a cloud', and the inability of the good of faith to flow in by 'the moon will not give its light' - 'the sun' being the good of love, and 'the moon the good of faith, see 1519, 1530, 2120, 2495, 3636, 3643, 4060, 4696. The occupation therefore of the natural mind by falsities alone is meant by 'I will put darkness over your land' - 'darkness' being falsities, 1839, 1860, 4418, 4531, and 'Pharaoh's land' or 'the land of Egypt' being the natural mind, 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5701. From all this one may now see what the meaning is within the details of this prophecy. Since 'Pharaoh' means factual knowledge in general he also means the natural in general, 5799.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. These verses in Jeremiah 47 refer to the Philistines, though Pharaoh is mentioned in verse 1. Chapter Jeremiah 46 deals specifically with Egypt and Pharaoh.

2. Reading cum (with) for ex (from)

  
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