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Hosea 8

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1 Sätt basunen för din mun! »Såsom en örn kommer fienden över HERRENS hus, eftersom de hava överträtt mitt förbund och avfallit från min lag.

2 De ropa till mig: »Min Gud! Vi känna dig, vi av Israel

3 Men eftersom Israel har förkastat vad gott är, skall fienden jaga honom.

4 Själva valde de sig konungar, som icke kommo från mig; de tillsatte furstar, utan att jag fick veta något därom av sitt silver och guld gjorde de sig avgudar, ty det skulle ju förstöras.

5 En styggelse är din kalv, Samarien! Min vrede är upptänd mot dessa människor; huru länge skola de kunna undgå straff?

6 Från Israel har ju kalven kommit; en konstarbetare har gjort honom, och en gud är han icke. Nej, Samariens kalv skall bliva krossad till smulor.

7 Ty vind så de, och storm skola de skörda. Säd skola de icke få, deras gröda skall icke giva någon föda, och giver den någon, skola främlingar uppsluka den.

8 Uppslukad varder Israel! Redan aktas de bland hedningarna såsom ett värdelöst ting.

9 Ty väl hava de dragit åstad upp till Assur, lika vildåsnor som gå sin egen väg, ja, väl vill Efraim köpslå om älskog;

10 men huru de än köpslå bland hedningarna, skall jag dock nu tränga dem tillhopa och låta dem begynna en tid av ringhet, under överkonungens förtryck.

11 Eftersom Efraim har gjort sig så många altaren till synd, skola ock hans altaren bliva honom till synd.

12 Om jag än skriver mina lagar för honom i tiotusental, så räknas de ju dock för en främlings lagar.

13 Såsom slaktoffergåvor åt mig offrar man kött som man sedan äter upp; HERREN har intet behag till sådana. Nu kommer han ihåg deras missgärning och hemsöker deras synder; till Egypten skola de få vända tillbaka.

14 Och eftersom Israel har förgätit sin skapare och byggt sig palatser, och eftersom Juda har uppfört så många befästa städer, skall jag sända en eld mot hans städer, och den skall förtära palatsen i dem.

   

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80. There Is a Marriage of the Lord and the Church in the Details of the Word and a Consequent Marriage of Goodness and Truth

UNTIL the present time, no one has seen that there is a marriage of the Lord and the church in the details of the Word and a consequent marriage of goodness and truth, and no one could see it because the spiritual meaning of the Word had not been uncovered, and without this, the marriage cannot be seen.

There are two levels of meaning in the Word that are hidden within the literal meaning, namely, a spiritual level and a heavenly level. Spiritually understood, the contents of the Word refer for the most part to the church, while understood on a heavenly level they refer for the most part to the Lord. On a spiritual level they also refer to divine truth and on a heavenly level they refer to divine goodness. As a result, this marriage is found in the literal meaning of the Word.

However, this is not apparent to anyone who does not know the meanings of words and names on the basis of the spiritual and heavenly meanings of the Word, since some words and names focus attention on what is good and some on what is true, and some include both, so unless this is realized the marriage in the details of the Word cannot be seen. That is why this mystery has not been disclosed before.

  
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Hosea 12

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1 Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

2 Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.

3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

4 Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

5 even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown!

6 Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

7 A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

8 Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."

9 "But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

11 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.

12 Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

13 By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

14 Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.