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Jeremias 25

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1 Ang salita na dumating kay Jeremias tungkol sa buong bayan ng Juda nang ikaapat na taon ni Joacim na anak ni Josias, na hari sa Juda (siya ring unang taon ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia),

2 Na siyang sinalita ni Jeremias na propeta sa buong bayan ng Juda, at sa lahat ng nananahan sa Jerusalem, na sinasabi,

3 Mula nang ikalabing tatlong taon ni Josias na anak ni Ammon, na hari sa Juda, hanggang sa araw na ito, nitong dalawang pu't tatlong taon, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, at aking sinalita sa inyo na ako'y bumangong maaga, at nagsalita; nguni't hindi ninyo dininig.

4 At sinugo ng Panginoon sa inyo ang lahat niyang lingkod na mga propeta na gumising na maaga, at sinugo sila (nguni't hindi ninyo dininig, o ikiniling man ninyo ang inyong pakinig upang mangakinig),

5 Na nangagsasabi, Magsihiwalay bawa't isa sa inyo sa kanikaniyang masamang lakad, at sa kasamaan ng inyong mga gawa, at kayo'y magsitahan sa lupain na ibinigay ng Panginoon sa inyo at sa inyong mga magulang, mula nang una at hanggang sa magpakailan pa man;

6 At huwag kayong magsisunod sa ibang mga dios na mangaglingkod sa kanila, at magsisamba sa kanila, at huwag ninyo akong mungkahiin sa galit ng gawa ng inyong mga kamay, at hindi ko kayo sasaktan.

7 Gayon ma'y hindi kayo nangakinig sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon; upang mungkahiin ninyo ako sa galit, ng gawa ng inyong mga kamay sa inyong sariling ikapapahamak.

8 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Sapagka't hindi ninyo dininig ang aking mga salita,

9 Narito, ako'y magsusugo at kukunin ko ang lahat na angkan sa hilagaan, sabi ng Panginoon, at ako'y magsusugo kay Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia, na aking lingkod, at aking dadalhin sila laban sa lupaing ito, at laban sa mga nananahan dito, at laban sa lahat ng bansang ito sa palibot; at aking lubos na lilipulin sila, at gagawin ko silang katigilan, at kasutsutan, at mga walang hanggang kagibaan.

10 Bukod dito'y aalisin ko sa kanila ang tinig ng kalayawan at ang tinig ng kasayahan, ang tinig ng kasintahang lalaki at ang tinig ng kasintahang babae, ang tunog ng mga batong gilingan, at ang liwanag ng ilawan.

11 At ang buong lupaing ito ay magiging sira, at katigilan; at ang mga bansang ito ay maglilingkod sa hari sa Babilonia na pitong pung taon.

12 At mangyayari, pagkaganap ng pitong pung taon, na aking parurusahan ang hari sa Babilonia, at ang bansang yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, dahil sa kaniyang kasamaan, at ang lupain ng mga Caldeo; at aking gagawing sira magpakailan man.

13 At aking gaganapin sa lupaing yaon ang lahat na aking salita na aking sinalita laban doon, lahat ng nakasulat sa aklat na ito, na inihula ni Jeremias laban sa lahat na bansa.

14 Sapagka't maraming bansa at mga dakilang hari ay paglilingkuran nila, nila nga; at gagantihan ko sila ayon sa kanilang mga kilos, at ayon sa gawa ng kanilang mga kamay.

15 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, sa akin, Abutin mo itong saro ng alak ng kapusukan sa aking kamay, at painumin mo ang lahat na bansa na pinagsuguan ko sa iyo.

16 At sila'y magsisiinom, at magsisihapay na paroo't parito, na mangauulol, dahil sa tabak na aking pasasapitin sa kanila.

17 Nang magkagayo'y inabot ko ang saro sa kamay ng Panginoon, at pinainom ko ang lahat na bansang pinagsuguan ng Panginoon:

18 Sa makatuwid, ang Jerusalem, at ang mga bayan ng Juda, at ang mga hari niyaon, at ang mga prinsipe niyaon, upang gawin silang kagibaan, katigilan, kasutsutan, at sumpa; gaya sa araw na ito;

19 Si Faraong hari sa Egipto, at ang kaniyang mga lingkod, at ang kaniyang mga prinsipe, at ang buong bayan niya;

20 At ang lahat ng halohalong bayan, at ang lahat ng hari sa lupain ng Hus, at ang lahat ng hari sa lupain ng mga Filisteo, at ang Ascalon, at ang Gaza, at ang Ecron, at ang nalabi sa Asdod;

21 Ang Edom, at ang Moab, at ang mga anak ni Ammon;

22 At ang lahat ng hari sa Tiro, at ang lahat ng hari sa Sidon, at ang hari sa pulo na nasa dako roon ng dagat;

23 Ang Dedan, at ang Tema, at ang Buz, at ang lahat ng magsisiputol ng mga laylayan ng kanilang buhok;

24 At ang lahat ng hari sa Arabia, at ang lahat ng hari sa halohalong bayan na nagsisitahan sa ilang;

25 At ang lahat ng hari sa Zimri, at ang lahat ng hari sa Elam, at ang lahat ng hari ng mga Medo;

26 At ang lahat ng hari sa hilagaan, malayo't malapit na isa't isa; at ang lahat ng kaharian sa sanglibutan, na nangasa ibabaw ng lupa: at ang hari sa Sesach ay magsisiinom pagkatapos nila.

27 At iyong sasabihin sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ng Dios ng Israel, Kayo'y magsiinom, at kayo'y mangagpakalasing, at kayo'y magsisuka, at mangabuwal, at huwag na kayong magsibangon, dahil sa tabak na aking pasasapitin sa inyo.

28 At mangyayari, kung tanggihan nilang abutin ang saro sa iyong kamay upang inuman, sasabihin mo nga sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Kayo'y walang pagsalang magsisiinom.

29 Sapagka't, narito, ako'y nagpapasimulang gumawa ng kasamaan sa bayang tinawag sa aking pangalan, at kayo baga'y lubos na hindi mapaparusahan? Kayo'y walang pagsalang parurusahan; sapagka't aking tatawagin ang tabak laban sa lahat ng nananahan sa lupa, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

30 Kaya't ihula mo laban sa kanila ang lahat ng mga salitang ito, at sabihin mo sa kanila, Ang Panginoon ay uungol mula sa itaas, at ilalakas ang kaniyang tinig mula sa kaniyang banal na tahanan; siya'y uungol ng malakas laban sa kaniyang kulungan; siya'y hihiyaw, gaya nila na magsisiyapak ng ubas, laban sa lahat na nananahan sa lupa.

31 Ang ingay ay darating hanggang sa wakas ng lupa; sapagka't ang Panginoon ay may pakikipagpunyagi sa mga bansa, siya'y papasok sa paghatol sa lahat ng tao; tungkol sa masasama ay kaniyang ibibigay sila sa tabak, sabi ng Panginoon.

32 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Narito, kasamaan ay mangyayari sa bansa at bansa, at malakas na bagyo ay ibabangon mula sa kahulihulihang bahagi ng lupa.

33 At ang mapapatay ng Panginoon sa araw na yao'y magiging mula sa isang dulo ng lupa hanggang sa kabilang dulo ng lupa: sila'y hindi tataghuyan, o dadamputin man, o ililibing man; sila'y magiging dumi sa ibabaw ng lupa.

34 Kayo'y magsiangal, kayong mga pastor, at kayo'y magsihiyaw; at kayo'y mangagsigumon sa abo, kayong pinakamainam sa kawan; sapagka't ang mga kaarawan ng pagpatay at ang pangangalat sa inyo ay lubos na dumating, at kayo'y mangababagsak na parang mainam na sisidlan.

35 At ang mga pastor ay walang daang tatakasan, o tatanan man ang pinakamainam sa kawan.

36 Tinig ng hiyaw ng mga pastor, at ng angal ng pinakamainam sa kawan! sapagka't inilalagay ng Panginoon na sira ang kanilang pastulan.

37 At ang mga payapang tahanan ay nangadala sa katahimikan dahil sa mabangis na galit ng Panginoon.

38 Kaniyang pinabayaan ang kaniyang kublihan na gaya ng leon; sapagka't ang kanilang lupain ay naging katigilan dahil sa kabangisan ng mamimighating tabak, at dahil sa kaniyang mabangis na kagalitan.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 235

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235. I am about to vomit thee out of My mouth, signifies separation from the knowledges from the Word. This is evident from the signification of "vomiting out," when said by the Lord, as being separation; not that the Lord separates them from Himself, but they separate themselves from the Lord. It is said "to vomit out," because the "lukewarm" are treated of, and in the world what is lukewarm produces vomiting. And this is also from correspondence; for the food that man takes corresponds to knowledges, and thence in the Word signifies knowledges; therefore separation from knowledges means non-admission; but as those here treated of do admit something from the Word, it means ejection or vomiting. (That "food," from correspondence, signifies knowledges and intelligence therefrom, see Arcana Coelestia 3114, 4459, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5655, 8562; for the reason that knowledges nourish the internal man or spirit, as food nourishes the external man or body, n. 4459, 5293, 5576, 6277, 8418.) This is evident also from the signification of "out of My mouth," as being, in reference to the Lord, out of the Word. "Out of the mouth" signifies, in reference to the Lord, out of the Word, because the Word is Divine truth, and this proceeds from the Lord, and what proceeds from the Lord and flows in with man is said to be "out of the mouth," although it is not from the mouth, but is like light from the sun. For the Lord is seen above the heavens where the angels are as a sun, and light therefrom is Divine truth, from which angels and men have all their intelligence and wisdom (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 116-125, 126-140). From this it can be seen that "I will vomit thee out of My mouth" signifies to separate from Divine truth, or what is the same, from the knowledges from the Word.

[2] That those who are "lukewarm," that is, "neither cold nor hot," who are those that live according to the doctrine of faith alone and justification by faith (of which just above), are separated from the knowledges from the Word, is not known to themselves, for they believe that they are in knowledges more than others; but they are not, yea, they are in scarcely any knowledge; and this for the reason that the principles of their doctrine and religion are false, and from false principles nothing results but falsities; when therefore they read the Word, they keep their minds in their falsities, and as a consequence, either they do not see truths, or if they see them they pass them by or falsify them. These false principles are, that salvation is by faith alone, and that man is justified by faith. That they are separated from the knowledges from the Word and that they do not see truths therein, they may know if they will; for what is more frequently declared by the Lord, than that they ought to do His words, His commandments, His will, and that everyone shall be recompensed according to his deeds; also that the whole Word is based upon two commandments, which are to love God, and to love the neighbor; also that loving God is doing His commandments (John 14:21, 23, 24)? What men must do in order to be saved is said a thousand times in each Testament, also that hearing and knowing are nothing without doing. But do those who have confirmed themselves in faith alone and justification by faith, see these things? And if they see them do they not falsify them? Consequently they have no doctrine of life, but a doctrine of faith alone; when yet, life makes the man of the church, and those things come to be of his faith which are of his life.

[3] That such persons are separated from the knowledges from the Word, can be seen also from this, that they are not aware that they are to live as men after the death of the body; that they have a spirit that lives; that heaven is from the human race, and hell also; that they know nothing at all about heaven and heavenly joy; nothing about hell and infernal fire; thus nothing about the spiritual world; nothing about the internal or spiritual sense of the Word; nothing about the glorification of the Lord's Human; nothing about regeneration; nothing about temptation; about baptism, what it involves; about the Holy Supper, and what the flesh and blood, or the bread and wine in it signify; nothing about free will; nothing about the internal man; nothing about charity, about the neighbor, about good, about love; neither do they know what the remission of sins is; and many other things. Moreover, I have heard angels say that when they are permitted to look into the church, and to see those who believe themselves to be intelligent from doctrine, that they see nothing but mere thick darkness, and those so believing are seen as if deep down under waters.

[4] These are separated from the knowledges from the Word for two reasons; first, because they cannot be illustrated by the Lord, for the Lord flows into man's good, and from that illustrates him in truths, that is, He flows into man's love and therefrom into his faith; secondly, because they profane truths by falsifications, and those who do this are separated from truths themselves while they live in the world, that they may not know them, but in the other life they cast away from themselves all things they knew from the Word while in the world. Both these separations are meant by "being vomited out of the mouth." Like things are meant by "vomiting" and "vomit" elsewhere in the Word; as in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perversities in the midst of Egypt; whence they have led Egypt astray in every work thereof, even as a drunkard goeth astray in his vomit (Isaiah 19:14).

"Egypt" signifies the knowledge [scientia] of things, both spiritual and natural; "mingling the spirit of perversities in the midst thereof" signifies to pervert and falsify these things; "a drunkard" signifies those who are insane in spiritual things; and as truths mingled with falsities are cast out, it is said "as a drunkard goeth astray in his vomit." (That "Egypt" signifies knowledge [scientia], see Arcana Coelestia 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462, 5700, 5702, 6015, 6651, 6679, 6683, 6692, 7296; also the knowledges [scientifica] of the church, n. 7296, 9340, 9391; that "drunkards" signify those who are insane in spiritual things, n. 1072.)

[5] In Jeremiah:

Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit and fall, and rise not because of the sword (Jeremiah 25:27).

"To drink and be drunken" is to drink in falsities and mix them with truths, and thence to be insane; "to vomit and fall" is altogether to cast out things falsified; "the sword," because of which they shall not rise, signifies falsity destroying and laying waste truth (See Arcana Coelestia 2799, 4499, 7102); which shows clearly what is meant by "vomiting and falling." In the same:

Make Moab drunken, for he hath magnified himself against Jehovah, that he may clap the hands in his vomit (Jeremiah 48:26).

"Moab" signifies those who adulterate the goods of the church, therefore "vomiting" is predicated of them.

[6] In Habakkuk:

Woe unto him that maketh his companion to drink even making him drunken, that thou mayest look upon their nakednesses. Thou shalt be satiated with disgrace instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered; the cup of Jehovah shall go about unto thee, and disgraceful vomiting shall be on thy glory (Habakkuk 2:15-16).

"To drink even making him drunken" also signifies to drink in truths and mix them with falsities; the "nakednesses" upon which they look, signify the deprivation of truth and of intelligence therefrom (See Arcana Coelestia 1073, 5433, 9960). The "foreskin that shall be uncovered" signifies the defilement of good (See Arcana Coelestia 2056, 3412, 3413, 4462, 7225, 7245); "glory" signifies Divine truth, thus the Word (See Arcana Coelestia 4809, 5922, 8267, 8427, 9429); which shows what is meant by "disgraceful vomiting upon their glory."

[7] In Isaiah:

These err through wine, through strong drink they are gone astray; the priest and the prophet err through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they err among the seeing, they stumble in judgment; yea, even all tables are full of the vomit of filthiness; there is no place. Whom shall he teach knowledge? (Isaiah 28:7-9).

Here "wine" and "strong drink," by which they err, signify truths mixed with falsities; "priest" and "prophet" signify those who teach goods and truths, and in an abstract sense, the goods and truths of the church; "the seeing" among whom they err signify those who might be about to see truths; "to stumble in judgment" signifies insanity; "tables" signify all things that should nourish spiritual life, for tables mean the food that is on them, and "food" signifies all truths and goods, because these are what nourish spiritual life; therefore "tables full of the vomit of filthiness" signify the same things falsified and adulterated.

[8] In Moses:

Defile not yourselves with any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you; whence the land is defiled; and the land hath vomited out her inhabitants; thus the land will not vomit you out, as it vomited out the nations that were before you (Leviticus 18:24-25, 28).

Adulteries of every kind are here treated of, by which in the spiritual sense all kinds of adulterations of good and falsifications of truth or profanations are meant; and as it is not possible for evils and goods, nor for the falsities of evil and the truths of good to exist together without being cast out, therefore it is said that "the land," that is, the church, "hath vomited them out." From this it can be seen what is signified by "vomiting out."

  
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