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Jeremias 31

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1 Sa panahong yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, magiging Dios ako ng lahat na angkan ni Israel, at sila'y magiging aking bayan.

2 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Ang bayan na naiwan ng tabak ay nakasumpong ng biyaya sa ilang; oo, ang Israel, nang aking papagpahingahin.

3 Ang Panginoon ay napakita nang una sa akin, na nagsasabi, Oo, inibig kita ng walang hanggang pagibig: kaya't ako'y lumapit sa iyo na may kagandahang-loob.

4 Muling itatayo kita, at ikaw ay matatayo, Oh dalaga ng Israel: muli na ikaw ay magagayakan ng iyong mga pandereta, at lalabas ka sa mga sayawan nila na nasasayahan.

5 Muli kang magtatanim ng mga ubasan sa mga bundok ng Samaria: ang mga manananim ay mangagtatanim, at mangagagalak sa bunga niyaon.

6 Sapagka't magkakaroon ng araw, na ang mga bantay sa mga burol ng Ephraim ay magsisihiyaw. Kayo'y magsibangon, at tayo'y magsisampa sa Sion na pumaroon sa Panginoon nating Dios.

7 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kayo'y magsiawit ng kasayahan dahil sa Jacob, at magsihiyaw kayo dahil sa puno ng mga bansa: mangagtanyag kayo, magsipuri kayo, at mangagsabi, Oh Panginoon, iligtas mo ang iyong bayan, ang nalabi sa Israel.

8 Narito, aking dadalhin sila mula sa lupaing hilagaan, at pipisanin ko sila mula sa mga kahulihulihang bahagi ng lupa, at kasama nila ang bulag at ang pilay, at ang buntis at ang nagdadamdam na magkakasama: malaking pulutong na magsisibalik sila rito.

9 Sila'y magsisiparitong may iyakan, at may mga pamanhik na aking papatnubayan sila; akin silang palalakarin sa tabi ng mga ilog ng tubig, sa matuwid na daan na hindi nila katitisuran; sapagka't ako'y pinakaama sa Israel, at ang Ephraim ang aking panganay.

10 Inyong dinggin ang salita ng Panginoon, Oh ninyong mga bansa, at inyong ipahayag sa mga pulo sa malayo; at inyong sabihin, Ang nagpangalat sa Israel, siyang magpipisan sa kaniya, at magiingat sa kaniya, gaya ng ginagawa ng pastor sa kaniyang kawan.

11 Sapagka't tinubos ng Panginoon ang Jacob, at tinubos niya siya sa kamay ng lalong malakas kay sa kaniya.

12 At sila'y magsisiparito at magsisiawit sa kaitaasan ng Sion, at magsisihugos na magkakasama sa kabutihan ng Panginoon, sa trigo, at sa alak, at sa langis, at sa guya ng kawan at ng bakahan: at ang kanilang kaluluwa ay magiging parang dinilig na halamanan; at hindi na sila mangamamanglaw pa sa anoman.

13 Kung magkagayo'y magagalak ang dalaga sa sayawan, at ang mga binata, at ang matanda na magkakasama: sapagka't aking gagawing kagalakan ang kanilang pagluluksa, at aking aaliwin sila at aking pagagalakin sila sa kanilang kapanglawan.

14 At aking sisiyahin ang loob ng mga saserdote sa kaginhawahan, at ang aking bayan ay masisiyahan sa aking kabutihan, sabi ng Panginoon.

15 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Isang tinig ay narinig sa Rama, panaghoy, at kalagimlagim na iyak, iniiyakan ni Raquel ang kaniyang mga anak; siya'y tumatangging maaliw dahil sa kaniyang mga anak, sapagka't sila'y wala na.

16 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Iyong pigilin ang iyong tinig sa pagiyak, at ang iyong mga mata sa mga luha: sapagka't gagantihin ang iyong mga gawa, sabi ng Panginoon; at sila'y magsisibalik na mula sa lupain ng kaaway.

17 At may pagasa sa iyong huling wakas, sabi ng Panginoon; at ang iyong mga anak ay magsisiparoon uli sa kanilang sariling hangganan.

18 Tunay na aking narinig ang Ephraim na nananaghoy sa kaniyang sarili ng ganito, Inyong pinarusahan ako, at ako'y naparusahan na parang guya na hindi hirati sa pamatok: papanumbalikin mo ako, at ako'y manunumbalik sa iyo; sapagka't ikaw ang Panginoon kong Dios.

19 Tunay na pagkapanumbalik ko sa iyo ay nagsisi ako; at pagkatapos na ako'y maturuan ay nagsugat ako ng hita: ako'y napahiya, oo, lito, sapagka't aking dinala ang kakutyaan ng aking kabataan.

20 Ang Ephraim baga'y aking minamahal na anak? siya baga'y iniibig na anak? sapagka't kung gaano kadalas nagsasalita ako laban sa kaniya, ay gayon ko inaalaala siya ng di kawasa: kaya't nananabik ang aking puso sa kaniya; ako'y tunay na maaawa sa kaniya, sabi ng Panginoon.

21 Maglagay ka ng mga patotoo, gumawa ka ng mga haliging tanda: ilagak mo ang iyong puso sa dakong lansangan, sa daan na iyong pinaroonan: ikaw ay magbalik uli, Oh dalaga ng Israel, ikaw ay bumalik uli rito sa mga bayang ito.

22 Hanggang kailan magpaparoo't parito ka, Oh ikaw na tumatalikod na anak na babae? sapagka't ang Panginoon ay lumikha ng bagong bagay sa lupa, Ang babae ay siyang mananaig sa lalake.

23 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ng Dios ng Israel, Kanilang gagamitin uli ang pananalitang ito sa lupain ng Juda at sa mga bayan niyaon, pagka aking dadalhin uli mula sa kanilang pagkabihag: Pagpalain ka ng Panginoon. Oh tahanan ng kaganapan, Oh bundok ng kabanalan.

24 At ang Juda at ang lahat na bayan niya ay tatahan doon na magkakasama; ang mga mangbubukid at ang mga lumilibot na may mga kawan.

25 Sapagka't aking bibigyang kasiyahan ang pagod na tao, at lahat na mapanglaw na tao ay aking pinasasaya.

26 Dito'y nagising ako, at ako'y lumingap; at ang aking pagkakatulog ay masarap.

27 Narito, ang mga araw ay dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon, na aking hahasikan ang sangbahayan ni Israel at ang sangbahayan ni Juda ng binhi ng tao at ng binhi ng hayop.

28 At mangyayari, na kung paanong binantayan ko sila upang alisin, at upang ibuwal, at upang madaig at upang ipahamak, at upang pagdalamhatiin, gayon babantayan ko sila upang itayo at upang itatag sabi ng Panginoon.

29 Sa mga araw na yaon ay hindi na sila mangagsasabi. Ang mga magulang ay nagsikain ng mga maasim na ubas, at ang mga ngipin ng mga bata ay nagsisipangilo.

30 Nguni't bawa't isa ay mamamatay ng dahil sa kaniyang sariling kasamaan: lahat na nagsisikain ng mga maasim na ubas ay magsisipangilo ang mga ngipin.

31 Narito, ang mga araw ay dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon, na ako'y makikipagtipan ng panibago sa sangbahayan ni Israel, at sa sangbahayan ni Juda:

32 Hindi ayon sa tipan na ipinakipagtipan ko sa kanilang mga magulang sa araw na aking kinuha sila sa pamamagitan ng kamay upang ilabas sila sa lupain ng Egipto; na ang aking tipan ay kanilang sinira, bagaman ako'y asawa nila, sabi ng Panginoon.

33 Kundi ito ang tipan na aking ipakikipagtipan sa sangbahayan ni Israel pagkatapos ng mga araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, Aking itatala ang aking kautusan sa kanilang kalooban, at aking isusulat sa kanilang puso; at ako'y magiging kanilang Dios, at sila'y magiging aking bayan;

34 At hindi na magtuturo bawa't isa sa kanila sa kaniyang kapuwa, at bawa't tao sa kaniyang kapatid, na magsasabi, Iyong kilalanin ang Panginoon; sapagka't makikilala nilang lahat ako, mula sa kaliitliitan sa kanila hanggang sa kadakidakilaan sa kanila, sabi ng Panginoon: sapagka't aking ipatatawad ang kanilang kasamaan, at ang kanilang kasalanan ay hindi ko na aalalahanin.

35 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, na nagbibigay ng araw na sumisikat na pinakaliwanag sa araw, at ng mga ayos ng buwan at ng mga bituin na pinakaliwanag sa gabi, na nagpapakilos sa dagat, na humugong ang mga alon niyaon; ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ay siyang kaniyang pangalan:

36 Kung ang mga ayos na ito ay humiwalay sa harap ko, sabi ng Panginoon, ang binhi nga ng Israel ay maglilikat sa pagkabansa sa harap ko magpakailan man.

37 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kung ang langit sa itaas ay masusukat, at ang mga patibayan ng lupa ay masisiyasat sa ilalim, akin ngang ihahagis ang buong lahi ng Israel dahil sa lahat nilang nagawa, sabi ng Panginoon.

38 Narito, ang mga araw ay dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon, na ang bayan ay matatayo sa Panginoon mula sa moog ni Hananeel hanggang sa pintuang-bayan sa sulok.

39 At ang panukat na pisi ay magpapatuloy na matuwid sa burol ng Gareb, at pipihit hanggang sa Goa.

40 At ang buong libis ng mga katawang patay, at ng mga abo, at ang lahat na parang hanggang sa batis ng Cedron, hanggang sa sulok ng pintuang-bayan ng kabayo sa dakong silanganan, magiging banal sa Panginoon; hindi mabubunot o mahahagis ang sinoman magpakailan pa man.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 4302

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4302. 'And he was limping on his thigh' means that truths were not yet arranged into such an order that together with good they could all enter celestial-spiritual good. This is clear from the meaning of 'limping' as possessing good which does not as yet contain genuine truths but does contain general truths into which genuine ones can be instilled and which are such as do not disagree with genuine ones, dealt with below. In the highest sense, however, in which the Lord is the subject, 'limping on the thigh' means that truths were not yet arranged into such an order that with good they could all enter celestial-spiritual good - 'the thigh' meaning celestial-spiritual good, see above in 4277, 4278.

[2] As regards the order which truths must possess when they enter good, in this case celestial-spiritual good, no intelligible explanation of it is possible, for one needs to know before that what order is, and then what kind of order goes with truths, also what celestial-spiritual good is and then how these truths enter by way of good into that celestial-spiritual good. Even if these matters were described they would not be understood except by those who see with heavenly perception; nothing at all would be understood by those who see with merely natural perception. For those who see with heavenly perception dwell in the light of heaven which comes from the Lord, a light that holds intelligence and wisdom within it. But those who dwell in natural light do not possess any intelligence or wisdom except insofar as the light of heaven flows into that natural light and uses it in such a way that things belonging to heaven may be seen - as in a mirror or in some representative image - within things belonging to natural light. For natural light does not render any spiritual truth visible unless the light of heaven is flowing into it.

[3] This alone can be said regarding the order in which truths must exist to enable them to enter good. As with goods, all truths - not only the general ones but also the particular, and indeed the most specific - must in heaven have been arranged into that order so that one truth relates to another within a form like that in which the members, organs, and viscera of the human body relate to one another. That is, their uses relate to one another in general, also in particular, as well as most specifically, and act so as to be a single whole. From this - that is to say, from the order in which truths and goods exist - heaven itself is called the Grand Man. Its actual life comes from the Lord, who from Himself arranges every single thing into such order. Consequently heaven is a likeness and image of the Lord. When therefore truths have been arranged into an order like that into which heaven is arranged they exist in heavenly order and are able to enter good. Truths and goods exist in such order with every angel, and they are also being arranged into such order with every person who is being regenerated. In short, the order of heaven consists in the proper arrangement of truths that are the truths of faith within goods that are those of charity towards the neighbour, and the arrangement of these goods within the good that is the good of love to the Lord.

[4] The fact that 'limping' means possessing good which does not as yet contain genuine truths but does nevertheless contain general truths into which genuine ones can be instilled, and which are the kind that do not disagree with genuine truths; and thus the fact that 'the lame' are those who do possess good though not genuine good because they are without knowledge of truth - good such as gentiles possess who lead charitable lives with one another - becomes clear from those places in the Word where the lame and those who limp are mentioned in the good sense, as in Isaiah,

The eyes of the blind will be opened. and the ears of the deaf will be opened; then will the lame man leap like a hart, and the dumb man sing with his tongue. Isaiah 35:5-6.

In Jeremiah,

Behold, I am bringing them from the north land, and I will gather them from the extremities of the earth, among them the blind one and the lame, the woman who is with child and her who is giving birth, together. Jeremiah 31-8.

In Micah,

On that day, said Jehovah, I will bring together her who limps and will gather her who has been driven away. And I will make her who limps into the remnant, and her who was driven away into a numerous nation; and Jehovah will reign over them in Mount Zion, from now on and for ever. Micah 4:6-7.

In Zephaniah,

At that time I will save her who limps and will gather her who has been driven away, and I will make them a praise and a name. Zephaniah 3:19.

Anyone can see that in these places 'the lame' and 'her who limps' does not mean the lame or one who limps; for it is said of them that they will leap, be gathered together, be made into the remnant, and be saved. But it is evident that people who are governed by good and less so by truths are meant, as upright gentiles are and also those like them within the Church.

[5] Such persons are also meant by 'the lame' to whom the Lord refers in Luke,

Jesus said, When you give a feast invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed. Luke 14:13-14.

And in the same gospel,

The householder said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind. Luke 14:21.

The Ancient Church distinguished the neighbour or neighbours to whom they were to perform charitable works into different categories. Some they called the maimed, others the lame, some the blind, and others the deaf, by which they meant those who were spiritually such. Some they also called the hungry, the thirsty, strangers, the naked, the sick, or prisoners, as in Matthew 25:35-36, and likewise widows, orphans, the needy, the poor, and the wretched, by whom they meant none others than those who were such so far as truth and good were concerned, who were to be furnished with whatever was appropriate to their needs, led into 'the way', and thereby receive counsel regarding their souls. But because at the present day charity does not constitute the Church but faith, what those categories of people are used to mean in the Word is totally unknown. Yet it is evident to everyone that it is not an inviting of the maimed, the lame, and the blind to a feast that is meant, nor that the householder commanded such persons to be brought in, but that those who are like this spiritually are meant. It is also evident to them that every single utterance of the Lord contains what is Divine, and so has a celestial and a spiritual sense.

[6] The Lord's words in Mark have a similar meaning,

If your foot causes you to stumble cut it off, it is better for you to enter into life lame than having two feet to be cast into the Gehenna of fire, into the unquenchable fire. Mark 9:45; Matthew 18:8.

A foot which has to be cut off if it causes stumbling means the natural which constantly sets itself against the spiritual and has to be destroyed if it is trying to crush truths, and so means that because of the disagreement and contrary-mindedness of the natural man it is preferable to be governed by simple good even though there is a denial of truth. This is what 'entering into life lame' means. As regards 'the foot' meaning the natural, see 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280.

[7] 'The lame' also means in the Word those who possess no good at all and consequently no truth, as in Isaiah,

Then the prey will be divided; the prey multiplying, those who limp will take the prey. Isaiah 33:23.

In David,

When I am limping they are glad and are gathered together; the lame whom I do not know are gathered together against me. Psalms 35:15.

Such persons being meant by 'the lame' it was also forbidden to sacrifice anything that was lame, Deuteronomy 15:21-22; Malachi 1:8, 13. Also, no lame person belonging to the seed of Aaron could serve in the priesthood, Leviticus 21:18. As with the lame likewise with the blind, for 'the blind' in the good sense means people who have no knowledge of truth, and in the contrary sense those who are subject to falsities, 2383.

[8] In the original language one word is used to express a person who is lame, another a person who limps. In the proper sense one who is lame means people who are governed by natural good into which spiritual truths are unable to flow owing to the outward natural appearances and the delusions of the senses, while in the contrary sense one who is lame means those who are not governed by any natural good but by evil, which totally blocks the inflow of spiritual truth. One who limps however means in the proper sense those who are governed by natural good into which general truths are allowed to enter but not particular and specific truths owing to lack of knowledge, whereas in the contrary sense one who limps means those who are subject to evil and so do not even allow general truths to enter in.

  
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