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Jeremias 50

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1 Ang salita na sinalita ng Panginoon tungkol sa Babilonia, tungkol sa lupain ng mga Caldeo, sa pamamagitan ni Jeremias na propeta.

2 Inyong ipahayag sa gitna ng mga bansa, at inyong itanyag, at mangagtaas kayo ng watawat; inyong itanyag, at huwag ninyong ikubli: inyong sabihin, Ang Babilonia ay nasakop, si Bel ay nalagay sa kahihiyan, si Merodach ay nanglulupaypay; ang kaniyang mga larawan ay nalagay sa kahihiyan, ang kaniyang mga diosdiosan ay nanganglupaypay.

3 Sapagka't mula sa hilagaan ay sumasampa ang isang bansa laban sa kaniya, na sisira ng kaniyang lupain, at walang tatahan doon: sila'y nagsitakas, sila'y nagsiyaon, ang tao at gayon din ang hayop.

4 Sa mga araw na yaon, at sa panahong yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, ang mga anak ni Israel ay magsisidating, sila, at ang mga anak ni Juda na magkakasama: sila'y magsisiyaon ng kanilang lakad na nagsisiiyak, at hahanapin nila ang Panginoon nilang Dios.

5 Kanilang ipagtatanong ang daan ng Sion, na ang kanilang mga mukha ay nakaharap sa dakong yaon, na magsasabi, Magsiparito kayo, at lumakip kayo sa Panginoon sa walang hanggang tipan na hindi malilimutan.

6 Ang aking bayan ay naging gaya ng nawalang tupa: iniligaw sila ng kanilang mga pastor; sila'y inilihis sa mga bundok; sila'y nagsiparoon sa burol mula sa bundok; kanilang nalimutan ang kanilang pahingahang dako.

7 Sinasakmal sila ng lahat na nangakakasumpong sa kanila; at sinabi ng kanilang mga kaaway, Kami ay walang kasalanan, sapagka't sila'y nangagkasala laban sa Panginoon, na tatahanan ng kahatulan, sa makatuwid baga'y sa Panginoon, na pagasa ng kanilang mga magulang.

8 Magsitakas kayo mula sa gitna ng Babilonia, at kayo'y magsilabas mula sa lupain ng mga Caldeo, at kayo'y maging gaya ng mga kambing na lalake sa harap ng mga kawan.

9 Sapagka't, narito, aking patatayuin at pasasampahin laban sa Babilonia ang isang kapulungan ng mga dakilang bansa na mula sa hilagaang lupain; at sila'y magsisihanay laban sa kaniya; mula diya'y sasakupin siya; ang kanilang mga pana ay magiging gaya sa isang magilas na makapangyarihan; walang babalik na di may kabuluhan.

10 At ang Caldea ay magiging samsam: lahat na nagsisisamsam sa kaniya ay mangabubusog, sabi ng Panginoon.

11 Sapagka't kayo ay masasaya, sapagka't kayo'y nangagagalak, Oh kayong nagsisisamsam ng aking mana, sapagka't kayo'y malilikot na parang babaing guyang baka, na yumayapak ng trigo, at humahalinghing na parang mga malakas na kabayo;

12 Ang inyong ina ay mapapahiyang lubha; siyang nanganak sa inyo ay malilito: narito, siya'y magiging pinakahuli sa mga bansa, isang gubatan, isang tuyong lupain, isang ilang.

13 Dahil sa poot ng Panginoon ay hindi tatahanan, kundi magiging lubos na sira: bawa't magdaan sa Babilonia ay matitigilan, at susutsot dahil sa kaniyang lahat na pagkasalot.

14 Magsihanay kayo laban sa Babilonia sa palibot, kayong lahat na nagsisiakma ng busog; hilagpusan ninyo siya, huwag kayong manganghinayang ng mga pana: sapagka't siya'y nagkasala laban sa Panginoon.

15 Humiyaw ka laban sa kaniya sa palibot: siya'y sumuko sa kaniyang sarili; ang kaniyang mga sanggalangang dako ay nangabuwal, ang kaniyang mga kuta ay nangabagsak: sapagka't siyang kagantihan ng Panginoon: manghiganti kayo sa kaniya; kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa, gawin ninyo sa kaniya.

16 Ihiwalay ninyo ang manghahasik sa Babilonia, at siyang pumipigil ng karit sa panahon ng pagaani: dahil sa takot sa mamimighating tabak ay babalik bawa't isa sa kaniyang bayan, at tatakas bawa't isa sa kaniyang sariling lupain.

17 Ang Israel ay parang nakalat na tupa; itinaboy siya ng mga leon: ang unang sumakmal sa kaniya ay ang hari sa Asiria; at si Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia ay siyang huling bumali ng kaniyang mga buto.

18 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ng Dios ng Israel, Narito, aking parurusahan ang hari sa Babilonia, at ang kaniyang lupain, gaya ng aking pagkaparusa sa hari sa Asiria.

19 At aking dadalhin uli ang Israel sa kaniyang pastulan, at siya'y sasabsab sa Carmel at sa Basan, at ang kaniyang kalooban ay masisiyahan sa mga burol ng Ephraim at sa Galaad.

20 Sa mga araw na yaon, at sa panahong yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, ang kasamaan ng Israel ay mauusig, at hindi magkakaroon ng anoman; at ang mga kasalanan ng Juda, at hindi sila masusumpungan: sapagka't aking patatawarin sila na aking iniiwan na pinakalabi.

21 Sumampa ka laban sa lupain ng Merathaim, laban doon, at laban sa mga nananahan sa Pekod: pumatay ka at manglipol na lubos na manunod sa kanila, sabi ng Panginoon, at iyong gawin ang ayon sa lahat na iniutos ko sa iyo.

22 Ang hugong ng pagbabaka ay nasa lupain, at ang malaking kapahamakan.

23 Ano't naputol at nabali ang pamukpok ng buong lupa! ano't ang Babilonia ay nasira sa gitna ng mga bansa!

24 Pinaglagyan kita ng silo, at ikaw naman ay nahuli, Oh Babilonia, at hindi mo ginunita: ikaw ay nasumpungan at nahuli rin, sapagka't ikaw ay nakipagtalo laban sa Panginoon.

25 Binuksan ng Panginoon ang kaniyang lalagyan ng almas, at inilabas ang mga almas ng kaniyang pagkagalit; sapagka't ang Panginoon, ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ay may gawang gagawin sa lupain ng mga Caldeo.

26 Magsiparoon kayo laban sa kaniya, mula sa kahulihulihang hangganan; inyong buksan ang kaniyang mga kamalig; inyong ihagis na parang mga bunton, at siya'y inyong siraing lubos; huwag maiwanan siya ng anoman.

27 Inyong patayin ang lahat niyang mga toro; pababain sila sa patayan: sa aba nila! sapagka't ang kanilang araw ay dumating, ang araw ng pagdalaw sa kanila.

28 Inyong dinggin ang tinig nila na nagsisitakas at nagsisitahan mula sa lupain ng Babilonia, upang maghayag sa Sion ng kagantihan ng Panginoon nating Dios, ng kagantihan ng kaniyang templo.

29 Inyong pisanin ang mga mamamana laban sa Babilonia, silang lahat na nangagaakma ng busog; magsitayo kayo laban sa kaniya sa palibot; huwag bayaang mangakatanan: inyong gantihin siya ayon sa kaniyang gawa; ayon sa lahat niyang ginawa, gawin ninyo sa kaniya; sapagka't siya'y naging palalo laban sa Panginoon, laban sa Banal ng Israel.

30 Kaya't mabubuwal ang kaniyang mga binata sa kaniyang mga lansangan, at ang lahat niyang lalaking mangdidigma ay madadala sa katahimikan sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon.

31 Narito, ako'y laban sa iyo, Oh ikaw na palalo, sabi ng Panginoon, ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo; sapagka't ang iyong kaarawan ay dumating, ang panahon na dadalawin kita.

32 At ang palalo ay matitisod at mabubuwal, at walang magbabangon sa kaniya; at ako'y magpapaningas ng apoy sa kaniyang mga bayan, at pupugnawin niyaon ang lahat na nangasa palibot niya.

33 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Ang mga anak ni Israel at ang mga anak ni Juda ay napipighating magkasama; at lahat na nagsikuhang bihag sa kanila ay hinahawakang mahigpit sila; ayaw pawalan sila.

34 Ang Manunubos sa kanila ay malakas; ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ay siyang kaniyang pangalan: kaniyang ipakikipaglabang maigi ang kanilang usap, upang mabigyan niya ng kapahingahan ang lupa, at bagabagin ang mga nananahan sa Babilonia.

35 Ang tabak ay nasa mga Caldeo, sabi ng Panginoon, at sa mga nananahan sa Babilonia, at sa kaniyang mga prinsipe, at sa kaniyang mga pantas.

36 Ang tabak ay nasa mga hambog, at sila'y mangahahangal, ang tabak ay nasa kaniyang mga makapangyarihan, at sila'y manganglulupaypay.

37 Ang tabak ay nasa kanilang mga kabayo, at sa kanilang mga karo, at sa buong bayang halohalo na nasa gitna niya; at sila'y magiging parang mga babae; isang tabak ay nasa kaniyang mga kayamanan, at mangananakaw;

38 Ang pagkatuyo ay nasa kaniyang tubig, at mangatutuyo; sapagka't lupain ng mga larawang inanyuan, at sila'y mga ulol dahil sa mga diosdiosan.

39 Kaya't ang mga mabangis na hayop sa ilang sangpu ng mga lobo ay magsisitahan doon, at ang avestruz ay tatahan doon: at hindi na matatahanan kailan pa man; ni matatahanan sa sali't saling lahi.

40 Kung paanong sinira ng Dios ang Sodoma at Gomorra at ang mga kalapit bayan ng mga yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, gayon hindi tatahan doon ang sinoman, o tatahan man doon ang sinomang anak ng tao.

41 Narito, isang bayan ay dumarating na mula sa hilagaan; at isang malaking bansa, at maraming hari ay mangahihikayat mula sa kaduluduluhang bahagi ng lupa.

42 Kanilang iniaakma ang busog at ang sibat; sila'y mababagsik, at walang awa; ang kanilang tinig ay humuhugong na parang dagat, at sila'y nagsisisakay sa mga kabayo, bawa't isa ay humahanay na parang lalake sa pakikipagbaka, laban sa iyo, Oh anak na babae ng Babilonia.

43 Nabalitaan ng hari sa Babilonia ang kabantugan nila, at ang kaniyang mga kamay ay nanghihina: pagdadalamhati ay humawak sa kaniya, at paghihirap na gaya ng sa isang babae sa pagdaramdam.

44 Narito, ang kaaway ay sasampa na parang leon mula sa kapalaluan ng Jordan laban sa matibay na tahanan: nguni't bigla kong palalayasin sila sa kaniya; at ang mapili, siya kong ihahalal sa kaniya: sapagka't sinong gaya ko? at sinong magtatakda sa akin ng panahon? at sino ang pastor na tatayo sa harap ko?

45 Kaya't inyong dinggin ang payo ng Panginoon, na kaniyang ipinayo laban sa Babilonia; at ang kaniyang mga pasiyang ipinasiya niya, laban sa lupain ng mga Caldeo: Tunay na kanilang itataboy ang mga maliit sa kawan; tunay na kaniyang ipapahamak ang kanilang tahanan pati sila.

46 Sa ingay ng pagsakop sa Babilonia, ay nayayanig ang lupa, at ang hiyaw ay naririnig sa mga bansa.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9057

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9057. 'Blow for blow' means if anything of affection in the understanding is wiped out or injured. This is clear from the meaning of 'blow' as the wiping out or injuring of affection in the understanding, that is, of affection for truth. 'Blow' is expressed in the original language by a word that means a bruise resulting from a gathering of blood or corrupted blood; and 'blood' in the internal sense is the truth of faith derived from the good of love and in the contrary sense truth that has been falsified and rendered profane, 4735, 6978, 7317, 7326. 'A blow' therefore is truth that has been injured or wiped out. 'Blows' or 'plagues' 1 have the same meaning in Revelation 9:20; 11:6; 13:12; 15:1, 6, 8; 16:21; 18:8; also in Jeremiah 30:12, 14, 17; Ezekiel 7:2; Zechariah 14:12-15; Psalms 38:5; and in Luke 10:30-35, where it speaks about the one who fell among thieves, who inflicted blows on him, and left him half dead, and about a Samaritan who bandaged his blows, poured in oil and wine, lifted him onto his own animal, and brought him to an inn.

[2] A person with an understanding of the internal sense of the Word can know why the Lord said that a Samaritan bandaged the victim's blows, poured in oil and wine, and set him on his own animal. In the internal sense 'a Samaritan' means someone with an affection for truth; 'bandaging blows' means healing that affection when it has been injured; 'pouring in oil and wine' means introducing the good of love and the good of faith; and 'lifting onto his animal' means supporting with his own power of understanding. Thus those words were used to describe charity towards the neighbour, in a natural way for the benefit of people in the world and in a spiritual way for the benefit of angels in heaven - in a natural way in the sense of the letter, and in a spiritual way in the internal sense. The reason why 'a Samaritan' is someone with an affection for truth is that in the Word 'Samaria' means that affection. For the meaning of 'oil' as the good of love, see 886, 3728, 4582; of 'wine' as the good of faith, 1798, 6377; of 'an animal' as the power of understanding, 2761, 2762, 2781, 3217, 5321, 5741, 6125, 6401, 6534, 7024, 8146, 8148. The Lord spoke in this manner, but few understand it; for they think that such details were mentioned by Him merely in order to make up some story that was a parable. But in that case they would not be words from God. Words from God all hold within themselves such things as tell of the Lord, of heaven, and of the Church, in every tiny detail, see above in 9049 (end).

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1. The Latin word plaga is sometimes rendered blow, at other times plague.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 5321

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5321. 'And he made him ride in the second chariot' means an outward sign that the celestial of the spiritual was the source of all the teaching about goodness and truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'the chariot' as teaching which has reference to goodness and truth, dealt with below, so that 'making him ride in the chariot' is a sign denoting that the celestial of the spiritual was the source of that teaching. This particular matter is connected with what Pharaoh has stated previously, in verse 40,

You shall be over my house, and all my people shall kiss you on the mouth; only in the throne will I be great, more than you.

The reason why teaching that has reference to goodness and truth is meant by 'Joseph' is that 'Joseph' represents the Lord's Divine Spiritual, 3971, 4669, and so Divine Truth going forth from the Lord's Divine Human, 4723, 4727, the celestial of the spiritual being an extension of that Divine Truth. The reason why all the teaching about goodness and truth is derived from the celestial of the spiritual is that in a real sense the Lord is that teaching since every detail of it comes forth from Him and every detail of it has reference to Him. For all that teaching has reference to the good of love and the truth of faith; and since the Lord is the source of these, He is not merely present within them but in a real sense is both of them. From this it is clear that teaching which has reference to goodness and truth has reference to the Lord alone, and that such goes forth from His Divine Human.

[2] No doctrine at all can possibly go forth from the Divine itself except through the Divine Human, that is, through the Word, which in the highest sense is Divine Truth coming from the Lord's Divine Human. That which goes forth directly from the Divine itself cannot be understood even by angels in the inmost heaven. The reason for this is that it is infinite and so surpasses all understanding, even that of angels. But that which goes forth from the Lord's Divine Human is capable of being understood, for such truth refers to God as Divine Man, of whom some idea can be formed from His Human. No matter what kind of idea has been formed about that Human, it is an acceptable one if only the good of innocence has been inspired into it and the good of charity is present within it. This is the meaning of the Lord's words in John,

Nobody has ever seen God; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known. John 1:18.

In the same gospel,

You have never heard the Father's voice nor seen His shape. John 5:37.

And in Matthew,

No one knows the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him. Matthew 11:27.

[3] Chariots are mentioned in very many places in the Word, yet scarcely anyone knows that matters of doctrine concerning goodness and truth, and also factual knowledge attached to those matters of doctrine, are meant by 'chariots'. The reason for such lack of knowledge is that nothing spiritual, only what is natural and historical, enters their thinking when 'a chariot' is mentioned, or similarly when the horses in front of a chariot are mentioned. But in the Word the powers of the understanding are meant by 'horses', 2760-2762, 3117, and therefore 'a chariot' means matters of doctrine and associated factual knowledge.

[4] It has become clear to me from the chariots which I have seen so many times in the next life that 'chariots' means the matters of doctrine and also the factual knowledge which the Church possesses. There is also a place over on the right, around the lower earth, where chariots and horses, together with rows of stables, appear. In that place people who in the world were considered learned, and who thought that life was the end in view of learning, stroll and converse with one another. The origin of such chariots and horses seen by them lies with the angels in higher heavens; when these angels' conversation turns to intellectual concepts, and to matters of doctrine and to known facts, those chariots and horses are seen by the spirits around the lower earth.

[5] The fact that such things are meant by 'chariots and horses' is perfectly plain from the occasion when Elijah was seen riding into heaven in a chariot of fire with horses of fire, and from what both he and Elisha were called - 'the chariot of Israel and its horsemen'. The two of them are spoken of in the second Book of Kings as follows,

Behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came between them, and Elijah went up in a whirlwind into heaven; Elisha saw this and cried out, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen. 2 Kings 2:11-12.

And in a reference to Elisha in the same book,

When Elisha was sick with the illness from which he died, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept before his face and said, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen. 2 Kings 13:14.

The reason they were called this is that both of them - Elijah and Elisha - represented the Lord as to the Word, see Preface to Genesis 18, and 2762, 5247 (end). The Word itself is primarily doctrinal teaching about what is good and true, for the Word is the source of all doctrinal teaching. It was for the same reason that Elisha's servant, whose eyes had been opened by Jehovah, saw around Elisha,

A mountain full of horses and chariots of fire. 2 Kings 6:17.

[6] The fact that 'chariot' means matters of doctrine and 'horse' intellectual concepts is also clear from other places in the Word, as in Ezekiel,

You will be filled at My table with horse and chariot, with mighty man and every man of war. Thus will I bring My glory to the nations. Ezekiel 39:20, 11; Revelation 19:18.

This refers to the Lord's Coming. Anyone can see that here 'horse and chariot' does not mean horse and chariot, for people are not going to be filled with these at the Lord's table but with such things as are meant spiritually by 'horse and chariot', which are intellectual concepts and matters of doctrine regarding what is good and true.

[7] Much the same is meant by 'horses' and 'chariots' in the following places: In David,

The chariots of God are myriad on myriad, 1 thousands of peacemakers; the Lord is within them, Sinai is within the sanctuary. Psalms 68:17.

In the same author,

Jehovah covers Himself with light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, laying the beams for His upper chambers 2 on the waters; He makes the clouds His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind. Psalms 104:2-3.

In Isaiah,

The prophecy of the wilderness of the sea. Thus said the Lord to me, Set a watchman; let him announce what he sees. He therefore saw a chariot, a pair of horsemen, a chariot of asses, a chariot of camels, and he listened diligently, with great care. For a lion cried out on the watchtower, O Lord, I am standing continually during the daytime, and at my post I have been set every night. Now behold, a chariot of men, a pair of horsemen. And he said, Fallen, fallen has Babylon. Isaiah 21:1, 6-9.

[8] In the same prophet,

At that time they will bring all your brothers in all nations as an offering to Jehovah, on horses, and in chariots, and in covered waggons, and on mules, and on fast runners, to My holy mountain, Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:20.

In the same prophet,

Behold, Jehovah will come in fire, and His chariots will be like a whirlwind. Isaiah 66:15.

In Habakkuk,

Has Jehovah been displeased with the rivers? Has Your anger turned against the rivers, has Your wrath turned against the sea, that You ride on Your horses, Your chariots being salvation? Habakkuk 3:8.

In Zechariah,

I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots coming out from between two mountains; but the mountains were mountains of bronze. The horses coupled to the first chariot were reddish, the horses coupled to the second chariot were black, the horses coupled to the third chariot were white, and the horses coupled to the fourth chariot were mottled. Zechariah 6:1-3.

[9] And in Jeremiah,

There will enter through the gates of this city kings and princes seated on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited for ever. Jeremiah 17:25; 12:4.

'The city that will be inhabited for ever' is not Jerusalem but the Lord's Church meant by 'Jerusalem', 402, 2117, 3654. The kings who will enter through the gates of that city are not kings but truths known to the Church, 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044, 5068. Thus 'princes' are not princes but the first and foremost aspects of truth, 1482, 2089, 5044. Those 'seated on the throne of David' are Divine Truths which go forth from the Lord, 5313; and those 'riding in chariots and on horses' are consequently intellectual concepts and matters of doctrine. Chariots are also mentioned many times in historical descriptions in the Word; and since historical events are representative of, and the words used to describe them mean, the kinds of things that exist in the Lord's kingdom and in the Church, 'chariots' have a similar meaning there also.

[10] Since most things in the Word also have a contrary meaning, so too does 'chariots'. In that contrary sense matters of doctrine maintaining what is evil and false, also factual knowledge used to lend support to these, are meant by 'chariots', as in the following places: In Isaiah,

Woe to those who go down into Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many, and on horsemen because they are extremely strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 31:1.

In the same prophet,

By the hand of your 3 servants you have spoken ill of the Lord and have said, By the multitude of my chariots I have gone up [to] the height of the mountains, the sides of Lebanon, where I will cut down the tallness of its cedars, the choice of its fir trees. Isaiah 37:24.

This is a prophecy delivered in response to the haughty words spoken by the Rabshakeh, a leader serving the king of Assyria. In Jeremiah,

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. And every inhabitant of the land will wail at the sound of the beat of the hoofs of the horses his mighty ones, at the noise of his chariot, the rumble of its wheels. Jeremiah 47:2-3.

[11] In Ezekiel,

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust will cover you; by reason of the noise of horsemen, and wheels, and chariots, your walls will be shaken, when he comes into your gates, like the entry into a city that has been breached. By means of the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. Ezekiel 26:10-11.

In Haggai,

I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will also overthrow the chariots and those riding in them; the horses and their riders will come down. Haggai 2:22.

In Zechariah,

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, I will cut off the battle bow. On the other hand He will speak peace to the nations. Zechariah 9:10.

In Jeremiah,

Egypt comes up like the river, like the rivers his waters are tossed about. For he said, I will go up, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city and those who dwell in it. Go up, O horses; rage, O chariots. Jeremiah 46:8-9.

[12] The horses and chariots with which the Egyptians pursued the children of Israel and with which Pharaoh entered the Sea Suph, when the wheels of the chariots were made to come off, and much else regarding the horses and chariots which forms the major part of the description - Exodus 14:6-7, 9, 17, 23, 25-26; 15:4, 19 - mean intellectual concepts, matters of doctrine, and known facts which maintain what is false. They also mean therefore reasonings which pervert and destroy the truths known to the Church. The destruction and death of such reasonings is described there.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, two myriads

2. literally, His couches

3. The Latin means my, but the Hebrew means your.

  
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