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1 Sa aba nila na humahaka ng kasamaan, at nagsisigawa ng kasamaan sa kanilang mga higaan! pagliliwanag sa umaga, ay kanilang isinasagawa, sapagka't nasa kapangyarihan ng kanilang kamay.

2 At sila'y nangagiimbot ng mga bukid, at kanilang inaangkin; at ng mga bahay, at inaalis: at kanilang pinipighati ang isang tao at ang kaniyang sangbahayan, ang tao, at ang kaniyang mana.

3 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, laban sa angkang ito ay humahaka ako ng isang kasamaan na doo'y hindi ninyo maaalis ang inyong mga leeg, ni makalalakad man ng kahambugan; sapagka't isang masamang panahon.

4 Sa araw na yaon ay magsisisambit sila ng talinhaga laban sa inyo, at mangananaghoy ng kakilakilabot na panaghoy, at mangagsasabi, Kami ay lubos na nasira: kaniyang binabago ang bahagi ng aking bayan; ano't inilalayo niya sa akin! sa mga manghihimagsik kaniyang binahagi ang aming mga bukid.

5 Kaya't mawawalan ka na ng maghahagis ng pisi na panukat sa pamamagitan ng sapalaran sa kapisanan ng Panginoon.

6 Huwag kayong manganghuhula, ganito sila nanganghuhula. Hindi sila manganghuhula sa mga ito: ang mga kakutyaan ay hindi mapapawi.

7 Sasabihin baga Oh sangbahayan ni Jacob, Ang Espiritu baga ng Panginoon ay nagipit? ang mga ito baga ang kaniyang mga gawa? Di baga ang aking mga salita ay nagsisigawa ng mabuti sa nagsisilakad ng matuwid?

8 Nguni't kamakailan na ang aking bayan ay bumangon na wari kaaway: inyong hinuhubad ang suot na kalakip ng balabal sa nagsisidaang tiwasay na parang mga lalaking nagsisipanggaling sa digma.

9 Ang mga babae ng aking bayan ay inyong pinalalayas sa kanilang mga masayang bahay; sa kanilang mga bata ay inyong inaalis ang aking kaluwalhatian magpakailan man.

10 Kayo'y magsibangon, at magsiyaon; sapagka't hindi ito ang inyong kapahingahan; dahil sa karumihan na lumilipol sa makatuwid baga'y sa mahigpit na paggiba.

11 Kung ang isang taong lumalakad sa espiritu ng kabulaanan ay nagsisinungaling, na nagsasabi, Ako'y manghuhula sa iyo tungkol sa alak at matapang na inumin; siya nga'y magiging propeta sa bayang ito.

12 Walang pagsalang aking pipisanin, Oh Jacob, ang lahat ng iyo; aking pipisaning walang pagsala ang nalabi sa Israel: akin silang ilalagay na magkakasama na parang mga tupa sa Bosra, na parang kawan sa gitna ng pastulan sa kanila; sila'y magkakaingay ng di kawasa dahil sa karamihan ng tao.

13 Nangunguna sa kanila yaong nagbubukas ng daan: sila'y nagbukas ng daan at nagsidaan sa pintuang-bayan, at nagsilabas doon; at ang kanilang hari ay nagpauna sa kanila, at ang Panginoon sa unahan nila.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 4287

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4287. 'For as a prince you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed' means repeated victories in conflicts over truths and goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'contending as a prince' as overcoming in conflicts, in this case conflicts that accompany temptations since these are the subject at present; and from the meaning of 'with God and with men' as conflicts over truths and goods, to be dealt with below.

[2] The subject in the highest sense being the Lord, it is He who is meant in that sense by 'one contending as a prince with God and with men', for by His own power He suffered all temptations and through them overcame the hells. Indeed He allowed into Himself all the hells in their order, and even the angels, as will be explained later on. In so doing he brought into order everything in the heavens and in the hells, and at length glorified Himself, that is, made the Human within Him Divine.

[3] From this it is evident that in the highest sense the Lord is meant by Jacob and Israel, as shown immediately above in 4286. Not only has He Himself 'contended as a prince', that is, has suffered all the conflicts brought about by temptations and has overcome in them, but also He suffers them in every individual human being. But see what has been stated many times already on these matters in the following references,

The Lord suffered the severest temptations, greater than anybody else has done, 1663, 1668, 1787, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2816.

Unlike any others the Lord fought out of Divine love, 1690, 1691 (end), 1789, 1812, 1813, 1820.

The Lord fought against hereditary evil from the mother, so that at length He was not her son; even so, no evil of His own doing was attached to Him, 1444, 1573, 2025, 2574, 2649, 3318 (end).

Through the conflicts brought about by temptations and through repeated victories the Lord arranged all things into the form which heaven possesses, 1928.

And through repeated victories in conflicts brought about by temptations He united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence, 1616, 1737, 1813, 1921, 2025, 2026, 2500, 2523, 2632, 2776.

The Lord suffers the temptations that take place in man, subduing evil and the hells, 987, 1661, 1692 (end).

[4] The arcanum that 'contending with God and with men' means being tempted over truths and over goods is one that is not open to view in the letter. It is clear to anyone, and will also be evident from the explanation given below, that it was not God with whom Jacob contended, for it cannot be said of anyone that he contends with God and prevails. But the internal sense teaches what 'God' and 'men' mean here - that 'God' means truth, and 'men' good. The reason for this is that 'God' in the internal sense means truth, and therefore whenever truth is dealt with the name God is used, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, whereas the term 'man' is used to mean good. And 'man' means good because the Lord is the only Man and anyone else is called such by virtue of Him, 49, 288, 565, 1894. A further reason is that by virtue of Him heaven is man and is called the Grand Man, 684, 1276, 3624-3649, 3741-3750. And this also was why the Most Ancient Church which was governed by celestial good was referred to as Man, 478.

[5] Therefore whenever good is dealt with in the Word, 'man' (homo) means good, as in Isaiah,

I will make the male person (vir homo) more rare than gold, and man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12.

In the same prophet,

The inhabitants of the land will be scorched and few male persons (vir homo) left. Isaiah 24:6.

'Male persons' stands for spiritual good or the good of truth. 'Man' stands for good. In the same prophet, The highways have been laid waste, the wayfarer has ceased. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he has no regard for the male person (vir homo). Isaiah 33:8.

In Jeremiah,

I looked to the earth, and behold, that which is void and empty, and towards the heavens, and they had no light I looked, and behold, there was no man; and all the birds of the air had flown away. Jeremiah 4:23, 25.

In the same prophet, behold, the days are coming, said Jehovah, in which I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. Jeremiah 31:27.

In Ezekiel,

Your merchants [traded] in the souls of men and vessels of bronze, giving these for your merchandise. Ezekiel 27:13.

In the same prophet, You, O my flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men; I am your God. Ezekiel 34:31.

In the same prophet, They will be cities laid waste, filled with the flock of mankind. Ezekiel 36:38.

In these places 'man' (homo) stands for people who are governed by good, and so stands for good, since good is what causes anyone to be 'man'. Truth however which is grounded in good is referred to in the Word as 'a male person' (vir homo) and also as 'the son of man'.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.