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Zacarias 9

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1 Ang hula na salita ng Panginoon laban sa lupain ng Hadrach, at Damasco ang magiging pahingahang dako niyaon, (sapagka't ang mata ng tao at ang lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel ay nasa Panginoon);

2 At gayon din sa Hamath, na kahangganan nito; sa Tiro at Sidon, sapagka't sila'y totoong pantas.

3 At ang Tiro ay nagtayo ng katibayan, at nagbunton ng pilak na parang alabok, at ng mainam na ginto na parang putik sa mga lansangan.

4 Narito, aalisan siya ng Panginoon, at kaniyang sisirain sa dagat ang kapangyarihan niya; at siya'y lalamunin ng apoy.

5 Makikita ng Ascalon, at matatakot; ng Gaza rin, at mamamanglaw na mainam, at ng Ecron, sapagka't ang kaniyang pagasa ay mapapahiya; at ang hari ay mamamatay sa Gaza, at ang Ascalon ay hindi tatahanan.

6 At isang anak sa ligaw ay tatahan sa Asdod, at aking puputulin ang kapalaluan ng mga Filisteo.

7 At aking aalisin ang kaniyang dugo sa kaniyang bibig, at ang kaniyang mga kasuklamsuklam sa pagitan ng kaniyang mga ngipin; at siya nama'y maiiwan para sa ating Dios: at siya'y magiging gaya ng pangulo sa Juda, at ang Ecron ay gaya ng Jebuseo.

8 At ako'y magtitirik ng kampamento sa palibot ng aking bahay laban sa hukbo, na walang makadadaan ni makababalik; at walang mamimighati na daraan pa sa mga yaon: sapagka't ngayo'y tumingin ako ng aking mga mata.

9 Magalak kang mainam, Oh anak na babae ng Sion; humiyaw ka, Oh anak na babae ng Jerusalem: narito, ang iyong hari ay naparirito sa iyo; siya'y ganap at may pagliligtas; mapagmababa, at nakasakay sa isang asno, sa isang batang asno na anak ng asnong babae.

10 At aking ihihiwalay ang karo mula sa Ephraim, at ang kabayo'y mula sa Jerusalem; at ang mga busog na pangbaka ay mapuputol; at siya'y magsasalita ng kapayapaan sa mga bansa: at ang kaniyang kapangyarihan ay magiging sa dagat at dagat, at mula sa ilog hanggang sa mga wakas ng lupa.

11 Tungkol sa iyo naman, dahil sa dugo ng iyong tipan ay aking pinalabas ang iyong mga bilanggo sa hukay na walang tubig.

12 Mangagbalik kayo sa katibayan, kayong mga bilanggo na may pag-asa, ngayo'y aking inihahayag na aking igagawad sa inyo na makalawa.

13 Sapagka't aking binaluktot ang Juda para sa akin, aking inakmaan ang Ephraim ng busog; at aking gigisingin ang iyong mga anak, Oh Sion, laban sa iyong mga anak, Oh Grecia, at gagawin kitang parang tabak ng makapangyarihang lalake.

14 At ang Panginoo'y makikita sa itaas nila; at lalabas ang kaniyang pana na parang kidlat; at ang Panginoong Dios ay hihihip ng pakakak, at yayaon na kasama ng mga ipoipo sa timugan.

15 Ipagsasanggalang sila ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo; at sila'y mangananakmal, at kanilang yayapakan ang mga batong panghilagpos; at sila'y magsisiinom, at mangagiingay na gaya ng sa alak; at sila'y mangapupunong parang mga taza, parang mga sulok ng dambana.

16 At ililigtas sila ng Panginoon nilang Dios sa araw na yaon na gaya ng kawan ng kaniyang bayan; sapagka't magiging gaya ng mga bato ng isang putong na nataas sa mataas sa kaniyang lupain.

17 Sapagka't pagkalaki ng kaniyang kabutihan, at pagkalaki ng kaniyang kagandahan! pagiginhawahin ng trigo ang mga binata, at ng bagong alak ang mga dalaga;

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1201

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1201. That 'Sidon' means the exterior cognitions of spiritual things is clear from the fact that he is called 'Canaan's firstborn', for in the internal sense the firstborn of every Church is faith, see 352, 367. Here however, where faith does not exist because internal things are missing they are no more than exterior cognitions of spiritual things taking the place of faith, thus cognitions such as those with the Jews which are cognitions not only of the ceremonies of external worship but also of many other things belonging to that worship, such as matters of doctrine. That 'Sidon' has this meaning is also evident from the fact that Tyre and Sidon were the furthest limits of Philistia, and were in fact by the sea. 'Tyre' therefore meant interior cognitions, and 'Sidon' those which were exterior, and yet cognitions of spiritual things. This is also clear from the Word: in Jeremiah,

On the day that is coming to lay waste all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains, for Jehovah is laying waste the Philistines, the remnants of the island of Caphtor. Jeremiah 47:4.

Here 'the Philistines' stands for knowledge of the cognitions of faith and charity, 'Tyre' for interior cognitions, and 'Sidon' for cognitions of spiritual things.

[2] In Joel,

What are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the borders of Philistia? You have taken My silver and gold, and My good and desirable treasures you have carried into your temples. Joel 3:4-5.

Here 'Tyre' and 'Sidon' clearly stand for cognitions and are called 'the borders of Philistia', for 'gold and silver' and 'good and desirable treasures' are cognitions. In Ezekiel,

The princes of the north, all of them, and every Sidonian, who have gone down with the slain 1 into the pit. He was made to lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with those slain' by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude. Ezekiel 32:30, 32.

Here 'the Sidonian' stands for exterior cognitions, which when devoid of things that are internal are nothing else than facts, and it is for this reason that he is mentioned along with Pharaoh, or Egypt, who means facts. In Zechariah,

Hamath also will border on it, Tyre and Sidon, for it is exceedingly wise. Zechariah 9:2.

This refers to Damascus. 'Tyre and Sidon' stands for cognitions.

[3] In Ezekiel,

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your wise men, O Tyre, were in you, they were your pilots. Ezekiel 27:8.

Here 'Tyre' stands for interior cognitions, and therefore her wise men are called 'pilots', while 'Sidon' stands for exterior cognitions and her inhabitants are therefore called 'rowers', for such is the relationship of interior cognitions to exterior. In Isaiah,

The inhabitants of the island are silent, O merchant of Sidon passing over the sea; they have replenished you. But on the great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the river, was her revenue, and was the merchandise of nations. Blush, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea saying, I have not gone into labour, nor have I given birth, nor reared young men, nor brought up virgins. Isaiah 23:2-5.

Here 'Sidon' stands for exterior cognitions which, because they have nothing internal within them are called 'the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the river, her revenue, the merchandise of the nations', and also 'the sea, the stronghold of the sea', and 'one that does not go into labour and give birth'. What these expressions may mean could never be discerned in the literal sense, but their meaning is perfectly plain in the internal sense, as with everything else in the Prophets. Since 'Sidon' means exterior cognitions it is also referred to as the region surrounding Israel, which is the spiritual Church, Ezekiel 28:24, 26, for exterior cognitions are like a surrounding region.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, pierced

  
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