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Exodus 23

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1 οὐ-D παραδέχομαι-VF--FAI2S ἀκοή-N1--ASF μάταιος-A1A-ASF οὐ-D συν κατατίθημι-VF--FMI2S μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM ἄδικος-A1B-GSM γίγνομαι-VB--AMN μάρτυς-N3--NSM ἄδικος-A1B-NSM

2 οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI2S μετά-P πολύς-A3C-GPM ἐπί-P κακία-N1A-DSF οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VC--FPI2S μετά-P πλῆθος-N3E-GSN ἐκκλίνω-VA--AAN μετά-P πολύς-A3C-GPM ὥστε-C ἐκκλίνω-VA--AAN κρίσις-N3I-ASF

3 καί-C πένης-N3T-ASM οὐ-D ἐλεέω-VF--FAI2S ἐν-P κρίσις-N3I-DSF

4 ἐάν-C δέ-X συνἀντάω-VA--AAS2S ὁ- A--DSM βοῦς-N3--DSM ὁ- A--GSM ἐχθρός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἤ-C ὁ- A--DSN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-DSN αὐτός- D--GSM πλανάω-V3--PPPDPM ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAPNSM ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DSM

5 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁράω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--ASN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἐχθρός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS πίπτω-VX--XAPASN ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM γόμος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D παραἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἀλλά-C συνἐγείρω-VF2-FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

6 οὐ-D διαστρέφω-VF--FAI2S κρίμα-N3M-ASN πένης-N3T-GSM ἐν-P κρίσις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM

7 ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GSN ῥῆμα-N3M-GSN ἄδικος-A1B-GSN ἀποἵστημι-VF--FMI2S ἀθῷος-A1--ASM καί-C δίκαιος-A1A-ASM οὐ-D ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI2S καί-C οὐ-D δικαιόω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀσεβής-A3H-ASM ἕνεκεν-P δῶρον-N2N-GPN

8 καί-C δῶρον-N2N-APN οὐ-D λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--NPN γάρ-X δῶρον-N2N-NPN ἐκτυφλόω-V4--PAI3S ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM βλέπω-V1--PAPGPM καί-C λυμαίνω-V1--PMI3S ῥῆμα-N3M-APN δίκαιος-A1A-APN

9 καί-C προσήλυτος-N2--ASM οὐ-D θλίβω-VF--FAI2P σύ- P--NP γάρ-X οἶδα-VX--XAI2P ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM προσήλυτος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--NPM γάρ-X προσήλυτος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI2P ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF

10 ἕξ-M ἔτος-N3E-APN σπείρω-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APN γένημα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF

11 ὁ- A--DSN δέ-X ἕβδομος-A1--DSN ἄφεσις-N3I-ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S καί-C ἀναἵημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPM πτωχός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSN ἔθνος-N3E-GSN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--APN δέ-X ὑπολείπω-V1--PPPAPN ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NPN ἄγριος-A1A-NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀμπελών-N3W-ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἐλαιών-N3W-ASM σύ- P--GS

12 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF ἀνάπαυσις-N3I-NSF ἵνα-C ἀναπαύω-VA--AMS3S ὁ- A--NSM βοῦς-N3--NSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-NSN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἵνα-C ἀναψύχω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM προσήλυτος-N2--NSM

13 πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN εἶπον-VX--XAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AP φυλάσσω-VA--AMD2P καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-ASN θεός-N2--GPM ἕτερος-A1A-GPM οὐ-D ἀναμιμνήσκω-VS--FPI2P οὐδέ-C μή-D ἀκούω-VS--APS3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN στόμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP

14 τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ἑορτάζω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--DS

15 ὁ- A--ASF ἑορτή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM ἄζυμος-A1B-GPM φυλάσσω-VA--AMD2P ποιέω-V2--PAN ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P ἄζυμος-A1B-APN καθάπερ-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI1S σύ- P--DS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁ- A--GPM νέος-A1A-GPM ἐν-P γάρ-X αὐτός- D--DSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2S ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF οὐ-D ὁράω-VV--FPI2S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS κενός-A1--NSM

16 καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF θερισμός-N2--GSM πρωτογένημα-N3M-GPN ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--GPN ἔργον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GS ὅς- --GPN ἐάν-C σπείρω-VA--AAS2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἀγρός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF συντέλεια-N1--APF ἐπί-P ἔξοδος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GPN ἔργον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

17 τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ὁράω-VV--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀρσενικός-A1--NSN σύ- P--GS ἐνώπιον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

18 ὅταν-D γάρ-X ἐκβάλλω-VB--AAS1S ἔθνος-N3E-APN ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐνπλατύνω-V1--PAI1S ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D θύω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ζυμή-N1--DSF αἷμα-N3M-ASN θυσίασμα-N3M-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS οὐδέ-C μή-D κοιμάω-VC--APS3S στέαρ-N3--NSN ὁ- A--GSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἕως-P πρωΐ-D

19 ὁ- A--APF ἀπαρχή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPN πρωτογένημα-N3M-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS εἰςφέρω-VF--FAI2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS οὐ-D ἕψω-VF--FAI2S ἀρνός-N3--ASM ἐν-P γάλα-N3--DSN μήτηρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

20 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ἄγγελος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS ἵνα-C φυλάσσω-VA--AAS3S σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF ὅπως-C εἰςἄγω-VB--AAS3S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF ἑτοιμάζω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--DS

21 προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM καί-C εἰςἀκούω-V1--PAD2S αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C μή-D ἀπειθέω-V2--PAD2S αὐτός- D--DSM οὐ-D γάρ-X μή-D ὑποστέλλω-VA--AMS3S σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSN γάρ-X ὄνομα-N3M-NSN ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSM

22 ἐάν-C ἀκοή-N1--DSF ἀκούω-VA--AAS2P ὁ- A--GSF ἐμός-A1--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2S πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ἐντέλλομαι-VA--AMS1S σύ- P--DS καί-C φυλάσσω-VA--AAS2P ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--DS λαός-N2--NSM περιούσιος-A1B-NSM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ἐμός-A1--NSF γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF σύ- P--NP δέ-X εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--DS βασίλειος-A1A-NSN ἱεράτευμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ἔθνος-N3E-NSN ἅγιος-A1A-NSN οὗτος- D--APN ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐάν-C ἀκοή-N1--DSF ἀκούω-VA--AAS2P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2S πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X εἶπον-VB--AAS1S σύ- P--DS ἐχθρεύω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--DPM ἐχθρός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀντικεῖμαι-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--DPM ἀντικεῖμαι-V5--PMPDPM σύ- P--DS

23 πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM ἄγγελος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χετταῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *φερεζαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χαναναῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *γεργεσαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ευαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ιεβουσαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C ἐκτρίβω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

24 οὐ-D προςκυνέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DPM θεός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM οὐδέ-C μή-D λατρεύω-VA--AAS2S αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κατά-P ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀλλά-C καθαίρεσις-N3I-DSF κατααἱρέω-VF2-FAI2S καί-C συντρίβω-V1--PAPNSM συντρίβω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF στήλη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM

25 καί-C λατρεύω-VF--FAI2S κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ἄρτος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S μαλακία-N1A-ASF ἀπό-P σύ- P--GP

26 οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἄγονος-N2--NSM οὐδέ-C στεῖρα-N1A-NSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPF ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GS ἀναπληρόω-VA--AAS1S

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM φόβος-N2--ASM ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI1S ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐκἵστημι-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN εἰς-P ὅς- --APM σύ- P--NS εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMI2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ὑπεναντίος-A1A-APM σύ- P--GS φυγάς-N3D-APM

28 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APF σφηκία-N1A-APF πρότερος-A1A-GSFC σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐκβάλλω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--APM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ευαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χαναναῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χετταῖος-N2--APM ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

29 οὐ-D ἐκβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἵνα-C μή-D γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἔρημος-N2--NSF καί-C πολύς-A1--NPN γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

30 κατά-P μικρός-A1A-ASN μικρός-A1A-ASN ἐκβάλλω-VF2-FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS ἕως-C ἄν-X αὐξάνω-VC--APS2S καί-C κληρονομέω-VA--AAS2S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

31 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐρυθρός-A1A-GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM *εὐφράτης-N1M-GSM καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--APM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPAPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF καί-C ἐκβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

32 οὐ-D συν κατατίθημι-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM θεός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM διαθήκη-N1--ASF

33 καί-C οὐ-D ἐν καταἵημι-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF σύ- P--GS ἵνα-C μή-D ἁμαρτάνω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AS ποιέω-VA--AAS3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἐάν-C γάρ-X δουλεύω-VA--AAS2S ὁ- A--DPM θεός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM οὗτος- D--NPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3P σύ- P--DS πρόσκομμα-N3M-NSN

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9166

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9166. 'An oath of Jehovah shall be between them both' means enquiry made through truths from the Word regarding every single aspect of these things. This is clear from the meaning of 'an oath' as confirming through truths, dealt with in 2842, 3037, 3375, so that 'an oath of Jehovah' means doing so through truths from the Word, for the Word contains Jehovah's truths, that is, God's truths; and from the meaning of 'them both' as in every single aspect, for in the internal sense 'between both' does not mean between two but in every single aspect. 'Two' means things joined together to make a single whole, 1686, 3519, 5194, 8423, thus all that composes the whole, or every single aspect of it. This is what those in heaven perceive 'two' to be; and the reason why they do so is that when a discussion takes place among angels regarding two truths at variance with each other, a scene in which two spirits are arguing with each other presents itself on the level below. And since these spirits are the subordinates of a number of communities, every single aspect of one truth appears with one spirit, and every single aspect of the other truth with the other spirit. From this the angels perceive how the two are able to be linked together. I have been allowed to know from experience that this is what happens. So it is that when the words 'them both' are used in reference to truths they mean in every single aspect. This also is the reason why 'two' means something complete, 9103.

[2] The reason why it was permissible among the Israelite and Jewish nation to swear by Jehovah was that they were not internal, only external people, and when they engaged in the worship of God they did so on an external and not an internal level. The fact that they were like this, see 4281, 4293, 4429, 4433, 4680, 4844, 4847, 4865, 4903, 6304, 8588, 8788, 8806. When the confirmation of a truth comes down into the external man separated from the internal, it is effected by means of an oath; but not so when it comes down into the external by way of the internal. For in the internal man truth appears in its own light, but in the external without the internal truth appears in darkness. This explains why the celestial angels, who inhabit the inmost or third heaven, being in the highest degree of light do not even confirm truths by the use of reasons. Still less do they engage in argument and reasoning about truths; they simply say Yes or No, which they do by virtue of an ability received from the Lord to perceive and see them.

[3] This explains why the Lord has said the following regarding oaths,

You have heard that it was said, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths. But I say to you, You shall not swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne, nor by the earth, for it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your words be, Yes, yes; No, no; anything beyond this is from evil. 1 Matthew 5:33-37.

These words imply that confirmation of God's truths should come from the Lord and not from man, which it does when people are internal and not external. For people who are external confirm truths by means of oaths, but those who are internal do so by means of reasons, while those who are even more internal do not confirm them at all but simply say It is so, or It isn't so. Those who are external are called natural people, those who are internal are called spiritual people, and those even more internal are called celestial people. The last of these - celestial people - have the ability, received from the Lord, to perceive intuitively whether something is true or not, see 2708, 2715, 2718, 3246, 4448, 7877. All this shows what was implied when the Lord said, You shall not swear at all, and also Let your words be Yes, yes; No, no. But why He also said that they were not to swear by heaven, by the earth, by Jerusalem, or by their head, and that any words beyond 'Yes, yes; No, no' are from evil, must be explained.

[4] Swearing by heaven means doing so by Divine Truth, thus by the Lord there. Heaven is heaven not by virtue of the angels regarded in themselves but by virtue of the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, thus by virtue of the Lord Himself, within them; for the Divine within them is what enables them to be angels of heaven and be called angels of heaven. This explains why those in heaven are said to be 'in the Lord', why the Lord is the All in every single thing of heaven, and also why angels are God's truths, being recipients of God's truth emanating from the Lord.

Heaven is heaven and is called heaven by virtue of what is Divine and the Lord's there, see 552, 3038, 3700. Angels are God's truths, 4295, 4402, 7268, 7873, 8301. Something of the Lord is meant by an angel in the Word, 1925, 2821, 3039, 4085, 4295, 6280.

Since heaven is the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, it says 'you shall not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne'. 'God's throne' is Divine Truth which emanates from the Lord, 5313, 6397, 9039.

[5] Swearing by the earth however is doing so by the Church, thus by Divine Truth there. For just as heaven is the Lord by virtue of Divine Truth that emanates from Him, so too is the Church, the Church being the Lord's heaven or His kingdom on earth. For the meaning of 'earth' in the Word as the Church, see 662, 1066, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928, 3355, 4447, 4535, 5577, 8011, 8732. And since 'the earth' is the Church, the place where what is Divine and the Lord's below heaven exists, it says 'you shall not swear by the earth, for it is God's footstool'. 'Footstool' means God's truth below heaven, which is truth as it exists in the literal sense of the Word; for on this sense God's truth in heaven, which is the Word in the internal sense, rests and so to speak stands. Truth as it exists in the literal sense is meant by 'footstool' in David, in Psalms 99:5; 132:7; in Isaiah 60:13; and in Jeremiah, in Lamentations 2:1.

[6] Swearing by Jerusalem however is doing so by teachings that present truth drawn from the Word. For in a broad sense 'Jerusalem' is the Church, 2117, 3654; but when the words 'the earth', meaning the Church, are used, followed by 'Jerusalem', 'Jerusalem' then means the Church's teachings, consequently teachings that present God's truth drawn from the Word. This is why it is called 'the city of the great [King, who is] God', for 'city' in the internal sense of the Word means teachings that present the truth, see 402, 2449, 2943, 3216, 4478, 4492, 4493.

[7] Swearing by his head however means a person's doing so by the truth which he himself believes to be the truth and makes part of his faith; for this as it resides with him constitutes 'his head', and it is also what is meant by 'the head' in Isaiah 15:2; 29:10; in Ezekiel 7:18; 13:18; 16:12; 29:18; in Matthew 6:17; and elsewhere. Therefore it also says, 'for you cannot make one hair white or black'. 'Hair' means truth belonging to the external or natural man, 3301, the kind that exists with those who believe the truth not because they perceive it to be the truth but because the teachings of the Church declare it to be so. And since they know the truth on no other grounds than this it says that they are not to swear by it because they cannot make a hair white or black. 'Making a hair white' means declaring on one's own authority that truth is truth, and 'making a hair black' declaring on one's own authority that falsity is falsity. For 'white' is said in reference to truth, 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319, and therefore 'black' in reference to falsity.

[8] From all this one may now see what is meant by the command not to swear at all, not by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by Jerusalem, nor by one's head, namely that a person should not use what is his own to confirm God's truth but what is the Lord's with him. Therefore it also says finally, Your words shall be Yes, yes; No, no; anything beyond this is from evil. Those who have the ability, which comes from the Lord, to perceive and see truth confirm it in this way alone, even as angels of the inmost or third heaven do, the ones who are called celestial angels, spoken about above. The reason why any words beyond 'Yes, yes; No, no' are from evil is that anything beyond them does not come from the Lord but from a person's proprium or self, thus from evil, since a person's proprium is nothing but evil, see 210, 215, 874-876, 987, 1023, 1044, 1047, 3812 (end), 4328, 5660, 8941, 8944. All this again shows in what way the Lord spoke, that is to say, in such a way that every single word contained an inner meaning, since He spoke from the Divine. Thus He spoke for the benefit of angels at the same time as for men; for angels perceive the Word according to its inner meaning.

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1. or from the evil one

  
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