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Micah 7

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1 οιμμοι-I οτι-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI1S ως-C συναγω-V1--PAPNSM καλαμη-N1--ASF εν-P αμητος-N2--DSM και-C ως-C επιφυλλις-N3D-ASF εν-P τρυγητος-N2--DSM ου-D υποαρχω-V1--PAPGSM βοτρυς-N3U-GSM ο- A--GSN εσθιω-VB--AAN ο- A--APN πρωτογονος-A1B-APN οιμμοι-I ψυχη-N1--NSF

2 οτι-C αποολλυω-VX--XAI3S ευλαβης-A3H-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταορθοω-V4--PAPNSM εν-P ανθρωπος-N2--DPM ου-D υποαρχω-V1--PAI3S πας-A3--NPM εις-P αιμα-N3M-APN δικαζω-V1--PMI3P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM πλησιον-D αυτος- D--GSM εκθλιβω-V1--PAI3P εκθλιβω-V1--PAS3S

3 επι-P ο- A--ASN κακος-A1--ASN ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM ετοιμαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--NSM αρχων-N3--NSM αιτεω-V2--PAI3S και-C ο- A--NSM κριτης-N1M-NSM ειρηνικος-A1--APM λογος-N2--APM λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S καταθυμιος-A1B-ASN ψυχη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C εκαιρεω-VF2-FMI1S

4 ο- A--APN αγαθος-A1--APN αυτος- D--GPM ως-C σος-A1--GSF εκτρωγω-V1--PAPNSM και-C βαδιζω-V1--PAPNSM επι-P κανων-N3N-GSM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF σκοπια-N1A-GSF ουαι-I ουαι-I ο- A--NPF εκδικησις-N3I-NPF συ- P--GS ηκω-V1--PAI3P νυν-D ειμι-VF--FMI3P κλαυθμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM

5 μη-D καταπιστευω-V1--PAI2P εν-P φιλος-A1--DPM και-C μη-D ελπιζω-V1--PAI2P επι-P ηγεομαι-V2--PMPDPM απο-P ο- A--GSF συγκοιτος-A1B-GSF συ- P--GS φυλασσω-VA--AMD2S ο- A--GSN ανατιθημι-VE--AMN τις- I--ASN αυτος- D--DSF

6 διοτι-C υιος-N2--NSM ατιμαζω-V1--PAI3S πατηρ-N3--ASM θυγατηρ-N3--NSF επι αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSF νυμφη-N1--NSF επι-P ο- A--ASF πενθερα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF εχθρος-N2--NPM ανηρ-N3--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

7 εγω- P--NS δε-X επι-P ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM επιβλεπω-VF--FMI1S υπομενω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM σωτηρ-N3H-DSM εγω- P--GS ειςακουω-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS

8 μη-D επιχαιρω-V1--PAD2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSF εχθρα-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS οτι-C πιπτω-VX--XAI1S και-C αναιστημι-VF--FMI1S διοτι-C εαν-C καταιζω-VF--FAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN σκοτος-N3E-DSN κυριος-N2--NSM φωτιζω-VF2-FAI3S εγω- P--DS

9 οργη-N1--ASF κυριος-N2--GSM υποφερω-VF--FAI1S οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DSM εως-P ο- A--GSN δικαιοω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF δικη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN κριμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C εκαγω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN οραω-VF--FMI1S ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

10 και-C οραω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF εχθρα-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS και-C περιβαλλω-VF2-FMI3S αισχυνη-N1--ASF ο- A--NSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSF προς-P εγω- P--AS που-D κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS επιοραω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASF νυν-D ειμι-V9--FMI3S εις-P καταπατημα-N3M-ASN ως-C πηλος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DPF οδος-N2--DPF

11 ημερα-N1A-GSF αλοιφη-N1--GSF πλινθος-N2--GSF εξαλειψις-N3I-NSF συ- P--GS ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF εκεινος- D--NSF και-C αποτριβω-VF--FPI3S νομιμος-A1--NPN συ- P--GS

12 ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF εκεινος- D--NSF και-C ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF συ- P--GS ηκω-VF--FAI3P εις-P ομαλισμος-N2--ASM και-C εις-P διαμερισμος-N2--ASM *ασσυριος-N2--GPM και-C ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF συ- P--GS ο- A--NPF οχυρος-A1A-NPF εις-P διαμερισμος-N2--ASM απο-P *τυρος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM *συρια-N1A-GSF ημερα-N1A-NSF υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C θορυβος-N2--GSM

13 και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εις-P αφανισμος-N2--ASM συν-P ο- A--DPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPDPM αυτος- D--ASF εκ-P καρπος-N2--GPM επιτηδευμα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM

14 ποιμαινω-V1--PAD2S λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS εν-P ραβδος-N2--DSF συ- P--GS προβατον-N2N-APN κληρονομια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS κατασκηνοω-V4--PAPAPM κατα-P εαυτου- D--APM δρυμος-N2--ASM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSM *καρμηλος-N2--GSM νεμω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF *βασανιτις-N3D-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF *γαλααδιτις-N3--ASF καθως-D ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

15 και-C κατα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF εξοδια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF οραω-VF--FMI2P θαυμαστος-A1--APN

16 οραω-VF--FMI3P εθνος-N3E-NPN και-C κατααισχυνω-VC--FPI3P εκ-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GPM επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P χειρ-N3--APF επι-P ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NPN ους-N3T-NPN αυτος- D--GPM αποκωφοω-VC--FPI3P

17 λειχω-VF--FAI3P χους-N3--ASM ως-C οφις-N3I-NPM συρω-V1--PAPNPM γη-N1--ASF συνχεω-VC--FPI3P εν-P συγκλεισμος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM θεος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GP εκιστημι-VF--FMI3P και-C φοβεω-VC--FPI3P απο-P συ- P--GS

18 τις- I--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ωσπερ-D συ- P--NS εκαιρω-V1--PAPNSM αδικια-N1A-APF και-C υπερβαινω-V1--PAPNSM ασεβεια-N1A-APF ο- A--DPM καταλοιπος-A1B-DPM ο- A--GSF κληρονομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D συνεχω-VBI-AAI3S εις-P μαρτυριον-N2N-ASN οργη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM οτι-C θελητης-N1M-NSM ελεος-N3E-APN ειμι-V9--PAI3S

19 αυτος- D--NSM επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S και-C οικτειρω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AP καταδυω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APF αδικια-N1A-APF εγω- P--GP και-C αποριπτω-VV--FPI3P εις-P ο- A--APN βαθος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF εγω- P--GP

20 διδωμι-VF--FAI2S αληθεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM ελεος-N3E-ASN ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM καθοτι-D ομνυμι-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3--DPM εγω- P--GP κατα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--APF εμπροσθεν-D

   

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #9936

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9936. 'And it shall be on Aaron's forehead' means from the Lord's Divine Love. This is clear from the representation of 'Aaron' as the Lord in respect of Divine Good, which is the Good of His Divine Love, dealt with in 9806; and from the meaning of 'forehead', when the Lord is the subject, as His Divine Love. 'The Lord's face', which is the same as 'Jehovah's face', means all attributes of Divine Love, such as mercy, peace, goodness, or wisdom, 222, 223, 5585, 6848, 6849, 9306, 9545, 9546. These are meant by 'Jehovah's face' or 'the Lord's face' because in general 'the face' means a person's interiors, that is, a person's affections and consequent thoughts, thus the things which constitute his love and faith, see the places referred to in 9546. These are meant by 'the face' because they shine from the face, as if seen in their imprint or image, which also is why the face is called the image of the mind. So it is that when 'face' is mentioned in connection with Jehovah or the Lord the attributes of His Divine Love are meant. 'Forehead' in particular means Divine Love itself, because interiors have been allotted their own provinces in the face. The interiors that belong to love reside in the province of the forehead, those belonging to wisdom and intelligence in the province of the eyes, those belonging to perception in the province of the nose, and those belonging to utterance in the province of the mouth.

[2] From all this it is evident why 'forehead' - when the Lord, represented by Aaron, is the subject - means Divine Love. Since someone's forehead corresponds to his love those governed by celestial love, that is, by love to the Lord derived from the Lord, are said 'to have a sign on their foreheads', meaning that they are under the Lord's protection because they abide in His Love, as in Ezekiel,

Jehovah said, Go through the middle of Jerusalem and make a sign on the foreheads of the men (vir) who groan and sigh over all the abominations done in the midst of it, and strike; do not let your eye spare. But against any man (vir) on whom there is a sign do not go near. Ezekiel 9:4-6.

In John, in the Book of Revelation,

Behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. Revelation 14:1.

In the same book,

They will see the face of God and of the Lamb, and His name will be on their foreheads. Revelation 22:4.

In the same book,

It was declared that they should not harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only the people who did not have God's sign on their foreheads. Revelation 9:4.

[3] 'Having God's sign on their foreheads' and 'having God and the Lamb's name on them' stand for their being kept safe from molestation by evils from hell, because they abide in the Lord through love. 'The grass' and 'any green thing', which were not to be harmed, stand for true factual knowledge by means of which the truth of faith develops, 7571, 7691; and 'any tree', which too was not to be harmed, stands for the perception of truth springing from good, 103, 2163, 2722, 2972, 4552, 7692.

[4] In Moses,

You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. You shall bind these words as a sign onto your hand, and let them be as frontlets between your eyes. Deuteronomy 6:4-5, 8.

'As frontlets' stands for as a sign of love to Jehovah God. The words 'between your eyes' are used because intelligence and wisdom which are born from that love are meant by 'eyes'; and wisdom born from that love consists in having God constantly before one's eyes. This is self-evidently so because the subject is love to Jehovah God. The declaration that they should love Him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their strength, means that they should do so with all their human powers. 'With the heart' means with the will where the good of love resides, 7542, 9050, 9300, 9495; and 'with the soul' means with the understanding where the truth of faith resides, and so with faith, 9050. These two powers belong to the internal man. 'With all their strength' means with those powers of will and understanding as they exist in the external man. The strength and power of the love of both, of the external man and of the internal, are meant by 'hands', 4931-4937, 7518; and this is why it says that those words were to be bound 'as a sign on the hand'.

[5] Since 'the forehead' by virtue of its correspondence means celestial or heavenly love with those who are good, with those who are bad it accordingly means hellish love, which is the opposite of heavenly. The forehead of the latter is called a bronze forehead in Isaiah 48:4, and an obstinate forehead in Ezekiel 3:7-8. And in reference to those ruled by hellish love it is said that they had the mark of the beast on their foreheads, Revelation 13:16; 14:9; 20:4, and also the name of Babylon on their foreheads, Revelation 17:5.

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

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Leviticus 22:9

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9 "'They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.