A Brief Exposition of New Church Doctrine #86
86. The same persons are meant by the he-goats in Zechariah:
Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I will visit the he-goats. Zechariah 10:3.
And in Ezekiel:
Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he-goats. Seemeth it a small thing unto you that ye have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet also the residue of the pastures?.. . Ye thrust all the infirm sheep with your horns, until ye have dispersed them; therefore will I save My flock, that it may be no more a prey. Ezekiel 34:17-18, 21-22, and the following verses.
Jeremiah 33:11
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The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of Praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
