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Ezekiel 36

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1 At ikaw, anak ng tao, manghula ka laban sa mga bundok ng Israel, at sabihin mo, Kayong mga bundok ng Israel, pakinggan ninyo ang salita ng Panginoon.

2 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: sapagka't sinabi ng kaaway sa inyo, Aha! at, Ang dating mga mataas na dako ay aming pag-aari;

3 Kaya't manghula ka, at iyong sabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't, sa makatuwid baga'y sapagka't kanilang ginawang sira kayo, at nadaig kayo sa lahat ng dako, upang kayo'y maging pag-aari ng nalabi sa mga bansa, at kayo'y nabanggit ng mga labi ng mga mangdadaldal, at masamang ulat ng bayan;

4 Kaya't kayong mga bundok ng Israel, inyong pakinggan ang salita ng Panginoong Dios: Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios sa mga bundok at sa mga burol, sa mga daan ng tubig at sa mga libis, sa mga sirang dako at sa mga bayan na nangapabayaan, na mga naging samsam at kakutyaan na nalabi sa mga bansa na nangasa palibot;

5 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Tunay na sa silakbo ng aking paninibugho ay nagsalita ako laban sa nalabi sa mga bansa, at laban sa buong Edom, na nagtakda ng aking lupain sa kanilang sarili na pag-aari na may kagalakan ng buo nilang puso, na may sama ng loob, upang ihagis na pinakasamsam.

6 Kaya't manghula ka tungkol sa lupain ng Israel, at sabihin mo sa mga bundok at sa mga burol, sa mga daan ng tubig at sa mga libis, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Narito, ako'y nagsalita sa aking paninibugho at sa aking kapusukan, sapagka't inyong tinaglay ang kahihiyan ng mga bansa.

7 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Aking itinaas ang aking kamay, na aking sinasabi, Tunay na ang mga bansa na nangasa palibot ninyo, mangagtataglay sila ng malaking kahihiyan.

8 Nguni't, kayo, Oh mga bundok ng Israel, inyong isusupling ang inyong mga sanga, at magbubunga sa aking bayang Israel; sapagka't sila'y malapit nang dumating.

9 Sapagka't, narito, ako'y sa inyo, at ako'y babalik sa inyo, at kayo'y mabubukid at mahahasikan;

10 At ako'y magpaparami ng mga tao sa inyo, buong sangbahayan ni Israel, sa makatuwid baga'y siyang lahat; at ang mga bayan ay tatahanan, at ang mga sirang dako ay mangatatayo;

11 At ako'y magpaparami sa inyo ng tao at hayop; at sila'y magsisidami at mangagkakaanak: at aking patatahanin kayo ayon sa inyong dating kalagayan, at gagawan ko kayo ng magaling kay sa una: at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

12 Oo, aking palalakarin sa inyo ang mga tao, sa makatuwid baga'y ang aking bayang Israel; at kanilang aariin ka, at ikaw ay magiging kanilang mana, at hindi mo na sila wawalaan ng mga anak.

13 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't kanilang sinasabi sa iyo, Ikaw na lupain ay manglalamon nga ng mga tao, at naging mapagpahirap sa iyong bansa;

14 Kaya't hindi ka na manglalamon pa ng mga tao o papatay pa man sa iyong bansa, sabi ng Panginoong Dios;

15 O iparirinig ko pa man sa iyo ang kahihiyan ng mga bansa, o magtataglay ka pa man ng kakutyaan ng mga bayan, o ititisod mo pa man ang iyong bansa, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

16 Bukod dito'y dumating sa akin ang salita ng Panginoon, na nagsasabi,

17 Anak ng tao, nang tumatahan ang sangbahayan ni Israel sa kanilang sariling lupain, kanilang inihawa ng kanilang lakad at ng kanilang mga gawa: ang kanilang lakad sa harap ko ay naging parang karumihan ng babae sa kaniyang kapanahunan.

18 Kaya't aking ibinugso ang aking kapusukan sa kanila dahil sa dugo na kanilang ibinubo sa lupain, at dahil sa kanilang nilapastangan ng kanilang mga diosdiosan;

19 At aking pinangalat sila sa mga bansa, at sila'y nagsipanabog sa mga lupain: ayon sa kanilang lakad at ayon sa kanilang mga gawa ay hinatulan ko sila.

20 At nang sila'y dumating sa mga bansa, na kanilang pinaroonan, kanilang nilapastangan ang aking banal na pangalan; sa pagsasabi ng mga tao tungkol sa kanila, Ang mga ito ay bayan ng Panginoon, at nagsilabas sa kaniyang lupain.

21 Nguni't iginalang ko ang aking banal na pangalan, na nilapastangan ng sangbahayan ni Israel sa mga bansa na kanilang pinaroonan.

22 Kaya't sabihin mo sa sangbahayan ni Israel, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios; Hindi ko ginawa ito dahil sa inyo, Oh sangbahayan ni Israel, kundi dahil sa aking banal na pangalan, na inyong nilapastangan sa mga bansa na inyong pinaroonan.

23 At aking babanalin ang aking dakilang pangalan, na nalapastangan sa mga bansa, na inyong nilapastangan sa gitna nila; at malalaman ng mga bansa na ako ang Panginoon, sabi ng Panginoong Dios, pagka ako'y aariing banal sa inyo sa harap ng kanilang mga mata.

24 Sapagka't aking kukunin kayo sa mga bansa, at pipisanin ko kayo na mula sa lahat ng lupain, at dadalhin ko kayo sa inyong sariling lupain.

25 At ako'y magwiwisik ng malinis na tubig sa inyo, at kayo'y magiging malinis: sa buo ninyong karumihan, at sa lahat ninyong mga diosdiosan, lilinisin ko kayo.

26 Bibigyan ko rin naman kayo ng bagong puso, at lalagyan ko ang loob ninyo ng bagong diwa; at aking aalisin ang batong puso sa inyong katawan, at aking bibigyan kayo ng pusong laman.

27 At aking ilalagay ang aking Espiritu sa loob ninyo, at palalakarin ko kayo ng ayon sa aking mga palatuntunan, at inyong iingatan ang aking mga kahatulan, at isasagawa.

28 At kayo'y magsisitahan sa lupain na ibinigay ko sa inyong mga magulang; at kayo'y magiging aking bayan, at ako'y magiging inyong Dios.

29 At lilinisin ko kayo sa lahat ninyong karumihan: at aking patutubuin ang trigo, at aking pararamihin, at hindi na ako magpaparating ng kagutom sa inyo.

30 At aking pararamihin ang bunga ng punong kahoy, at ang ani sa bukid, upang huwag na kayong tumanggap pa ng kadustaan ng kagutom sa mga bansa.

31 Kung magkagayo'y inyong maaalaala ang inyong mga masamang lakad, at ang inyong mga gawa na hindi mabuti; at kayo'y mayayamot sa inyong sarili sa inyong paninging sarili, dahil sa inyong mga kasamaan at dahil sa inyong mga kasuklamsuklam.

32 Hindi dahil sa inyo ginagawa ko ito, sabi ng Panginoong Dios, tantuin ninyo: kayo'y mangahiya at mangalito dahil sa inyong mga lakad, Oh sangbahayan ni Israel.

33 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sa araw na aking linisin kayo sa lahat ninyong kasamaan, aking patatahanan ang mga bayan, at ang mga gibang dako ay mangatatayo.

34 At ang lupain na naging sira ay mabubukid, na naging sira sa paningin ng lahat na nangagdaraan.

35 At kanilang sasabihin, Ang lupaing ito na naging sira ay naging gaya ng halamanan ng Eden; at ang sira at giba at wasak na mga bayan ay nakukutaan at tinatahanan.

36 Kung magkagayo'y malalaman ng mga bansa na nalabi sa palibot ninyo na akong Panginoon ay nagtayo ng mga guhong dako, at tinamnan ko ang dakong sira: akong Panginoon ang nagsalita, at aking gagawin.

37 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Bukod dito pa'y pagsasanggunian ako ng sangbahayan ni Israel, upang gawin sa kanila; ako'y magpaparami sa kanila ng tao na parang kawan.

38 Kung paano ang kawan na panghain, kung paano ang kawan ng Jerusalem sa kanilang mga takdang kapistahan, gayon mapupuno ang mga gibang bayan ng mga kawan ng mga tao: at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3812

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3812. 'Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh' means joined together as regards truths and as regards goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'you are my bone and my flesh' as a being joined together. The ancients were accustomed to speak of people who belonged to the same house, or to the same family, or who were related in some other way, as 'my bone and my flesh', see 157. This is why those words mean a being joined together. The reason it is as regards truths and as regards goods is that all spiritual joining together is effected by them, and all natural joining together has reference to them. Furthermore by 'bone and flesh' is meant a person's proprium - 'bone' the understanding side of the proprium, 'flesh' the will side of it. 'Bone' accordingly means the proprium as regards truth since truth belongs to the understanding, while 'flesh' means the proprium as regards good since good belongs to the will, see 148, 149.

[2] As regards the proprium in general there are two kinds, the first being the hellish proprium, the second the heavenly. The hellish proprium is acquired by a person from hell, the heavenly from heaven, that is, from the Lord through heaven. For all evil and all falsity from evil enter in from hell, and all good and all truth from good do so from the Lord. People know this from the doctrine of faith, but scarcely one in a million believes it. Consequently a person appropriates - that is, makes his own - evil entering in from hell; but good entering in from the Lord does not move him and cannot therefore be said to have a place in him. The reason why a person does not believe that evil enters in from hell and good from the Lord is that he is governed by self-love, a love which carries such unbelief with it and which goes so far as to be highly indignant when that person is told that everything comes into him from somewhere else. This then is why a person's entire proprium is nothing but evil, see 210, 215, 694, 731, 874-876, 987, 1023, 1044, 1047. But the belief that evil is from hell and good from the Lord exists with him when he is not governed by self-love but by love towards the neighbour and love to the Lord; for this love carries such belief with it. So it is that a person receives from the Lord the heavenly proprium referred to in 155, 164, 731, 1023, 1044, 1937, 1947, 2882, 2883, 2891.

[3] In both senses this proprium is meant by 'bone and flesh'. Consequently 'bones' in the Word means truth and in the contrary sense falsity, and 'flesh' good and in the contrary sense evil. As regards truth being meant by 'bones', this may be seen from the following places: In Isaiah,

Jehovah will guide you all the time, and will satisfy your soul in arid places, and will render your bones free, so that you are like a watered garden. Isaiah 58:11.

'Rendering bones free' stands for bringing life to the understanding side of the proprium, that is, enlightening it with intelligence. Hence the statement 'so that you are like a watered garden' - 'a garden' meaning intelligence, see 100, 108, 1588. In the same prophet,

Then you will see, and your heart will be joyful, and your bones will flourish like the grass. Isaiah 66:14.

'Bones flourishing like the grass' has a similar meaning.

[4] In Jeremiah,

[Her] Nazirites were brighter than snow, they were whiter than milk. Their bodies 1 were ruddier than gem stones, polished like sapphire. 2 Their form is darker than black; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has stuck to their bone; it has dried up; it has become like wood. Lamentations 4:7-8.

'Nazirite' stands for a celestial man, 3301. 'Brighter than snow and whiter than milk' stands for his possession of celestial truth. And because this truth derives from the love of good, it is said that 'their bodies were ruddier than gem stones'. 'Brightness' and 'whiteness' have reference to truth, 3301, 'ruddiness' to good, 3300, 'gem stones' to truths stemming from good, 114. 'Their skin stuck to their bone' describes a changed state as regards the celestial things of love, which is to say, that there was no flesh on the bones, that is, there was no longer any good, for in that case all truth comes to be like skin which sticks to the bone, dries up, and becomes like wood.

[5] In Ezekiel,

Tell a parable against the house of rebellion, and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Put on the pot, put it on, and also pour water into it; gather the pieces of it into it - every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice of the bones by taking the choice of the flock, and let there be a hearth of bones under it. Let the bones also be cooked in the midst of it. Ezekiel 24:3-5, 10.

'The pot' stands for violence offered to good and truth, which is why it is called 'the city of bloodshed' in verse 6. 'The pieces', 'the good piece, the thigh and the shoulder' gathered into it are pieces of flesh, which are items of good. 'The choice of the bones' with which the pot was filled stands for truths, 'the hearth of bones' for the affection for truth. 'Let the bones be cooked in the midst of it' stands for violence offered to them. Anyone may see that this parable conceals arcana that are Divine, and also that these can in no way be known unless one knows what is meant in the internal sense by 'a pot', by 'pieces, the thigh and the shoulder', by 'the choice of the bones', by 'a hearth of bones', and by 'cooking'. In Micah,

Is it not for you to know judgement - you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear their skin from upon them and their flesh from upon their bones; who have eaten the flesh of My people and flayed their skin from upon them and broken their bones in pieces, and divided them as into a pot and like flesh into the middle of the cauldron? Micah 3:1-3.

Here the meaning is similar.

[6] In Ezekiel,

He brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah and set me down in the midst of the valley, which was full of bones. He said to me, Will these bones live? He said to me, Prophesy over these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovih to these bones, Behold, I am bringing spirit into you that you may live. I will lay sinews upon you and cause flesh to come over you and cover you with skin, and I will put spirit within you so that you may live. I prophesied, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and behold, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above, but there was no spirit in them. And spirit entered into them, and they were alive again and stood upon their feet. Ezekiel 37:1 and following verses.

This refers in general to the re-establishment of the Church among gentiles, and in particular to the regeneration of the individual. 'Dry bones' stands for the understanding side of the proprium, which is lifeless until it receives the life of good from the Lord. The latter life is what quickens it or brings life to it. The flesh which the Lord causes to come up over the bones is the will side of the proprium, which is called the heavenly proprium, and so means good. 'Spirit' means the Lord's life, and when this flows into a person's good which he seems to himself to will and perform from his proprium, the good is in that case made alive, and from that good the truth also; and out of the dry bones a human being is made.

[7] In David,

All my bones have been disconnected; my heart has become like wax. I can count all my bones. They have divided my garments among them, and for my clothing have cast lots. Psalms 22:14, 17-18.

This refers to the Lord's temptations as regards Divine Truths, which, being the Lord's own, are consequently called 'my bones', and as regards Divine Good, which, being the Lord's own, is consequently called 'my heart'. For 'heart' means good, see 3313, 3635. And because 'bones' means those truths, 'counting' them is wishing to get rid of them by means of reasonings and falsities. This is also the reason for the statement immediately following about their dividing garments and casting lots for clothing, for 'garments' also means truths, though a more external variety, 297, 1073, 2576. 'Dividing garments and casting lots for clothing' has the same meaning as it does also in Matthew 27:35. In the same author,

Let my soul exult in Jehovah, let it be glad in His salvation. Let all my bones say, Who is like You? Psalms 35:9-10.

'Bones' in the spiritual sense clearly means the understanding side of the proprium. In the same author,

You shall cause me to hear joy and gladness; the bones You have broken will be exultant. Psalms 51:8.

'The bones which You have broken will be exultant' stands for a re-creation by means of truths following temptations.

[8] Because 'bone' meant the understanding side of the proprium, or the proprium as regards truth, and in the highest sense meant Divine Truth, which was the Lord's Proprium, it was therefore required at the Passover not to break any bone of the paschal lamb. This is referred to in Moses as follows,

It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not bring any of the flesh outside the house; and you shall not break a bone in it. Exodus 12:46.

And elsewhere in Moses,

They shall not leave any of it until morning, and they shall not break a bone of it. Numbers 9:12.

'Not breaking a bone' stands in the highest sense for not offering violence to Divine truth, and in the representative sense for not offering violence to the truth connected with any good at all, for the nature of good and the form it takes depend on truths, and truth is the mainstay of good, as the bones are of the flesh.

[9] The fact that the Word, which is Divine truth itself, gives life to the dead was represented by the revival and the standing on his feet of the man who, having been cast into the grave of Elisha, touched his bones, 2 Kings 13:21. Elisha represented the Lord as regards Divine truth or the Word, see 2762.

'Bones' in the contrary sense means falsity which springs from the proprium, as is evident from the following places: In Jeremiah,

At that time they will bring the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem out of their tombs, and they will spread them before the sun and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served. Jeremiah 8:1-2.

In Ezekiel,

I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. Ezekiel 6:5.

In Moses,

God who brought him out of Egypt has as it were the strength of a unicorn. He will eat up the nations, his enemies, and will break their bones, and smash their weapons. Numbers 24:8.

In the second Book of Kings,

King Josiah broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of people. He took the bones out of the graves and burned them on the altar to render it unclean. He sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned the bones of people on them. 2 Kings 23:14, 16, 20.

In Moses,

The soul which has touched on the surface of the field anyone slain with the sword, or one dead, or a human bone, or a sepulchre, will be unclean for seven days. Numbers 19:16, 18.

[10] Since 'bones' means falsities, and 'sepulchres' evils containing them, and since hypocrisy is evil which on the outside looks like good but is inwardly rotten from things that are false and unholy, the Lord therefore says the following in Matthew,

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you make yourselves like white-washed sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and of all uncleanness. So too do you outwardly appear just to men (homo) but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Matthew 23:27-28.

From all these quotations it is now evident that 'bones' means the understanding side of the proprium either as regards truth or else as regards falsity.

Bilješke:

1. literally, bones

2. literally, sapphire their polishing

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