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Amos 3

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1 Počujte, sinovi Izraelovi, ovu riječ koju Jahve zbori protiv vas, protiv svakoga roda što ga izvedoh iz zemlje egipatske:

2 "Među svim plemenima zemaljskim samo vas poznah, zato ću vas kazniti za sve grijehe vaše."

3 Idu li dvojica zajedno da se ne dogovore?

4 Riče li lav u šumi ako plijena nema? Reži li lavić u brlogu ako ništa ne ulovi?

5 Pada l' ptica na zemlju ako na njoj zamke nema? Diže li se mreža sa zemlje ako se ništa ne uhvati?

6 Trubi li truba po gradu da se narod ne uzbuni? Hoće li kob pogoditi grad ako je Jahve ne pošalje?

7 Ništa ne čini Jahve Gospod a da osnove svoje ne otkrije slugama svojim prorocima.

8 Lav riče: tko da se ne prestravi? Gospod Jahve govori: tko da ne prorokuje?

9 Proglasite ovo po dvorcima asirskim i po dvorcima u zemlji egipatskoj; recite: "Skupite se na planini Samarije, pogledajte velik nered u njoj i tlačenje posred nje."

10 Jer ne znaju činiti pravo - riječ je Jahvina - u dvorcima gomilaju nasilje i tlačenje.

11 Stog ovako govori Jahve Gospod: "Neprijatelj će opkoliti zemlju, utvrde će tvoje razvaliti, tvoje dvorce oplijeniti."

12 Ovako govori Jahve: "Kao kad pastir istrgne dvije golijeni ili komadić uha iz lavljih ralja, tako će se istrgnuti sinovi Izraelovi koji sjede u Samariji na rubu počivaljke i na divanima."

13 Čujte i posvjedočite protiv doma Jakovljeva - riječ je Jahve Gospoda, Boga nad Vojskama:

14 "Onoga dana kad kaznim Izraela za zločine, kaznit ću i žrtvenike betelske; žrtvenički će se rozi odlomiti i na tlo popadati.

15 Razorit ću zimsku kuću i ljetnu kuću, propast će kuće bjelokosne. Mnogih će kuća nestati" - riječ je Jahvina.

   

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Spiritual Experiences #4762

  
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4762. He was told that the Word is holy even as to its letter but is so because it contains within it holy things that are perceived in heaven and that treat of the Lord and His Kingdom and that no one should stay blindly in the Word's literal meaning, but with open eyes. That is to say, one ought to form true doctrine for oneself from the Word, and make use of the Word in this way. Otherwise, one falls into errors, as many as one wants to fabricate for oneself, and also in every case makes use of it to favor oneself, thus in a warped and wrong way, which is to profane the Word. Those who form true Doctrine from it can see why the Word speaks as it does in the letter, namely, so that it may enter into [people's] minds as something general and give them opportunity to think rightly about them. Take for example, a person who has formed the doctrinal principal for himself that the Lord is pure love, thus pure Mercy, and that evil can never be intended by, still less be brought forth from, pure love and pure mercy. Such a person immediately knows why it is said in the literal meaning of the Word that there is no evil in the city except from God [Amos 3:6], that the fury of God reaches even to the lowest hell [Deut. 28:63], and that He will find pleasure in their perishing [Deut. 28:63]: namely, that it is the person whose fury so burns against God, and that it then appears as if it is coming from God, and consequently that it is so said according to the way things appear.

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.