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Jeremia 51

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1 Tiele diras la Eternulo:Jen Mi vekos pereigan venton kontraux Babelon, kaj kontraux gxiajn logxantojn, kiuj levigxis kontraux Min.

2 Kaj Mi sendos ventumistojn kontraux Babelon, kaj ili gxin disventumos, kaj dezertigos gxian landon; cxar en la tago de la malfelicxo ili estos cxirkaux gxi cxiuflanke.

3 La pafarkisto strecxu sian pafarkon, kaj sin levu en sia kiraso; ne kompatu gxiajn junulojn, ekstermu gxian tutan militistaron.

4 Kaj falu mortigitoj en la lando de la HXaldeoj, kaj trapikitoj sur iliaj stratoj.

5 CXar Izrael kaj Jehuda ne estas vidvigitaj de sia Dio, de la Eternulo Cebaot; cxar ilia lando estas plena de kulpoj kontraux la Sanktulo de Izrael.

6 Forkuru el interne de Babel, kaj savu cxiu sian animon, ke vi ne pereu pro gxiaj malbonagoj; cxar tio estas tempo de vengxo por la Eternulo, Li donas al gxi repagon.

7 En la mano de la Eternulo Babel estis ora kaliko, ebriiganta la tutan teron:el gxi trinkis vinon la nacioj, kaj tial ili frenezigxis.

8 Subite falis Babel kaj frakasigxis; ploru pri gxi, prenu balzamon por gxia vundo; eble gxi sanigxos.

9 Ni kuracis Babelon, sed gxi ne sanigxis; lasu gxin, kaj Ni iru cxiu en sian landon; cxar la jugxo kontraux gxi atingis la cxielon kaj levigxis gxis la nuboj.

10 La Eternulo elaperigis nian pravecon; venu, kaj ni rakontu en Cion la faron de la Eternulo, nia Dio.

11 Akrigu la sagojn, pretigu la sxildojn! la Eternulo vekis la spiriton de la regxoj de Medujo, cxar Lia intenco estas kontraux Babel, por pereigi gxin; cxar tio estas vengxo de la Eternulo, vengxo pro Lia templo.

12 Kontraux la muregojn de Babel levu standardon, plifortigu la gardistaron, starigu observistojn, pretigu embuskon; cxar kiel la Eternulo intencis, tiel Li faris tion, kion Li diris pri la logxantoj de Babel.

13 Ho vi, kiu logxas cxe granda akvo kaj havas grandajn trezorojn! venis via fino, finigxis via avideco.

14 La Eternulo Cebaot jxuris per Sia animo:Mi plenigos vin de homoj kiel de skaraboj, kaj ili eksonigos kontraux vi triumfan kanton.

15 Li kreis la teron per Sia forto, arangxis la mondon per Sia sagxo, kaj per Sia prudento etendis la cxielon.

16 Kiam Li eksonigas Sian vocxon, kolektigxas multego da akvo en la cxielo; Li levas la nubojn de la randoj de la tero, Li aperigas fulmojn inter la pluvo, kaj elirigas la venton el Siaj trezorejoj.

17 Malsagxigxis cxiu homo kun sia sciado, per honto kovrigxis cxiu fandisto kun sia statuo; cxar lia fanditajxo estas malverajxo, gxi ne havas en si spiriton.

18 Tio estas vantajxo, faro de eraro; kiam ili estos vizititaj, ili pereos.

19 Ne simila al ili estas Tiu, kiun havas Jakob; cxar Li estas la kreinto de cxio, kaj Izrael estas la gento de Lia heredo; Eternulo Cebaot estas Lia nomo.

20 Vi estis por Mi martelo, ilo de batalo, kaj per vi Mi frakasis naciojn, kaj per vi Mi ekstermis regnojn;

21 Mi frakasis per vi cxevalon kaj gxian rajdanton, Mi frakasis per vi cxaron kaj gxian veturanton;

22 Mi frakasis per vi viron kaj virinon, Mi frakasis per vi maljunulon kaj junulon, Mi frakasis per vi junulon kaj junulinon;

23 Mi frakasis per vi pasxtiston kaj lian sxafaron, Mi frakasis per vi terlaboriston kaj lian jungajxon, Mi frakasis per vi komandantojn kaj estrojn.

24 Kaj Mi repagos al Babel kaj al cxiuj logxantoj de HXaldeujo pro ilia tuta malbono, kiun ili faris en Cion antaux viaj okuloj, diras la Eternulo.

25 Jen Mi iras kontraux vin, ho pereiga monto, pereiganto de la tuta tero, diras la Eternulo; Mi etendos Mian manon kontraux vin, Mi ruljxetos vin de la rokoj kaj faros vin monto de brulo.

26 Oni ne prenos el vi angulsxtonon, nek sxtonon por fundamento, sed vi estos eterna ruino, diras la Eternulo.

27 Levu standardon en la lando, blovu per trumpeto inter la nacioj, armu kontraux gxin popolojn, kunvoku kontraux gxin la regnojn de Ararat, Mini, kaj Asxkenaz; starigu kontraux gxin militestron, alkonduku cxevalojn kiel pikantajn skarabojn.

28 Armu kontraux gxin popolojn, la regxojn de Medujo, gxiajn komandantojn kaj cxiujn gxiajn estrojn, kaj la tutan landaron, super kiu gxi regas.

29 Kaj la tero skuigxas kaj tremas, cxar plenumigxas super Babel la intencoj de la Eternulo, por fari la landon de Babel dezerto, en kiu neniu logxas.

30 La herooj de Babel cxesis batali, ili restis en la fortikajxoj; malaperis ilia forto, ili farigxis kiel virinoj; gxiaj logxejoj ekbrulis, gxiaj rigliloj estas rompitaj.

31 Kuranto kuras renkonte al kuranto, sciiganto renkonte al sciiganto, por raporti al la regxo de Babel, ke lia urbo estas venkoprenita cxe cxiuj flankoj,

32 ke la transirejoj estas okupitaj, la fortikajxoj brulas per fajro, kaj la militistojn atakis teruro.

33 CXar tiele diras la Eternulo Cebaot, Dio de Izrael:La filino de Babel estas kiel drasxejo dum la drasxado; tre baldaux venos la tempo de gxia rikolto.

34 Mangxis min, frakasis min Nebukadnecar, regxo de Babel, li faris min malplena vazo, glutis min kiel drako, plenigis sian ventron per miaj dolcxajxoj, kaj forpelis min.

35 La maljusteco kontraux mi kaj mia karno estu nun sur Babel, diras la logxantino de Cion; kaj mia sango sur la logxantoj de HXaldeujo, diras Jerusalem.

36 Tial tiele diras la Eternulo:Jen Mi jugxos vian aferon kaj Mi faros vengxon pro vi, Mi sekigos gxian maron kaj Mi senakvigos gxian fonton.

37 Kaj Babel farigxos amaso da sxtonoj, logxejo de sxakaloj, objekto de teruro kaj mokado, kaj neniu en gxi logxos.

38 Ili cxiuj blekegos kiel junaj leonoj, krios kiel leonidoj.

39 Dum ilia varmegigxo Mi faros al ili festenon, kaj Mi ebriigos ilin, por ke ili farigxu gajaj kaj ekdormu per eterna dormo kaj ne vekigxu, diras la Eternulo.

40 Mi kondukos ilin malsupren, kiel sxafidojn al la bucxo, kiel sxafojn kun kaproj.

41 Kiele prenita estas SXesxahx! kaj kaptita la gloro de la tuta mondo! kiele Babel farigxis objekto de teruro inter la popoloj!

42 Levigxis kontraux Babelon la maro kaj kovris gxin per la multego de siaj ondoj.

43 GXiaj urboj farigxis dezerto, tero seka kaj senviva, tero, sur kiu neniu logxas kaj tra kiu neniu homido trairas.

44 Kaj Mi punos Belon en Babel, Mi eltiros el lia busxo tion, kion li englutis, kaj ne plu kolektigxos al li popoloj; ankaux la muregoj de Babel falos.

45 Eliru el gxia interno, Mia popolo, kaj cxiu savu sian animon antaux la flama kolero de la Eternulo,

46 por ke via koro ne senkuragxigxu kaj vi ne ektimu, kiam oni auxdos la famon en la lando; cxar venos famo en unu jaro, kaj post gxi venos famo en la sekvanta jaro, kaj sur la tero estos perforteco, unu reganto kontraux alia reganto.

47 Tial jen venos tempo, kaj Mi vizitos la idolojn en Babel, kaj gxia tuta lando estos hontigita, kaj cxiuj gxiaj mortigitoj falos meze de gxi.

48 Kaj gxojkantos pri Babel la cxielo kaj la tero, kaj cxio, kio estas sur ili; cxar el la nordo venos al gxi ruinigantoj, diras la Eternulo.

49 Kiel Babel faligis la mortigitojn de Izrael, tiel ankaux en Babel falos mortigitoj el la tuta lando.

50 Vi, kiuj forsavigxis de glavo, iru, ne haltu; en malproksimeco rememoru la Eternulon, kaj Jerusalem sin levu en via koro.

51 Ni hontis, kiam ni auxdis la insulton; honto kovris nian vizagxon, kiam fremduloj eniris en la sanktejon de la domo de la Eternulo.

52 Tial jen venos tempo, diras la Eternulo, kiam Mi vizitos gxiajn idolojn, kaj en la tuta lando gxemos morte-vunditoj.

53 Ecx se Babel levigxus al la cxielo kaj se gxi fortikigus alte sian forton, tamen al gxi venus de Mi ruinigantoj, diras la Eternulo.

54 Kriado estas auxdata el Babel, kaj granda lamentado el la lando de la HXaldeoj;

55 cxar la Eternulo ruinigas Babelon kaj pereigas gxin kun gxia granda bruo; iliaj ondoj bruas kiel granda akvo, auxdigxas ilia malkvieta vocxo.

56 CXar venos sur gxin, sur Babelon, ruiniganto, kaj kaptitaj estos gxiaj herooj, rompitaj estos iliaj pafarkoj; cxar la Eternulo, Dio de repagado, nepre repagos.

57 Mi ebriigos gxiajn eminentulojn, sagxulojn, komandantojn, estrojn, kaj heroojn, kaj ili ekdormos per eterna dormo kaj ne vekigxos, diras la Regxo, kies nomo estas Eternulo Cebaot.

58 Tiele diras la Eternulo Cebaot:La largxaj muregoj de Babel estos subfositaj, kaj gxiaj altaj pordegoj estos forbruligitaj per fajro; kaj vana farigxos la penado de la popoloj, kaj gentoj estos lacigintaj sin por fajro.

59 Jen estas la vorto, kiun ordonis la profeto Jeremia al Seraja, filo de Nerija, filo de Mahxseja, kiam tiu iris kun Cidkija, regxo de Judujo, en Babelon, en la kvara jaro de lia regxado; Seraja estis la ripozejestro.

60 Kaj Jeremia enskribis en unu libron la tutan malbonon, kiu venos sur Babelon, cxiujn tiujn vortojn, skribitajn pri Babel.

61 Kaj Jeremia diris al Seraja:Kiam vi venos en Babelon, tiam rigardu kaj tralegu cxiujn tiujn vortojn,

62 kaj diru:Ho Eternulo! Vi diris pri cxi tiu loko, ke Vi ekstermos gxin tiel, ke estos en gxi neniu logxanto, nek homo, nek bruto, sed gxi estos eterna dezerto.

63 Kaj kiam vi finos la legadon de cxi tiu libro, alligu al gxi sxtonon, kaj jxetu gxin en la mezon de Euxfrato;

64 kaj diru:Tiele dronos Babel, kaj gxi ne relevigxos de la malfelicxo, kiun Mi venigos sur gxin, kaj ili pereos. GXis cxi tie estas la vortoj de Jeremia.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #1038

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1038. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast. That this signifies the dominion of that religious persuasion over the holy things of the Word, is evident from the signification of a woman, as denoting the church (concerning which see n. 555, 707, 721, 730); in this case Babylon, which is not a church but a religious persuasion, devastated of all the truth and good of the church - that it is Babylon which is understood by this woman is manifestly evident from the fifth verse of this chapter - and from the signification of sitting, as denoting to rule; see just above (n. 1033); and from the signification of the scarlet beast, as denoting the Word as to the holy things thereof, which the woman, which is Babylon, profaned by dominion over them.

That by the scarlet beast is signified the Word as to the holy things thereof, which are profaned by Babylon, is evident from the following parts of this chapter, where it is said:

It was, and is not, and is about to ascend out of the abyss, and to go into destruction (vers. 8, 11).

And afterwards:

That the ten horns of the beast were ten kings, who had hatred against the whore, and would make her devastated and naked, and devour her flesh, and burn her with fire, and would give the kingdom to the beast (vers. 16, 17).

From these words, in the spiritual sense, it is evident, that by the scarlet beast is signified the Word as to the holy things thereof.

[2] The reason why the Divine Word can be signified by a beast is, that many of the holy things of the church are signified by beasts in the Word:

As the cherubs, seen as four beasts, in Ezekiel (1; 10).

And the four beasts, or the four animals, which also were cherubs, were seen by John, sitting and standing before the throne, in the Apocalypse (4:6-10; 5:6-12; 7:11; 14:3).

And by these, as cherubs, is signified Providence and defence that the Lord may not be approached except by the good of love; and thence also they signify the Word in the letter, because this is for a defence (concerning which see above, n. 277, 278, 717). And, moreover, all the beasts which were sacrificed, as oxen, heifers, goats, she-goats, kids, rams, sheep, and lambs, signified holy things of the church, as is evident from the things shown above (n. 277, 283, 362, 552, 650, 781, 817). Hence it is, that men from charity are called sheep; indeed, the Lord Himself, from Divine innocence, is called a Lamb, and from Divine power a Lion.

These things are mentioned in order that it may not appear wonderful, that by the beast is here signified the Word; but the Word in the letter, wherein it is natural. Beast also, in a general sense, in the Word, signifies the natural as to affection. The reason why the beast was seen of a scarlet colour is, that scarlet signifies truth from a heavenly origin, such as is the truth of the Word in the sense of the letter or natural sense, which is meant by what is holy in it. Something nearly similar is signified

By the whore seen sitting upon many waters (ver. 1 of this chapter);

Also:

Upon many treasures (inJeremiah 51:13).

For by many waters and many treasures are there signified the truths of the Word, and thence the holy things of the church, which are adulterated (see above, n. 1033). The signification of scarlet will be seen in the explanation of the verse following.

  
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278. (5:7) And the first animal was like a lion. That this signifies the appearance in ultimates of the Divine truth proceeding from the Lord as to power and effect, is evident from the signification of a lion, as being Divine truth proceeding from the Lord as to power and effect, which will be explained in what follows. The reason why it denotes appearance in ultimates is because the cherubim were seen as animals, and the first was like a lion. It is said in ultimates because that appearance was before John when he was in the spirit, and he then saw all things in ultimates, in which celestial and spiritual Divine things are variously represented, sometimes by gardens and parks, sometimes by palaces and temples, sometimes by rivers and waters, sometimes by animals of various descriptions, as by lions, camels, horses, oxen, heifers, sheep, lambs, doves, eagles, and many others. Similar things were seen by the prophets by whom the Word was written, in order that the Word in its ultimates, which are the things contained in the sense of the letter, might consist of such things as are in the world, which were representations and correspondences of celestial and spiritual things, and thus serve for a basis and foundation to the spiritual sense. It was for this heaven also that the cherubim, by which are signified the guardianship and providence of the Lord that the higher heavens may not be approached except by the good of love and of charity, were seen by John, and also by Ezekiel, to have faces like animals. Because it is the Lord who guards and provides, and this by Divine truth and Divine good, thus by His Divine wisdom and intelligence, therefore there were seen four animals, respectively like a lion, a calf, a man and an eagle.

[2] By the lion was represented the power of Divine truth; by the calf, the Divine good as to protection; by the man, the Divine wisdom; and by the eagle, the Divine intelligence. These four are included in the Divine providence of the Lord as to the guardianship of the higher heavens, that they may not be approached except by the good of love and of charity.

That a lion signifies Divine truth proceeding from the Lord as to power, is evident from the following passages in the Word; as in Moses:

"Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up; he stooped down, he lay down as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?" (Genesis 49:9).

By Judah is here signified the Lord's Celestial Kingdom, where all are in power from the Lord by means of Divine truth; this power is meant by a lion's whelp, and by an old lion. By the prey from which he went up is signified the dissipation of falsities and evils; by stooping down is signified to put himself into power; by lying down is signified to be in security from every falsity and evil; therefore it is said, "who shall rouse him up?" (That by Judah in the Word is signified the Celestial Kingdom, may be seen in Arcana Coelestia 3634, 3881, 5603, 5782, 6363. That by prey, when said of that kingdom and concerning the Lord, is signified the dissipation of falsities and evils, and snatching away and deliverance from hell, Arcana Coelestia 6368, 6442; that by stooping, when said of the lion, is signified to put himself into power, n. 6369; and that to lie down, signifies a state of security and tranquillity, n. 3696).

[3] In the same:

"At this time it shall be said to Jacob and to Israel, What hath God wrought? Behold, the people riseth up as an old lion, and lifteth up himself as a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eat of the spoil" (Numbers 23:23, 24).

And in the same:

"He coucheth, he lieth down as an old lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee" (24:9).

The subject here treated of is Jacob and Israel, by whom is signified the Lord's Spiritual Kingdom; their power is described by an old and a young lion rising, lifting himself up, and couching; the dissipation of falsities and evils is signified by eating of the spoil; and a state of security and tranquillity by he lieth down, who shall stir him up? (That by Jacob and Israel in the Word is signified the Lord's Spiritual Kingdom, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 4286, 4570, 5973, 6426, 8805, 9340. What the Lord's Celestial Kingdom is, and what His Spiritual Kingdom, may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 20-28. That to couch denotes to put himself into power, that prey and spoil denote the dissipation of falsities and evils, and that lying down when said of a lion denotes a state of security and tranquillity, see above).

[4] Again in Nahum:

"Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions? where walked the lion, the old lion, the lion's whelp, and none making afraid?" (2:11).

By lions here also are signified those who are in power by means of Divine truth; by their dwelling is signified, where there are such in the church; by their feeding place are signified the knowledges (cognitiones) of truth and good; by their walking and none making afraid is signified their state of security from evils and falsities.

[5] Again, in Micah

"The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a dew from Jehovah, as the drops upon the herb, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, will tread down, and disperse in pieces, so that none delivereth. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine enemies, and all thine adversaries shall be cut off" (Micah 5:7-9).

By the remnant of Jacob are signified the truths and goods of the church; by dew from Jehovah is signified spiritual truth; by the drops upon the herb, natural truth. By a lion among the beasts of the forest, and by a young lion among the flocks of sheep, also by treading down and dispersing, so that none delivereth, is signified power over evils and falsities. On account of this signification it is said, "Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine enemies, and all thine adversaries shall be cut off"; for by enemies are signified evils, and by adversaries falsities (as may be seen Arcana Coelestia 2851, 8289, 9314, 10481).

[6] In Isaiah:

"The Lord said, Go, set a watchman, who shall behold and declare. And he saw a chariot, a pair of horsemen, a chariot of an ass, a chariot of a camel, and he hearkened a hearkening; a lion upon the watch tower cried aloud: O Lord! I stand continually in the daytime, and I am set upon my guard all the night; Babylon is fallen, is fallen" (21:6-9).

The subject here treated of is the advent of the Lord, and a new church at that time. By a lion upon the watch tower is signified the guardianship and providence of the Lord; therefore it is said, "I stand continually in the daytime, and I am set upon my guard all the nights." By a chariot and by a pair of horsemen is signified the doctrine of truth from the Word. By hearkening a hearkening is signified a life according to that truth. (That chariot signifies the doctrine of truth, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 2761, 2762, 5321, 8029, 8215: that horseman signifies the Word as to understanding may be seen, n. 2761, 6401, 6534, 7024, 8146, 8148).

[7] In the same:

"Like as a lion and a young lion roareth on his prey when a multitude of shepherds goeth out against him so shall Jehovah of hosts descend to war upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof" (31:4).

In this passage Jehovah is compared to a lion roaring, because by a lion is signified the power of leading out from hell, or from evils, and by roaring is signified defence against evils and falsities; therefore it is said, "so shall Jehovah of hosts descend to war upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof." Mount Zion and the hill thereof denotes the celestial church and the spiritual church; and the prey upon which the lion and the young lion is said to roar signifies deliverance from evils, which are from hell.

[8] To roar, when said of the lion, has the same signification in Hosea:

"I will not return to destroy Ephraim, they will go after Jehovah as a lion roareth" (11:9, 10).

In Amos:

"The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord Jehovih hath spoken, who will not prophesy?" (3:8).

In the Apocalypse,

"The angel cried with a loud voice, as a lion roareth" (10:3).

And in David:

"The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together and lie down in their dwellings" (Psalms 104:21, 22).

By these words in David is described the state of the angels of heaven when they are not in a state of intense love and wisdom therefrom; and, when they return into that state, the former state is described by the lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their food from God. The latter state is described by the sun arising, and their gathering themselves together, and lying down in their dwellings. By lions are meant the angels of heaven; by their roaring is meant desire; by prey and food are meant the good of love and the truth of wisdom; by the sun arising is meant the Lord as to love and wisdom thence; by their gathering themselves together, their returning into a celestial state; and by lying down in their dwellings, a state of tranquillity and peace (concerning these two states of the angels of heaven, see in the work, Heaven and Hell 154-161).

[9] Because Jehovah is compared to a lion from Divine truth as to power, therefore the Lord is called a lion in the Apocalypse:

"Behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David" (5:5).

And because all power is from the Lord by means of Divine truth, therefore this is also signified by a lion; as in Moses:

"And of Gad he said, Blessed is he who hath given breadth to Gad; as a lion he dwelleth, he seizeth the arm, also the crown of the head" (Deuteronomy 33:20).

By Gad is signified, in the highest sense, omnipotence, and hence in the representative sense the power of truth (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia, n 3934, 3935). Hence it is said, "Blessed is he who hath given breadth to Gad," for by breadth is signified truth (see Arcana Coelestia 1613, 3433, 3434, 4482, 9487, 10179; that all power is from Divine truth, may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell, in the article concerning the power of the angels of heaven, n. 228-233).

[10] Because by lion is signified power, therefore in the lamentation of David over Saul and Jonathan, it is said,

"Saul and Jonathan were lovely, they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions" (2 Sam. 1:23).

By Saul in this passage, as a king, and by Jonathan, as the son of a king, is meant truth defending the church, the subject treated of being the doctrine of truth and good; for that lamentation was inscribed "to teach the sons of Judah the bow" (ver. 18). By the bow is signified that doctrine (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 2686, 2709, 6422).

[11] Because by the kings of Judah and Israel the Lord was represented as to Divine truth, and because by a throne was represented judgment, which is executed from Divine truth, and by lions were represented power, guardianship and defence against falsities and evils, therefore near the two stays of the throne built by Solomon there were two lions, and twelve upon the six steps on the one side and on the other (1 Kings 10:18-20). From these considerations it is evident what is signified by lions in the Word when the subject treated is the Lord, heaven and the church. Lions also, in the Word, in an opposite sense, signify the power of falsity from evil, by which the church is destroyed and devastated; as in Jeremiah:

"The young lions roar against him, they utter their voice, they reduce the earth to wasteness" (2:15).

And in Isaiah:

A nation "whose darts are sharp, and all his bows bent, the hoofs of his horses are accounted as rock, his roaring as of a lion, he roareth as a young lion, he roareth and layeth hold of the prey" (5:28, 29).

Also in many other places, as in Isaiah 11:6; 35:9; Jeremiah 4:7; 5:6; 12:8; 50:17; 51:38; Ezekiel 19:3, 5, 6; Hosea 13:7, 8; Joel 1:6, 7; Psalms 17:12; 22:13; 57:4; 58:6; 91:13.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.