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Hosea 6

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1 Ελθετε και ας επιστρεψωμεν προς τον Κυριον· διοτι αυτος διεσπαραξε, και θελει μας ιατρευσει· επαταξε, και θελει περιδεσει την πληγην ημων.

2 Θελει αναζωοποησει ημας μετα δυο ημερας· εν τη τριτη ημερα θελει μας αναστησει, και θελομεν ζη ενωπιον αυτου.

3 Τοτε θελομεν γνωρισει και θελομεν εξακολουθει να γνωριζωμεν τον Κυριον· η εξοδος αυτου ειναι προδιατεταγμενη ως η αυγη· και θελει ελθει προς ημας ως υετος, ως βροχη οψιμος και πρωιμος επι την γην.

4 Τι να καμω εις σε, Εφραιμ; τι να καμω εις σε, Ιουδα; διοτι η καλωσυνη σας ειναι ως νεφελη πρωινη και ως δροσος εωθινη ητις παρερχεται.

5 Δια τουτο κατεκοψα αυτους δια των προφητων· εφονευσα αυτους δια των λογων του στοματος μου· και αι κρισεις σου θελουσιν εξελθει ως φως.

6 Διοτι ελεος θελω και ουχι θυσιαν· και επιγνωσιν Θεου μαλλον παρα ολοκαυτωματα.

7 Αυτοι ομως ως ο Αδαμ παρεβησαν την διαθηκην· εν τουτω εφερθησαν απιστως προς εμε.

8 Η Γαλααδ ειναι πολις εργαζομενων ανομιαν, ενεδρευουσα αιμα.

9 Και ως στιφη ληστων παραμονευοντα ανθρωπον, ουτως ο συλλογος των ιερεων φονευουσιν εν τη οδω μεχρι Συχεμ· διοτι επραξαν αισχρα.

10 Εν τω οικω Ισραηλ ειδον φρικην· εκει ειναι η πορνεια του Εφραιμ· ο Ισραηλ εμιανθη.

11 Και δια σε, Ιουδα, διωρισθη θερισμος, οταν εγω επιστρεψω την αιχμαλωσιαν του λαου μου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #290

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290. It was called 'the mother of all living' from its faith in the Lord, who is Life itself. This too becomes clear from what has been shown already. There cannot possibly be more than one Life from which everyone's life derives, nor can life which really is life possibly exist unless it comes by way of faith in the Lord, who is Life. Neither can faith exist which has life within it unless it comes from Him, and so has Him within it. This is why in the Word the Lord is called the only Living, and the LIVING JEHOVAH, in Jeremiah 5:2; 12:16; 16:14-15; 23:7; Ezekiel 5:11; the One living forever, in Daniel 4:34; Revelation 4:10; 5:14; 10:6; in David, the fountain of life, Psalms 36:9; in Jeremiah, the fount of living waters, 17:13. Heaven which derives its life from Him is called 'the land of the living' in Isaiah 38:11; 53:8; Ezekiel 26:20; 32:23-27, 32; Psalms 27:13; 52:5; 142:5. And those who have faith in the Lord are called 'the living', as in David,

Who has kept our soul among the living. Psalms 66:9.

It is also said that those who have faith appear in the Book of Lives, Psalms 69:28, and in the Book of Life, Revelation 13:8; 17:8; 20:15. This also is why it is said of those who receive faith in Him that they are made alive, Hosea 6:2; Psalms 85:6. Conversely those who have no faith were in consequence called 'the dead', as also in Isaiah,

The dead will not live, the Rephaim will not rise. To that end You have visited them and wiped them out. Isaiah 26:14.

This stands for people who are puffed up with self-love. 'Rising up means entering into life. They are also called 'the slain' 1 in Ezekiel 32:23-26, 28-31; and hell is called 'death' in Isaiah 25:8; 28:15. The Lord too refers to them as 'the dead' in Matthew 4:16; John 5:24; 8:21, 24, 51-52.

Footnotes:

1. literally, the pierced

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

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