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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.

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #8365

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8365. 'For I, Jehovah, am your Healer' means that the Lord alone preserves them from evils. This is clear from the meaning of 'healing' as curing of and also preserving from evils; for when evils are meant by 'sicknesses', curing people of them and preserving them from them is meant by 'healing', [here] and also many times in the Word, such as in Moses,

I kill and I make alive, I strike and I heal. Deuteronomy 32:39.

In Jeremiah,

Heal me, O Jehovah, in order that I may be healed; save me, in order that I may be saved. Jeremiah 17:14.

In the same prophet,

I will restore health to you 1 and heal you of your blows. Jeremiah 30:17.

In David,

His whole bed you have turned in his sickness. 2 I said, O Jehovah, be merciful to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. Psalms 41:3-4.

The same may be seen in many other places besides these, such as Isaiah 6:10; 53:5; 57:18-19; Jeremiah 3:22; 17:14; Hosea 6:1; 7:1; 11:3; 14:4; Zechariah 11:16; Psalms 30:2; and elsewhere. And since 'healing' had this meaning, the Lord also calls Himself 'a physician',

Those who are well have no need of a physician but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Matthew 9:12-13; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:31-32.

Footnotes:

1. literally, I will cause health to come up to you

2. i.e. His bed has been changed from the bed of sickness to the bed of health

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

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