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4 ἔτος-N3E-GSN ὀκτωκαιδέκατος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---GSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S εἰρηνεύω-V1--PAPNSM εἰμί-V9I-IMI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εὐθηνέω-V2--PAPNSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS

5 ἐνύπνιον-N2N-ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C εὐλαβέομαι-VC--API1S καί-C φόβος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DS ἐπιπίπτω-VAI-AAI3S

10 καταεὕδω-V1I-IAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I δένδρον-N2N-ASN ὑψηλός-A1--ASN φύω-V1--PMPASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN μέγας-A1--NSF καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-V9I-IAI3S ἄλλος- D--NSN ὅμοιος-A1A-NSN αὐτός- D--DSN

12 ὁ- A--NPM κλάδος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--DSN μῆκος-N3E-DSN ὡς-C στάδιον-N2N-GPN τριάκοντα-M καί-C ὑποκάτω-P αὐτός- D--GSN σκιάζω-V1I-IAI3P πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ὁ- A--NPN πετεινός-A1--NPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM νοσσεύω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NSM καρπός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSN πολύς-A1P-NSM καί-C ἀγαθός-A1--NSM καί-C χορηγέω-V2I-IAI3S πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN ζῷον-N2--DPN

11 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN μέγας-A1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF κορυφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSN ἐγγίζω-V1I-IAI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSN κύτος-N3E-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPF νεφέλη-N1--GPF πληρόω-V4--PAN ὁ- A--APN ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF σελήνη-N1--NSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN οἰκέω-V2I-IAI3P καί-C φωτίζω-V1I-IAI3P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

13 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ὕπνος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ἄγγελος-N2--NSM ἀποστέλλω-VDI-API3S ἐν-P ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

14 καί-C φωνέω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐκκόπτω-VA--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C καταφθείρω-VA--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN προςτάσσω-VK--XMI3S γάρ-X ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM ἐκῥιζόω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀχρειόω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASN

15 καί-C οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ῥίζα-N1S-ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF ἀποἵημι-VB--AAD2P αὐτός- D--GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅπως-C μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN χόρτος-N2--ASM ὡς-C βοῦς-N3--NSM νέμω-V1--PMS3S

16 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF δρόσος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NSN σῶμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀλλοιόω-VC--APS3S καί-C ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-NPN βόσκω-VC--APS3S σύν-P αὐτός- D--DPM

17 ἕως-C ἄν-X γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAN πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οὐρανός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X θέλω-V1--PAS3S ποιέω-V2--PAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM

17a ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκκόπτω-VDI-API3S ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF καταφθορά-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN ἐν-P ὥρα-N1A-DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPM κλάδος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN δίδωμι-VCI-API3P εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--ASM ἄνεμος-N2--ASM καί-C ἕλκω-VCI-API3S καί-C ῥίπτω-VDI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASM χόρτος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI3S καί-C εἰς-P φυλακή-N1--ASF παραδίδωμι-VCI-API3S καί-C ἐν-P πέδη-N1--DPF καί-C ἐν-P χειροπέδη-N1--DPF χαλκοῦς-A1C-DPF δέω-VCI-API3S ὑπό-P αὐτός- D--GPN σφόδρα-D θαυμάζω-VAI-AAI1S ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--DPN οὗτος- D--DPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὕπνος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS

18 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καλέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἄρχων-N3--ASM ὁ- A--GPM σοφιστής-N1M-GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPASM ὁ- A--GPM κρίνω-V1--PAPGPM ὁ- A--APN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-APN καί-C διαἡγέομαι-VAI-AMI1S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-ASN καί-C ὑποδεικνύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF σύγκρισις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM

19 μεγάλως-D δέ-X θαυμάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM *δανιηλ-N---NSM καί-C ὑπόνοια-N1A-NSF κατασπεύδω-V1I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C φοβέω-VC--APPNSM τρόμος-N2--GSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAPGSM αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἀλλοιόω-VC--APPGSF ὁ- A--GSF ὅρασις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM κινέω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF κεφαλή-N1--ASF ὥρα-N1A-ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF ἀποθαυμάζω-VA--AAPNSM ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS φωνή-N1--DSF πραΰς-A3U-DSF βασιλεύς-N3V-VSM ὁ- A--NSN ἐνύπνιον-N2N-NSN οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--DPM μισέω-V2--PAPDPM σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF σύγκρισις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--DPM ἐχθρός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS ἐπιἔρχομαι-VB--AAO3S

20 ὁ- A--NSN δένδρον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF φυτεύω-VM--XMPNSM ὅς- --GSN ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF μέγας-A1--NSF σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S βασιλεύς-N3V-VSM

21 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πετεινός-A1--APN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--APN νοσσεύω-V1--PAPAPN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ὁ- A--NSF ἰσχύς-N3--NSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPF γλῶσσα-N1S-GPF πᾶς-A1S-GPF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πέρας-N3T-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF χώρα-N1A-NPF σύ- P--DS δουλεύω-V1--PAI3P

22 ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X ἀναὑψόω-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASN δένδρον-N2N-ASN ἐκεῖνος- D--ASN καί-C ἐγγίζω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--DSM οὐρανός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN κύτος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSN ἅπτομαι-VA--AMN ὁ- A--GPF νεφέλη-N1--GPF σύ- P--NS βασιλεύς-N3V-VSM ὑψόω-VCI-API2S ὑπέρ-P πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM εἰμί-V9--PAPAPM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὑψόω-VCI-API3S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF ὑπερηφανία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF ὁ- A--APN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἅγιος-A1A-ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἄγγελος-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NPN ἔργον-N2N-NPN σύ- P--GS ὁράω-VVI-API3S καθότι-D ἐκἐρημόω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM ζάω-V3--PAPGSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM ἁγιάζω-VT--XMPGSM

23 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ὅς- --ASF ὁράω-VBI-AAI2S ὅτι-C ἄγγελος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF ἀποστέλλω-VDI-API3S παρά-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὅτι-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐκαἴρω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASN δένδρον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἐκκόπτω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--NSF κρίσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS

24 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὕψιστος-A1--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS κατατρέχω-V1--PAI3P

25 εἰς-P φυλακή-N1--ASF ἀποἄγω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AS καί-C εἰς-P τόπος-N2--ASM ἔρημος-A1B-ASM ἀποστέλλω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AS

26 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ῥίζα-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--GSN δένδρον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--NSF ἀποἵημι-VC--APPNSF ἐπεί-C οὐ-D ἐκῥιζόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM τόπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS σύ- P--DS συντηρέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P καιρός-N2--ASM καί-C ὥρα-N1A-ASF ἰδού-I ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ἑτοιμάζω-V1--PMI3P καί-C μαστιγόω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APN κρίνω-VM--XMPAPN ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS

27 κύριος-N2--NSM ζάω-V3--PAI3S ἐν-P οὐρανός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM δέομαι-VC--APD2S περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σύ- P--GS ἐν-P ἐλεημοσύνη-N1--DPF λυτρόω-VA--AAN ἵνα-C ἐπιείκεια-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VC--APS3S σύ- P--DS καί-C πολυήμερος-A1--NSM γίγνομαι-VB--AMS2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C μή-D καταφθείρω-V1--PAS3S σύ- P--AS οὗτος- D--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ἀγαπάω-VA--AAD2S ἀκριβής-A3H-NSM γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM λόγος-N2--NSM καί-C πλήρης-A3H-NSM ὁ- A--NSM χρόνος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS

28 καί-C ἐπί-P συντέλεια-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM ὡς-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF κρίσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSN ὅραμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF καρδία-N1A-DSF συντηρέω-VAI-AAI3S

29 καί-C μετά-P μήν-N3--APM δώδεκα-M ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN τεῖχος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF μετά-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM περιπατέω-V2I-IAI3S καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM πύργος-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSF διαπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S

30 καί-C ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *βαβυλών-N3W-NSF ὁ- A--NSF μέγας-A1--NSF ὅς- --ASF ἐγώ- P--NS οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C οἶκος-N2--NSM βασιλεία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF κράτος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS καλέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P τιμή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS

31 καί-C ἐπί-P συντέλεια-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM λόγος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM φωνή-N1--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DS λέγω-V1--PMI3S *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---VSM βασιλεύς-N3V-VSM ὁ- A--NSF βασιλεία-N1A-NSF *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἀποαἱρέω-VM--XMI3S σύ- P--GS καί-C ἕτερος-A1A-DSM δίδωμι-V8--PMI3S ἐκοὐθενέω-V2--PPPDSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS καταἵστημι-V6--PAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF τρυφή-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS παραλαμβάνω-VF--FMI3S ὅπως-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS2S ὅτι-C ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βασιλεία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM καί-C ὅς- --DSM ἐάν-C βούλομαι-V1--PMS3S δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἕως-P δέ-X ἥλιος-N2--GSM ἀνατολή-N1--GSF βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ἕτερος-A1A-NSM εὐφραίνω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS καί-C κρατέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF ἰσχύς-N3U-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF ἐξουσία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS

32 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM διώκω-VF--FMI3P σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P ἔτος-N3E-APN ἑπτά-M καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ὁράω-VV--APS2S οὐδέ-C οὐ-D μή-D λαλέω-VA--AAS2S μετά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM χόρτος-N2--ASM ὡς-C βοῦς-N3--ASM σύ- P--AS ψωμίζω-VF--FAI3P καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF χλόη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF νομή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS ἰδού-I ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF σύ- P--GS δέω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF τρυφή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS ἕτερος-A1A-NSM ἔχω-VF--FAI3S

33 ἕως-C δέ-X πρωΐ-D πᾶς-A3--APN τελέω-VS--FPI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---VSM βασιλεύς-N3V-VSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF καί-C οὐ-D ὑστερέω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN οὗτος- D--GPN οὐδείς-A3--ASN

33a ἐγώ- P--NS *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-APN πεδάω-VCI-API1S χόρτος-N2--ASM ὡς-C βοῦς-N3--ASM ψωμίζω-VAI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF χλόη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI1S καί-C μετά-P ἔτος-N3E-APN ἑπτά-M δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P δέησις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἀξιόω-VAI-AAI1S περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GS κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ἄγνοια-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM δέομαι-VCI-API1S

33b καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θρίξ-N3--NPF ἐγώ- P--GS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ὡς-C πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF ἀετός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ὄνυξ-N3--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὡσεί-D λέων-N3--GSM ἀλλοιόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS γυμνός-A1--NSM περιπατέω-V2I-IAI1S μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐνύπνιον-N2N-ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ὑπόνοια-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--AS λαμβάνω-VX--XAI3P καί-C διά-P χρόνος-N2--GSM ὕπνος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--AS λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S πολύς-A1P-NSM καί-C νυσταγμός-N2--NSM ἐπιπίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

34 καί-C ἐπί-P συντέλεια-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--NSM χρόνος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF ἀπολύτρωσις-N3I-GSF ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPF ἄγνοια-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--GS πληρόω-VCI-API3P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C δέομαι-VCI-API1S περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ἄγνοια-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM καί-C ἰδού-I ἄγγελος-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM δουλεύω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S δόξα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--NSN βασίλειον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--GSN ἔθνος-N3E-GSN σύ- P--GS σύ- P--DS ἀποδίδωμι-V8--PMI3S

36 ἐν-P ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM ἀπο καταἵστημι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF βασιλεία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἀποδίδωμι-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS

37 ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM ἀντιὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S καί-C αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὁ- A--DSM κτίζω-VA--AAPDSM ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF θάλασσα-N1S-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APM ποταμός-N2--APM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPN ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S καί-C αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM κύριος-N2--GPM καί-C βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--GPM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSM ποιέω-V2--PAI3S σημεῖον-N2N-APN καί-C τέρας-N3T-APN καί-C ἀλλοιόω-V4--PAI3S καιρός-N2--APM καί-C χρόνος-N2--APM ἀποαἱρέω-V2--PAPNSM βασιλεία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM καί-C καταἵστημι-V6--PAPNSM ἕτερος-A1A-APM ἀντί-P αὐτός- D--GPM

37a ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D αὐτός- D--DSM λατρεύω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM φόβος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM τρόμος-N2--NSM λαμβάνω-VX--XAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM αὐτός- D--GSM αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὁ- A--NPM γάρ-X θεός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN οὐ-D ἔχω-V1--PAI3P ἐν-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ἰσχύς-N3--ASF ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN βασιλεία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM εἰς-P ἕτερος-A1A-ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN καί-C ζάω-V3--PAN ποιέω-VA--AAN καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAN σημεῖον-N2N-APN καί-C θαυμάσιος-A1A-APN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C φοβερός-A1A-APN καί-C ἀλλοιόω-VA--AAN ὑπερμεγέθης-A3--APN πρᾶγμα-N3M-APN καθώς-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἀλλοιόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--DS μέγας-A1--APN πρᾶγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--NS πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM θυσία-N1A-GSF προςφέρω-VF--FAI1S εἰς-P ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀρεστός-A1--ASN ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GSM ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἔθνος-N3E-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPF χώρα-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐξουσία-N1A-DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὅσος-A1--NPM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὅσος-A1--NPM ἄν-X καταλαμβάνω-VV--APS3P λαλέω-V2--PAPNPM τις- I--ASN οὗτος- D--APM κατακρίνω-VF2-FAI1S θάνατος-N2--DSM

37b γράφω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM ἐπιστολή-N1--ASF ἐγκύκλιος-A1B-ASF πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM κατά-P τόπος-N2--ASM ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C χώρα-N1A-DPF καί-C γλῶσσα-N1S-DPF πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF οἰκέω-V2--PAPDPF ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF ἐν-P γενεά-N1A-DPF καί-C γενεά-N1A-DPF κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM αἰνέω-V2--PAD2P καί-C θυσία-N1A-ASF καί-C προσφορά-N1A-ASF προςφέρω-V1--PAD2P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐνδόξως-D ἐγώ- P--NS βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM ἀντιὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐνδόξως-D ὅτι-C οὕτως-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF ἐξουσία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS κρατέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF μεγαλωσύνη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπο καταἵστημι-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS

37c *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM οἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF εἰρήνη-N1--NSF σύ- P--DP πληθύνω-VC--APO3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM καί-C νῦν-D ὑποδεικνύω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--APF πρᾶξις-N3I-APF ὅς- --APF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM δοκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DS ἀποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DPM σοφιστής-N1M-DPM σύ- P--GP ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S θεός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN θαυμάσιος-A1A-NPN αὐτός- D--GSM μέγας-A1--NPN ὁ- A--NSN βασίλειον-N2N-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM βασίλειον-N2N-NSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM ὁ- A--NSF ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P γενεά-N1A-GPF εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-APF καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπιστολή-N1--APF περί-P πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM γίγνομαι-VC--APPGPM αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βασιλεία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--DPN εἰμί-V9--PAPDPN ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM

37d *βαλτασαρ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S δοχή-N1--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐγκαινισμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPN βασίλειον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM μεγιστάν-N3--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἀνήρ-N3--APM δισχίλιοι-A1A-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF *βαλτασαρ-N---NSM ἀναὑψόω-V4--PMPNSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶνος-N2--GSM καί-C καυχάομαι-V3--PMPNSM ἐπιαἰνέω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM θεός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--APM χωνευτός-A1--APM καί-C γλυπτός-A1--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM οὐ-D δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αἴνεσις-N3I-ASF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δάκτυλος-N2--NPM ὡσεί-D ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπιγράφω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM τοῖχος-N2--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN κονίαμα-N3M-GSN κατέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSN λύχνος-N3E-GSN μανη-N---A φαρες-N---A θεκελ-N---AS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF ἑρμηνεία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPN μανη-N---N ἀριθμέω-VMI-XPI3S φαρες-N---N ἐκαἴρω-VM--XPI3S θεκελ-N---NS ἵστημι-VMI-XMI3S

   

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Apocalypse Explained #453

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453. Which no one could number, signifies that the Lord alone knows of what quality and how much of good and truth there is in them. This is evident from the signification of "number," as meaning what is the quality of a thing, so "to number" means to know the quality of a thing, here, the quality of the good and truth with those now treated of. It also signifies that the Lord alone knows this, as is meant by "which no one could number;" for no man and no angel knows the quality of good and truth with another in every series and connection, but only something of it that is apparent in externals; and yet every quality is of infinite extension, for it joins and associates itself with innumerable things that lie concealed within, and that abide without, and that spread out in every direction. All this no one sees but the Lord alone; therefore it is the Lord alone by whom all are arranged and disposed according to their quality, for He sees the quality of everyone, thus what his nature is and what will happen to him to eternity, since the Lord's sight which is called omniscience, foresight, and providence, is eternal. This is why no one except the Lord alone knows the quality of good and truth with anyone. It may seem strange that "to number" signifies to know the quality of good and truth, for one reading these words and remaining in the meaning of the letter can have no other thought than that it means simply that the multitude was too great to be numbered; yet in the spiritual sense "number" signifies quality, and thus "to number" signifies to know the quality, and to arrange and dispose according to it.

[2] Because of this signification of numbering a punishment was inflicted upon David for numbering the people, which is thus described in the second book of Samuel:

Again the anger of Jehovah glowed against Israel, and He incited David against them saying, Go, number Israel and Judah. And the king said to Joab, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. Joab dissuaded him, but the king's word prevailed. And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people; and David said, I have sinned exceedingly in that I have done; but now let, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, the iniquity of Thy servant pass away, for I have done very foolishly. So the prophet Gad was sent to David, announcing to him three punishments, and of these David chose the pestilence, of which seventy thousand died (2 Samuel 24:1-25 to the end).

Who does not know that there is no iniquity in numbering a people? Yet here the iniquity was so great that David, on account of it, was threatened with three punishments from which he was to choose one, and of the pestilence which he chose seventy thousand died. But there was a reason for this, namely, that "Israel and Judah" represented, and thence signified, the Lord's kingdom in the heavens and on the earth, and "to number" signified to know their quality, and to arrange and dispose accordingly, and that this belongs to the Lord alone; which shows that "to number" in the Word has this signification.

[3] "To number" has a like meaning in Moses:

When thou takest up the sum of the sons of Israel as to the numbering of them, then shall they give every man an expiation for his soul unto Jehovah in numbering them, that there be no plague among them in numbering them (Exodus 30:12).

Here, also, "to number" signifies to know their quality, or the quality of the church with them, and to arrange and dispose according to it; and because this belongs to the Lord alone, it is said, "everyone shall give an expiation for his soul unto Jehovah in numbering them, that there be no plague among them in numbering them." (For a further explanation of this see Arcana Coelestia 10216-10232.)

[4] In Daniel:

Because Belshazzar drank wine out of the vessels of gold and of silver from the temple at Jerusalem, a hand went forth and wrote on the wall, Numbered, thou art numbered, weighed, and divided. God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it (Daniel 5:2, 5, 25, 26).

"Numbered, numbered," signifies here to be seen and explored as to the quality of good and truth; and "hath numbered the kingdom" signifies hath arranged and disposed. (What the rest signifies see above, n. 373.)

[5] In like manner in Isaiah:

By the relinquishment of my days I shall go to the gates of hell [of the grave]; I am numbered, the remainder of my years (Isaiah 38:10).

These are the words of Hezekiah the king when he was sick, and "to be numbered" signifies to be explored and concluded. "To number" and "to be numbered" have a different signification in the spiritual sense of the Word from that which they have in the letter or its natural sense, as is evident from the fact that with angels in heaven, numbers and measures have no place in their spiritual idea, that is, they do not think from numbering or measuring, but from the quality of a thing; but this thought of theirs falls into numbers and measures when it comes down therefrom into the natural sphere; and yet the Word is written equally for angels as for men, consequently angels, in numbers and numbering in the Word, perceive the quality of the thing treated of, while men understand numbers and numbering. This can still further be seen from this, that every number in the Word signifies somewhat of thing or state (of which see above, n. 203, 336, 429, 430).

[6] As numbering is mentioned in some passages of the Word, and it signifies to know the quality of a thing, and to arrange and to dispose according to it, I will also cite these passages in confirmation. In Isaiah:

A voice of a tumult of the kingdoms of nations gathered together; Jehovah of Hosts numbering the host for war (Isaiah 13:4).

The "kingdoms of nations gathered together" of which there was a tumult, do not mean nations gathered from kingdoms, for this passage is prophetical and not historical; but "kingdoms of nations gathered together" signifies the falsities of evils that have been made to cohere, and "their tumult" signifies their threats and eagerness to fight against truths; for "kingdoms" are predicated of truths, and in the contrary sense of falsities, while "nations" signify goods, and in the contrary sense evils (See above, n. 175, 331); and "tumult" is predicated of the eagerness for fighting, here against truths; "Jehovah of Hosts numbering the host" signifies the arrangement of truths from good by the Lord against the falsities from evil; the Lord is called in the Word "Jehovah of Hosts," from truths and goods fighting against falsities and evils, for "zebaoth" means hosts, and "hosts" signify the truths and goods of heaven and the church; and "to number" signifies to arrange these, and "war" signifies spiritual combat.

[7] In the same:

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things, who hath led out their host in number, who calleth them all by name (Isaiah 40:26).

The "host of the heavens" means in the literal sense, the sun, moon, and stars, for these are called in the Word "the host of Jehovah," but in the spiritual sense "host" signifies all the goods and truths of heaven and the church in the complex, for the "sun" signifies the good of love, the "moon" the good of faith, and the "stars" signify the knowledges of good and truth; this makes clear the signification of "Lift up your eyes and see who hath created these things." "To create," when predicated of goods and truths, signifies to form them with man, and to regenerate him; "to lead out the host in number" signifies to arrange truths and goods according to the quality of those with whom they are; "who calleth them all by name" signifies who knows the quality of all and disposes accordingly, for "name" in the Word signifies the quality of a thing or state.

[8] So, too, in John:

The sheep hear His voice, and He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out (John 10:3);

where the same expressions, "to lead out" and "to call by name" are used as above in Isaiah, and they have a similar signification. (That "name" signifies the quality of a thing or state, see above, n. 102, 135, 148)

In David:

Jehovah counteth the number of the stars; He called them all by their names (Psalms 147:4).

"To count the number of the stars, and to call them all by their names," signifies to know all truths and goods, and to dispose them according to their quality in heaven and the church. For what other reason could it be said of Jehovah that "He numbers the stars, and calls them by their names"?

[9] In Jeremiah:

In the cities of the mountain, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the circuits of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again by the hands of him that numbereth them (Jeremiah 33:13).

What "mountain," "lowland," "the south," "the land of Benjamin," "the circuits of Jerusalem," and "the cities of Judah," signify in the spiritual sense may be seen just above (n. 449, where they are explained). "The flocks shall pass by the hands of him that numbereth them" signifies that there will be interior goods and truths in the church according to their order and quality, for "flocks" signify interior goods and truths; "flocks" meaning lambs, sheep, she-goats, rams, and kids, and these signify interior goods and truths, which are spiritual goods and truths, while "herds," which consist of calves, bullocks, cows, and oxen, signify exterior goods and truths, which are natural truths and goods. (That this is so see Arcana Coelestia 1565, 2566, 5913, 6048, 8937, 10609)

[10] In David:

Mount Zion shall be glad, the daughters of Judah shall exult, because of Thy judgments. Encompass Zion and encircle her; number her towers, set your heart to the bulwarks, mark ye well her palaces; that ye may tell the generation following (Psalms 48:11-13).

"Mount Zion which shall be glad," signifies the celestial church, in which are those who are in love to the Lord; "the daughters of Judah who shall exult," signify the affections of good and truth which those have who are of that church; "because of Thy judgments" signifies because of Divine truths which they have from the Lord; "encompass Zion and encircle her" signifies to embrace the things belonging to that church from love; "to number her towers" signifies to give thought to the higher or interior truths of that church, "to number" meaning to see and give thought to their quality, and "towers" meaning the higher or interior truths; "set your heart to the bulwarks" signifies to love the exterior truths that defend that church against falsities; "mark ye well her palaces" signifies to perceive the goods of truth, for "houses" mean goods, and "palaces" the more noble goods of truth; "that ye may tell the generation following" signifies their permanence to eternity.

[11] In Isaiah:

He that walketh in righteousness and speaketh uprightness, thine eyes 1 shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold the land of wide extent. Thy heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the weigher? where is he that counteth the towers? Thou wilt not see an obstinate people, a people of depths of lip (Isaiah 33:15, 17-19).

"To walk in righteousness and to speak uprightness" signifies to live in the good of love and charity, and to think and perceive truths; for "to walk" signifies to live, "righteousness" is predicated of good, and "uprightness" is truth; "thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty" signifies that they shall attain to wisdom, "king" signifying truth from good, and "beauty" its wisdom, for in wisdom Divine truth is in its beautiful form; "they shall behold the land of wide extent" signifies the extension of wisdom into heaven, "land" signifying the church, and also heaven, and "wide extent" extension there; "thy heart shall meditate terror; where is the scribe? where is the weigher? where is he that counteth the towers?" signifies remembrance of the state of the church, when there is no intelligence, no wisdom, and when interior truths are falsified; "terror" meaning that state, "scribe" intelligence, "weigher" wisdom, "towers" interior truths; to destroy the quality of these by falsifications is here signified by "numbering them;" "thou wilt not see an obstinate people" signifies not seeing those who are in the falsities of evil, or in an abstract sense those falsities themselves; "a people of depths of lip" signifies falsities of doctrine confirmed until they appear as truths, "lip" signifying the truths of doctrine, here falsity that will not be seen.

[12] "To number" signifies also evil arrangement, consequently destruction by falsifications, as is evident in the same:

Ye have seen the breaches of the house of David that they are many; and ye have brought together the waters of the lower pool. And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, that ye might tear down the houses to fortify the wall (Isaiah 22:9, 10).

"The house of David" means the church in respect to the truths of doctrine; and "its breaches" signify falsities breaking in; "to bring together the waters of the lower pool" signifies to collect many things from the sense of the letter of the Word and from the natural man; the "pools in Jerusalem" signified such truths as are in the exterior and interior senses of the Word; "the waters of the higher pool" such truths as are in the interior sense of the Word, and "the waters of the lower pool" such as are in the exterior sense of the Word, that is, the sense of the letter, for "waters" mean truths, and the "pools" in Jerusalem have a similar signification as the "lakes" and "seas" outside of Jerusalem, namely, a collection of truths; "to number the houses of Jerusalem" signifies to falsify the goods of truth, "the houses of Jerusalem" signifying the goods of truth of the church, and "to number" signifying wrong apprehension and evil arrangement, which is to interpret falsely or to falsify; "that ye might tear down the houses to fortify the wall" signifies to destroy these goods in order to build up a doctrine consisting of mere falsities, "wall" meaning the truth of doctrine defending, here truth falsified, because without good.

[13] These things make evident what is signified by "numbering days, steps, and hairs," as in the following passages.

In David:

To number our days (Psalms 90:12).

In Job:

Dost Thou not number 2 my steps? (Job 14:16).

Doth He not see my ways and number all my steps? (Job 31:4).

In Luke:

The hairs of your head are all numbered (Luke 12:7).

Here "to number" signifies to know the quality from least to greatest, and to arrange and dispose according to it, that is, to provide. What "days," "steps," and "hairs," signify has been told and shown elsewhere.

Footnotes:

1. The photolithograph as "he," the Hebrew "thine eyes;" see AE 152, 304; AC 3863.

2. The photolithograph has "thou numberest."

  
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4459. 'Jacob's sons answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully means evil thought and intention regarding the truth and the good of the Church among the Ancients. This is clear from the representation of 'Shechem' as truth among the Ancients, or what amounts to the same, truth from the ancient Divine stock, dealt with in 4399, 4454; from the representation of 'Hamor' as the good from which that truth sprang, dealt with in 4399, 4431, 4447, 4454; and from the meaning of 'deceit' as evil thought and intention. In general deceit implies evil against another and against what he says and does, for the thought and intention of the one who is deceitful is different from that of the other person, as is also clear from the outcome of events described in this chapter. From this it is evident that 'the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully' means evil thought and intention regarding the truth and the good of the Church among the Ancients.

[2] The sons of Jacob, that is, his descendants, could have none but an evil thought and intention regarding the truth and the good belonging to the internal man, because they were interested in external things devoid of internal, 4281, 4293, 4307, 4429, 4433. They saw no value at all in internal things, and therefore utterly despised them. Such is also the nature of that nation at the present day, and so it is of all who are interested only in external things. People who are interested only in external things do not even know what it is to be interested in internal things, since they have no knowledge of what is internal. If anyone in their presence mentions that which is internal they either endorse the existence of it because they know from doctrine of its existence, though that endorsement is attributable to their deceit, or else they deny the existence of it with their lips as they do in their hearts. For they do not go further than the experiences of the senses of the external man, and as a consequence do not believe in any life after death. Nor do they believe any resurrection to be possible apart from their rising again in the physical body. That being so, they are allowed to have these thoughts concerning the resurrection, or else they would not have any at all. For they centre the whole of life in the body, not knowing that the life of their body flows from the life of their spirit which lives after death. People who are interested only in external things cannot possibly have any faith, for external things with them annihilate all thought concerning internal ones, and consequently all belief in them.

[3] Since this kind of ignorance reigns at the present day, an explanation needs to be given of what it is to be interested in external things devoid of internal. All people who are devoid of conscience are interested only in external things, for the internal man reveals itself through conscience. Anyone is devoid of conscience if he thinks and does what is true and good not for the sake of what is true and good but for the sake of his own personal position and gain, and also merely because he fears the law and fears for his own life. For if reputation, position, gain, and life were not endangered he would plunge without conscience into every unmentionable act. This is quite evident from those in the next life who were such during their lifetime. Because interior things are laid bare in that life those people are constantly endeavouring to destroy others, on account of which they are in hell, where they are held in bonds in a spiritual manner.

[4] To enable anyone to have a fuller knowledge of what is meant by an interest in external things, and what by an interest in internal ones; to enable him to know also that people who are interested only in external things cannot have any conception of what internal ones are and so cannot feel any affection for them (for nobody feels any affection for things of which he has no conception) let the following, for example, be considered. One who is least in heaven is the greatest, one who is humble is exalted, and also one who is poor and needy is rich and affluent. People who are interested only in external things cannot have any conception of these matters, for they think that the least cannot possibly be the greatest, nor the humble be the exalted, and that the poor cannot possibly be rich or the needy affluent. Yet this is precisely how it is in heaven. And because they cannot have any conception of these matters they are consequently unable to feel any affection for them; and when they reflect on them from the point of view of the bodily and worldly things which interest them they feel an aversion to them. How it is in heaven they do not know at all, and as long as they are interested only in external things they do not wish to know, nor indeed are they capable of knowing. For in heaven one who knows, acknowledges, and believes in his heart that is, with affection - that none of his power is self-derived, but that all the power he has comes from the Lord, is called the least. Yet he is the greatest because his power comes from the Lord. Similarly so with one who is humble yet exalted; for one who is humble, acknowledging and believing from affection that he has no self-derived power at all, nor any self-derived intelligence and wisdom, nor any goodness and truth, has power, an intelligent understanding of truth, and a wise discernment of good, conferred on him by the Lord more than on others. And likewise so with the poor and the needy being rich and affluent; for he is called poor and needy who believes in his heart and with affection that nothing he possesses begins in himself, nor does anything he knows and is wise in, nor does anything he has power in. In heaven he is rich and is affluent, the Lord granting him total wealth since he is wiser and richer than all others and lives in most magnificent palaces, 1116, 1626, 1627, and among the treasures constituting all the riches of heaven.

[5] Take as another example someone who is interested only in external things. Such a person cannot have any conception at all that heavenly joy consists in loving the neighbour more than himself and the Lord above all things, and that happiness depends on the amount and the quality of that love. For one interested only in external things loves himself more than his neighbour, and if he does love others it is because they show him favour; and so he loves them for a selfish reason - and he therefore loves himself in them and them in himself. A person like this cannot know what loving others more than himself is; indeed he does not wish to know, and is incapable of knowing. Consequently when told that heaven consists in such love, 548, he is repelled by the idea. Hence those who have been like this during their lifetime are unable to draw near any heavenly community; and when they do draw near, because they feel repelled by it, they cast themselves down headlong into hell.

[6] Because few at the present day know what it is to be interested in external things and what it is to be interested in internal ones, and because the majority believe that those interested in internal things cannot be interested in external ones, and vice versa, let one further example be introduced to illustrate the matter. Take the nourishment of the body and the nourishment of the soul. A person who is interested in merely external pleasures takes care of his own skin, gratifies his stomach, likes to live sumptuously, and finds that the choicest food and drink yields him the highest pleasure. A person however who is interested in internal things also takes delight in those same pleasures, but his governing affection is to nourish the body with pleasurable foods so that it may be healthy, the end in view being a healthy mind in a healthy body. His primary concern is health of mind, for which health of the body serves as a means. One who is a spiritual man does not stop there but regards health of mind or of the soul as the means provided to acquire intelligence and wisdom, not for the sake of reputation, position, or gain, but for the sake of the life after death. And one who is spiritual in a more interior degree regards intelligence and wisdom as a mediate end enabling him to serve as a useful member in the Lord's kingdom; while one who is celestial regards the same as that which enables him to serve the Lord. To him bodily food is a means to the enjoyment of spiritual food; and spiritual food is a means to the enjoyment of celestial food. And because they ought to serve in this manner those foods also correspond, and are therefore called foods. From these examples one may see what is meant by being interested only in external things and what by being interested in internal ones.

[7] The Jewish and Israelite nation, which is the subject in this chapter in the internal historical sense, apart from those who have died as children, are for the most part such. They more than all others are interested in external things, for they are governed by avarice. Those who do not love profit and gain for the sake of any use, only for the sake of gold and silver, and who focus the whole delight of life in those possessions, dwell in the outermost or lowest places, since they are entirely earthly things which they love. But those loving gold and silver because of some use these may serve are people who rise above earthly things, in accordance with that use. The use itself which a person loves is what gives direction to his life and marks him off from others, an evil use making him like one in hell and a good use like one in heaven. It is not indeed the use itself that does so but the love behind it, for everyone's life is inherent in his love.

  
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