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1 ἔτος-N3E-GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS ἐπί-P *δαρεῖος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *ξέρξης-N1M-GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γενεά-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF *μηδική-N---GSF ὅς- --NPM βασιλεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPM *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM

2 ὁ- A--DSN πρῶτος-A1--DSNS ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM διανοέομαι-VCI-API1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF βίβλος-N2--DPF ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὅτε-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐπί-P *ἰερεμίας-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM προφήτης-N1M-ASM ἐγείρω-VA--AAN εἰς-P ἀναπλήρωσις-N3I-ASF ὀνειδισμός-N2--GSM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

3 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM εὑρίσκω-VB--AAN προσευχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ἐν-P νηστεία-N1A-DPF καί-C σάκκος-N2--DSM καί-C σποδός-N2--DSF

4 καί-C προςεὔχομαι-VAI-AMI1S πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-VAI-AMI1S καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἰσχυρός-A1A-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM φοβερός-A1A-NSM τηρέω-V2--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--DPM ἀγαπάω-V3--PAPDPM σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--DPM φυλάσσω-V1--PAPDPM ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

5 ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀδικέω-VAI-AAI1P ἀσεβέω-VAI-AAI1P καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P καί-C παραβαίνω-VZI-AAI1P ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πατήρ-N3--APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSN ἔθνος-N3E-DSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

7 σύ- P--DS κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--DPM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐγγύς-D καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀπωτέρω-D ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF εἰς-P ὅς- --APF διασκορπίζω-VAI-AAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκεῖ-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF πλημμελέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS

8 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P σύ- P--DS

9 ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ἔλεος-N3E-NSN ὅτι-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

10 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP καταἀκολουθέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS ὅς- --DSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ἐνώπιον-P *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--GP διά-P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM

11 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSM μή-D ἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSF κατάρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὅρκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM γράφω-VP--XMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--DSM

12 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM κριτής-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅσος-A1--APN κρίνω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ἐπιἄγω-VB--AAN ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP κακός-A1--APN μέγας-A1--APN οἷος-A1A-APN οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καθότι-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF

13 κατά-P ὁ- A--APN γράφω-VP--XMPAPN ἐν-P διαθήκη-N1--DSF *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C οὐ-D ἐκζητέω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἀποἵστημι-VH--AAN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM

14 καί-C ἀγρυπνέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὅτι-C δίκαιος-A1A-NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

15 καί-C νῦν-D δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--DSM βραχίων-N3N-DSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὑψηλός-A1--DSM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀγνοέω-VXI-XAI1P

16 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ἀποστρέφω-VD--APD3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὀργή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄγνοια-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GP *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM δῆμος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM εἰς-P ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM περικύκλῳ-D ἐγώ- P--GP

17 καί-C νῦν-D ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὁ- A--GSF προσευχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF δέησις-N3I-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἔρημος-A1B-ASN ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM δοῦλος-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS δεσπότης-N1M-VSM

18 προςἔχω-VB--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--ASN οὖς-N3--ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GS ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὅς- --GSF ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D γάρ-X ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF δικαιοσύνη-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέω-V1--PMI1P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS ἀλλά-C διά-P ὁ- A--ASN σός-A1--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN

19 κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS ἱλατεύω-VA--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S καί-C μή-D χρονίζω-VA--AAS2S ἕνεκα-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS *σιων-N---AS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM

20 καί-C ἕως-C ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-V2I-IAI1S προςεὔχομαι-V1--PMPNSM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMPNSM ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C δέω-V1--PMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὑπέρ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP

21 καί-C ἔτι-D λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF προσευχή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ὅς- --ASM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ὕπνος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF *γαβριηλ-N---NSM τάχος-N3E-DSN φέρω-V1--PMPNSM προςἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ἐν-P ὥρα-N1A-DSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ἑσπερινός-A1--GSF

22 καί-C προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *δανιηλ-N---VSM ἄρτι-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS διάνοια-N1A-ASF

23 ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSF δέησις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C ἐλεεινός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN

24 ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἑβδομάς-N3D-NPF κρίνω-VCI-API3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF *σιων-N---AS συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σπανίζω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀποἀλείφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VC--APN δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C εὐφραίνω-VA--AAN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN

25 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὐφραίνω-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὑρίσκω-VF--FAI2S πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἀποκρίνω-VC--APN καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI2S *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF κύριος-N2--DSM

26 καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἀποἵστημι-VC--FPI3S χρῖσμα-N3M-NSN καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C βασιλεία-N1A-NSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN φθείρω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM χριστός-A1--GSM καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF συντέλεια-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P ὀργή-N1--GSF καί-C ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF ἀπό-P πόλεμος-N2--GSM πολεμέω-VC--FPI3S

27 καί-C δυναστεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF εἰς-P πολύς-A1P-APM καί-C πάλιν-D ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ἀναοἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P πλάτος-N3E-ASN καί-C μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C κατά-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF καιρός-N2--GPM καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καιρός-N2--APM καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἔτος-N3E-APN ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF πόλεμος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταἰσχύω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P πολύς-A1--APF ἑβδομάς-N3D-APF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN τέλος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF ἑβδομάς-N3D-GSF αἴρω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF θυσία-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF σπονδή-N1--NSF καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἱερός-A1A-ASN βδέλυγμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GPF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P συντέλεια-N1A-GSF καί-C συντέλεια-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #757

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757. "A prison for every foul spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird!" This symbolically means that the evils willed and so done by the people in those hells, and the falsities entertained in thought and in consequent intention, are diabolical, because the people have turned away from the Lord to themselves.

A prison symbolizes a hell, because these Roman Catholics were imprisoned there. A spirit symbolizes everything pertaining to their affection or will and of the consequent action, and a bird symbolizes everything pertaining to the thought or intellect and consequent intention. A foul spirit and an unclean bird accordingly symbolize all the evils willed and so done, and all the falsities entertained in thought and consequent intention. Moreover, since the evils and falsities entertained by these people are found in the hells, therefore the symbolical meaning is that their evils and falsities are diabolical. In addition, because these people have turned away from the Lord to themselves, every unclean bird is also called loathsome.

Similar symbolism is used to describe Babylon in the Prophets, as in Isaiah:

Babylon... will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited..., so that Arabs will not tarry there... But ziyyim 1 will lie there, their houses will be full of 'ochim, 2 the offspring of owls will dwell there, and satyrs will caper there. 'Iyyim 3 also will reply in its palaces, and dragons in its pleasant palaces. (Isaiah 13:19-22)

I will... cut off from Babylon the name and remnant... I will make it a possession of the bittern... (Isaiah 14:22-23)

And in Jeremiah:

...in Babylon shall dwell ziyyim 1 and 'iyyim 3 and the offspring of owls... As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors..., no son of man shall dwell in it. (Jeremiah 50:39-40)

It is apparent from this that a prison for every foul spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird, means symbolically that the evils willed and so done by the people in those hells, and the falsities entertained in thought and consequent intention, are diabolical, because the people have turned away from the Lord to themselves.

[2] It is apparent from the Word that birds symbolize such things as have to do with the intellect and thought and consequent intention, and this in both senses, bad and good. They are found in a bad sense in the following passages there:

In the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice... (At length) on the bird of abominations shall be desolation. Even until the consummation... there shall rain down devastation. (Daniel 9:27)

The pelican and the bittern shall possess (the land). The screech owl and the raven shall dwell in it. (Isaiah 34:11)

Nothing else than hellish falsities are symbolized by 'ochim, 2 ziyyim, 1 the offspring of owls, and dragons in the passages cited above, as also by the birds that came down on the carcasses which Abram drove away (Genesis 15:11), by the birds which were given human corpses for food (Jeremiah 7:33; 15:3; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20; Ezekiel 29:5; Psalms 79:1-2).

[3] Birds are found in a good sense in the following passages:

Creeping thing and bird... shall praise the name of Jehovah. (Psalms 148:10, 13)

In that day I will make a covenant for them... with the birds of the sky, and the creeping things of the ground. (Hosea 2:18)

...ask the beasts, and they will teach you, and the birds of the sky, and they will tell you... Who among all these does not know that the hand of Jehovah does this? (Job 12:7-9)

I looked, when behold, there was no man; all the birds of the sky had flown away. (Jeremiah 4:24-26)

Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled away..., (because) I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of dragons. (Jeremiah 9:10-11)

There is no truth, no mercy, no knowledge of God... Therefore the land will mourn... as regards the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky. (Hosea 4:1, 3)

I am God... calling a bird from the east, a man of My counsel from a far country. (Isaiah 46:9, 11)

Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon... In its branches all the birds of the sky made their nests..., and in its shade all great nations dwelled. (Ezekiel 31:3, 6)

[4] Similar statements to that made of Assyria as a cedar here are found elsewhere, as in Ezekiel 17:23, Daniel 4:10-14, 20-21, Mark 4:32, Luke 13:19.

Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: ."..come... to... a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel...." (Thus) I will set My glory among the nations. (Ezekiel 39:17, 21, cf. Revelation 19:17)

And so on regarding birds elsewhere, as in Isaiah 18:1, 6; Ezekiel 38:20; Hosea 9:11; 11:10-11.

That birds symbolize such things as have to do with the intellect and its consequent thought and intention is clearly apparent from birds in the spiritual world. There, too, one sees birds of every kind and every species - in heaven very beautiful ones, birds of paradise, turtle doves, and doves - in hell dragons, screech owls, eagle owls, and others of that kind - all of which are objective representations of thoughts springing from good affections in heaven, and of thoughts springing from evil affections in hell.

Footnotes:

1. A Hebrew word (צִיִּים), appearing six times in the Old Testament (Psalms 72:9; 74:14). It seems to refer to desert dwellers, and in contexts suggesting animals, to desert creatures, but the actual identity is unknown. It may not be a precise term.

2. Another Hebrew word (אֹחִים), appearing only once in the Old Testament (Isaiah 13:21:4 identifies them as birds of the night.

3. Another Hebrew word (אִיִּים), appearing only three times in the Old Testament (Isaiah 13:22; 34:14

  
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