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Ezekiel 11

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1 καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--ASF βλέπω-V1--PAPASF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόθυρον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὡς-C εἴκοσι-M καί-C πέντε-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASM *ιεζονιας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *εζερ-N---GSM καί-C *φαλτιας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *βαναιου-N---GSM ὁ- A--APM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPAPM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM λογίζομαι-V1--PMPNPM μάταιος-A1A-APN καί-C βουλεύω-V1--PMPNPM βουλή-N1--ASF πονηρός-A1A-ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF

3 ὁ- A--NPM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM οὐ-D προσφάτως-D οἰκοδομέω-VM--XMI3P ὁ- A--NPF οἰκία-N1A-NPF οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λέβης-N3T-NSM ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN

4 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM

5 καί-C πίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὕτως-D εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN διαβούλιον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSN πνεῦμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἵστημι-V6--PMI1S

6 πληθύνω-VAI-AAI2P νεκρός-N2--APM σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C ἐνπίμπλημι-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM νεκρός-N2--APM σύ- P--GP ὅς- --APM πατάσσω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GSF οὗτος- D--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN αὐτός- D--NSF δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM λέβης-N3T-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C σύ- P--AP ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN αὐτός- D--GSF

8 ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF φοβέω-V2--PMI2P καί-C ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

9 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP εἰς-P χείρ-N3--APF ἀλλότριος-A1A-GPM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κρίμα-N3M-APN

10 ἐν-P ῥομφαία-N1A-DSF πίπτω-VF2-FMI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

11 αὐτός- D--NSF σύ- P--DP οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P λέβης-N3T-ASM καί-C σύ- P--NP οὐ-D μή-D γίγνομαι-VB--AMS2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GSF εἰς-P κρέας-N3--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP

12 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN προφητεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C *φαλτιας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *βαναιου-N---GSM ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναβοάω-VAI-AAI1S φωνή-N1--DSF μέγας-A1--DSF καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S οἴμμοι-I οἴμμοι-I κύριος-N2--VSM εἰς-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF σύ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI2S ὁ- A--APM κατάλοιπος-A1B-APM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

14 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

15 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM συντελέω-VM--XPI3S ὅς- --DPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF μακράν-D ἀποἔχω-V1--PAI2P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--DP δίδωμι-VM--XMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF εἰς-P κληρονομία-N1A-ASF

16 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅτι-C ἀποὠθέω-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C διασκορπίζω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P ἁγίασμα-N3M-ASN μικρός-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF ὅς- --GSM ἄν-X εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3P ἐκεῖ-D

17 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἰςδέχομαι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF χώρα-N1A-GPF ὅς- --GSM διασπείρω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

18 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ἐκεῖ-D καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VF2-FAI3P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN βδέλυγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSF

19 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM καρδία-N1A-ASF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN καινός-A1--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ἐκσπάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF λίθινος-A1--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM καρδία-N1A-ASF σάρκινος-A1--ASF

20 ὅπως-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN πρόσταγμα-N3M-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS πορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P καί-C ὁ- A--NPN δικαίωμα-N3M-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-V1--PMS3P καί-C ποιέω-V2--PAS3P αὐτός- D--APN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P λαός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

21 καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

22 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APN ὑπεράνω-D αὐτός- D--GPN

23 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἀπέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

24 καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF ἐν-P ὅρασις-N3I-DSF ἐν-P πνεῦμα-N3M-DSN θεός-N2--GSM καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI1S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὅρασις-N3I-GSF ὅς- --GSF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S

25 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --APM δεικνύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8408

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8408. 'When we sat by a pot of flesh' means a life according to their own pleasure, and such as they craved for. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pot' as a container of good, and in the contrary sense a container of evil, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'flesh' as the heavenly proprium, thus good, and in the contrary sense as the proprium that is man's own, thus evil, also dealt with below. 1 And since 'flesh' means the proprium, 'sitting by a pot of flesh' means a life according to one's own pleasure, and such as one craves for; for that is the life of the proprium. The reason why 'a pot' means a container of good, and in the contrary sense a container of evil, is that 'the flesh' cooked in it means good and in the contrary sense evil. And having these meanings 'a pot' also means the bodily level or the natural level of the human mind, since these are containers of good or of evil. This being so, it is used in a general sense to mean a person, and in an even more general sense to mean a people or a city; and when 'a pot' is used to mean these, 'flesh' means the good or the evil that is in them, as in Ezekiel,

... the men who think iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, saying, [The time] is not near; [the city] itself is the pot, we are the flesh. Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovih, Your slain whom you have placed in the midst of it, 2 they are the flesh, but it is the pot. Ezekiel 11:2-3, 7.

Here 'the pot' stands for the city or the people there, and 'the flesh' for evil, since 'the slain', who are called 'the flesh', are those among whom goodness and truth have been wiped out, 4503.

[2] In the same prophet,

Tell a parable against the house of rebellion, and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Put on the pot, put it on, and also pour [water into it gather] the pieces into it - every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice of the bones. The Lord Jehovih said, Woe to the city of blood, 3 to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out of it! Ezekiel 24:3-6.

Here 'the pot' stands for the city or the people there, among whom there exists the evil that results when good is profaned. The good or flesh there is 'the thigh and the shoulder'; the evil is 'the scum' coming from it, and good when profaned is the scum remaining, which also accounts for the city's being called 'the city of blood'.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Jehovah said to Jeremiah, What do you see? I said, A puffed out pot do I see, its face towards the north. Then Jehovah said, From the north evil will be opened over all the inhabitants of the land. Jeremiah 1:11-14.

'A puffed-out pot' stands for a people whom falsities have taken possession of, and 'the north' for the sensory and bodily levels of the human mind, from which evil pours out. The subject here is the end of the Church, when what belongs to the external and therefore to sensory and bodily levels, together with falsity and evil, has dominion; for the Lord's Church moves in a series of stages from what is internal to what is external, at which point it breathes its last.

[4] In Zechariah,

On that day there will be on the horses' bells, Holiness to Jehovah. And the pots in the house of Jehovah will be as the bowls before the altar. And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holiness to Jehovah Zebaoth; and all offering sacrifice will come, and take from them, and cook in them. Zechariah 14:20-21.

The subject here is the salvation of faithful believers, faithful believers being 'the pots', which they are called because they receive good from the Lord; and because they receive that good every 'pot' is said to be 'holiness to Jehovah'. 'The bells of the horses, with Holiness on them' are truths in agreement with good. Since 'pots' are recipients and containers of good, they like all the other vessels for the altar were made of bronze, Exodus 38:3; for 'bronze' means the good of the natural, 425, 1551.

[5] In addition to this 'the pot' may mean religious teachings because these hold the Church's good and truth within them. Such teachings are meant by 'the pot' in which at Elisha's command a soup was boiled for the sons of the prophets, described as follows in the second Book of Kings,

Elisha came again to Gilgal, when there was a famine in the land. When the sons of the prophets were sitting before him he said to his servant, Put on a great pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets. One of them went out into the field to gather herbs and found a wild vine, and gathered from it wild gourds, and cut them up into the pot of soup. While they were eating of the soup they cried out, There is death in the pot, O man of God! But he said that they should bring flour, which he threw into the pot, and said, Pour out for the people and let them eat. Then there was not anything bad in the pot. 2 Kings 4:38-41.

It should be recognized that all Divine miracles have to do with things connected with the Lord's kingdom and the Church, 7337, 8364, and that 'Elisha' represents the Word of the Lord, 2762, and 'prophets' teachings derived from it, 2534, 7269. From this one may see what thing connected with the Church was represented by this miracle, which was that if the Church's good has been falsified it is made good again by means of truth from the Word. 'A famine' is a lack of cognitions or knowledge of truth and good; 'the pot' is religious teachings; 'soup' is the good of the Jewish Church's outward religious observances; 'gourds from a wild vine' is falsification; and 'flour' is truth from the Word, 2177, used to make good again that which has been falsified, meant by 'death in the pot'. The reason why 'pots' means containers of good is that they were included among the utensils in which food was prepared, and 'food', every kind of it, means such things as nourish the soul, that is, affections for good and truth, 681, 1480, 3114, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5576, 5410, 5915.

Footnotes:

1. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes proprium as A distinctive characteristic; the essential nature, selfhood. It is a Latin word meaning 'one's own (thing)'. Swedenborg uses it in the specialized sense of 'what is of the self.'

2. i.e. the city

3. literally, bloods

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