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Ezekiel 26

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἑνδέκατος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN εἷς-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *σορ-N---NSF ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF εὖγε-D συντρίβω-VDI-API3S ἀποὀλλύω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSF πλήρης-A3H-NSF ἐρημόω-VM--XPI3S

3 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS *σορ-N---VSF καί-C ἀναἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ἔθνος-N3E-APN πολύς-A1--APN ὡς-C ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF ὁ- A--DPN κῦμα-N3M-DPN αὐτός- D--GSF

4 καί-C καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--APN τεῖχος-N3E-APN *σορ-N---GSF καί-C καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--APM πύργος-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C λικμάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM χοῦς-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSF ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P λεωπετρία-N1A-ASF

5 ψυγμός-N2--NSM σαγήνη-N1--GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-VX--XAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

6 καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF ἀνααἱρέω-VC--FPI3P καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

7 ὅτι-C ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS *σορ-N---VSF ὁ- A--ASM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM βορέας-N1T-GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μετά-P ἵππος-N2--GPM καί-C ἅρμα-N3M-GPN καί-C ἱππεύς-N3V-GPM καί-C συναγωγή-N1--GSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN πολύς-A1--GPM σφόδρα-D

8 οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--APF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF ἀνααἱρέω-VF2-FAI3S καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS προφυλακή-N1--ASF καί-C περιοἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS κύκλος-N2--DSM χάραξ-N3K-ASM καί-C περίστασις-N3I-ASF ὅπλον-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--APF λόγχη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπέναντι-D σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S

9 ὁ- A--APN τεῖχος-N3E-APN σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APM πύργος-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF μάχαιρα-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GSM

10 ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πλῆθος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GPM ἵππος-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM κατακαλύπτω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM κονιορτός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM ἱππεύς-N3V-GPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPN ἅρμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM σείω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NPN τεῖχος-N3E-NPN σύ- P--GS εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPGSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APF πύλη-N1--APF σύ- P--GS ὡς-C εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM εἰς-P πόλις-N3I-ASF ἐκ-P πεδίον-N2N-GSN

11 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ὁπλή-N1--DPF ὁ- A--GPM ἵππος-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM καταἀπατάω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF πλατύς-A3U-APF ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF ἀνααἱρέω-VF2-FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ὑπόστασις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF ἰσχύς-N3U-GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καταἄγω-VF--FAI3S

12 καί-C προνομεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF δύναμις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C σκυλεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--APN ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAPAPN σύ- P--GS καί-C καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI3S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--APN τεῖχος-N3E-APN καί-C ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--APM ἐπιθυμητής-N1M-APM κατααἱρέω-VF2-FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APM λίθος-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN ξύλον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM χοῦς-N3--ASM σύ- P--GS εἰς-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ἐνβάλλω-VF2-FAI3S

13 καί-C καταλύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASN πλῆθος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GPM μουσικός-A1--GPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF φωνή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPN ψαλτήριον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D μή-D ἀκούω-VC--APS3S ἔτι-D

14 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P λεωπετρία-N1A-ASF ψυγμός-N2--NSM σαγήνη-N1--GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI2S οὐ-D μή-D οἰκοδομέω-VC--APS2S ἔτι-D ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

15 διότι-C ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF *σορ-N---DSF οὐ-D ἀπό-P φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πτῶσις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN στενάζω-VA--AAN τραυματίας-N1T-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπάω-VA--AAN μάχαιρα-N1A-ASF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GS σείω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF νήσος-N2--NPF

16 καί-C καταβαίνω-VF--FMI3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM θρόνος-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FMI3P ὁ- A--APF μίτρα-N1A-APF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF κεφαλή-N1--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἱματισμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ποικίλος-A1--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκδύω-VF--FMI3P ἔκστασις-N3I-DSF ἐκἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF καταἕζομαι-VF2-FMI3P καί-C φοβέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--ASF ἀπώλεια-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C στενάζω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS

17 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS θρῆνος-N2--ASM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P σύ- P--DS πῶς-D καταλύω-VCI-API2S ἐκ-P θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἐπαινεστός-A1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF δίδωμι-VO--AAPNSF ὁ- A--ASM φόβος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSF πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM αὐτός- D--ASF

18 καί-C φοβέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF νήσος-N2--NPF ἀπό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF πτῶσις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS

19 ὅτι-C ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὅταν-D δίδωμι-VO--AAS1S σύ- P--AS πόλις-N3I-ASF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPASF ὡς-C ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--APF μή-D καταοἰκέω-VC--FPPAPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀναἄγω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASF ἄβυσσος-N2--ASF καί-C κατακαλύπτω-VA--AAS3S σύ- P--AS ὕδωρ-N3--NSN πολύς-A1P-NSN

20 καί-C καταβιβάζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS πρός-P ὁ- A--APM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPAPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM πρός-P λαός-N2--ASM αἰών-N3W-GSM καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P βάθος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὡς-C ἔρημος-N2--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF μετά-P καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM ὅπως-C μή-D καταοἰκέω-VC--APS2S μηδέ-C ἀναἵστημι-VC--APS2S ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF

21 ἀπώλεια-N1A-ASF σύ- P--AS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S καί-C οὐ-D ὑποἄρχω-VF--FAI2S ἔτι-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #774

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774. "Every kind of thyine wood, 1 every kind of ivory vessel." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have these because they do not have any of the natural goods and truths to which such things correspond.

This statement is similar to the ones explained in nos. 772 and 773 above, the only difference being that the valuables named first mean spiritual goods and truths (as explained in no. 772 above), and that those named second mean celestial goods and truths (as explained just above in no. 773), while those named now - thyine wood and ivory vessel - mean natural goods and truths.

[2] To explain: There are three degrees of wisdom and love, and so three degrees of truth and goodness. We call the first degree celestial, the second spiritual, and the third natural. These three degrees are present from birth in every person, and they are present in general also in heaven and in the church. Because of this there are three heavens, a highest one, an intermediate one, and a lowest one, altogether distinct from each other in accordance with these degrees. The same is true of the Lord's church on earth. But this is not the place to explain the nature of the church with people in the celestial degree, with people in the spiritual degree, and with people in the natural degree. See instead what we said about them in Angelic Wisdom Regarding Divine Love and Wisdom, Part Three, where we dealt with degrees. Here we will say only that in the case of people coming from Babylon, they have no spiritual goods and truths, no celestial goods and truths, and not even any natural goods and truths.

Spiritual goods and truths are mentioned first, because many of those coming from Babylon can be spiritual, provided they hold the Word holy at heart, as they do with the mouth. But they cannot become celestial, because they do not turn to the Lord, but turn to people living and dead and worship them. It is for this reason that celestial goods and truths are mentioned second.

[3] Thyine wood symbolizes natural good because wood in the Word symbolizes goodness, and stone truth, and thyine wood derives its name from a word meaning two, and the number two also symbolizes goodness.

The good symbolized is natural good, because wood is not a valuable material like gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet. The same is true of stone. The case is similar with ivory, which symbolizes natural truth. Ivory symbolizes natural truth because it is white and can be polished, and because it protrudes from the mouth of an elephant and also constitutes its might. In order for ivory to symbolize the natural truth of the goodness symbolized by thyine wood, the text specifies a vessel of ivory, as a vessel symbolizes something that contains, here truth that contains good.

[4] That wood symbolizes goodness can be seen to some extent from the following considerations: That the bitter waters at Marah were made sweet by casting in something wooden (Exodus 15:25). That the tables of stone on which the Law was written were placed in an ark made of acacia wood (Exodus 25:10-16). That the Temple in Jerusalem was roofed with wood and paneled inside with wood (1 Kings 6:9, 15). And that the altar in the wilderness was made of wood (Exodus 27:1, 6).

It can be seen to some extent also from the following:

...the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the wood answers it. (Habakkuk 2:11)

They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise..., and they will cast your stones and your timber... into the midst of the sea. (Ezekiel 26:12)

The prophet Ezekiel was told to take a piece of wood and write on it the names of Judah and the children of Israel, and also on another piece of wood the names of Joseph and Ephraim; and that the Lord Jehovih would make them into one piece of wood (Ezekiel 37:16, 19).

We drink our water in exchange for silver, and our wood comes at a price. (Lamentations 5:4)

If someone goes with his neighbor into a forest..., and the ax head (falls) from the wooden handle...(onto) his neighbor so that he dies, he shall flee to (a city of refuge). (Deuteronomy 19:5)

The latter is said because wood symbolizes goodness, and so because the person did not kill his neighbor out of evil or with evil intention, therefore, but by accident, being impelled by good. And so on elsewhere.

[5] In an opposite sense, however, wood symbolizes something evil or cursed. So for example, they made graven images out of wood and worshiped them (Deuteronomy 4:23-28; Isaiah 37:19; 40:20; Jeremiah 10:3, 8; Ezekiel 20:32). Also, being hanged from a tree was a curse (Deuteronomy 21:22-23).

That ivory symbolizes natural truth can be seen moreover from passages which mention ivory, such as Ezekiel 27:6, 15; Amos 3:15; 6:4; Psalms 45:8.

Footnotes:

1. Thyine wood has not been identified. It has been associated with citron wood, and also with scented wood in general.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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