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Ezekiel 29

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1 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--DSN δέκατος-A1--DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM δέκατος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM 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 στηρίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P *φαραώ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ὅλος-A1--ASF

3 καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P *φαραώ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM δράκων-N3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM μέγας-A1P-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPASM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ποταμός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM λέγω-V1--PAPASM ἐγώ- P--DS εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποταμός-N2--NPM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

4 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S παγίς-N3D-APF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF σιαγών-N3N-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C προςκολλάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APM ἰχθύς-N3U-APM ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS πρός-P ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀναἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSM ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἰχθύς-N3U-APM ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

5 καί-C καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ταχύς-A3U-DSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἰχθύς-N3U-APM ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN πίπτω-VF--FMI2S καί-C οὐ-D μή-D συνἄγω-VQ--APS2S καί-C οὐ-D μή-D περιστέλλω-VD--APS2S ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--DPN πετεινόν-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P κατάβρωμα-N3M-ASN

6 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM γίγνομαι-VCI-API2S ῥάβδος-N2--NSF καλάμινος-A1--NSF ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

7 ὅτε-D ἐπιλαμβάνω-VBI-AMI3P σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF αὐτός- D--GPM θλάω-VCI-API2S καί-C ὅτε-D ἐπικρατέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM πᾶς-A1S-NSF χείρ-N3--NSF καί-C ὅτε-D ἐπι ἀναπαύω-VAI-AMI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS συντρίβω-VDI-API2S καί-C συνκλάζω-VAI-AAI2S αὐτός- D--GPM πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὀσφύς-N3U-ASF

8 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI1S ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-APN

9 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἀπώλεια-N1A-NSF καί-C ἔρημος-A1B-NSF καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSN λέγω-V1--PAN σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPM ποταμός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--DS εἰμί-V9--PAI3P καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

10 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ποταμός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF εἰς-P ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἀπώλεια-N1A-ASF ἀπό-P *μάγδωλος-N2--GS καί-C *συήνη-N1--GSF καί-C ἕως-P ὅριον-N2N-GPN *αἰθίοψ-N3P-GPM

11 οὐ-D μή-D διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF πούς-N3D-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C πούς-N3D-NSM κτῆνος-N3E-GSN οὐ-D μή-D διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C οὐ-D καταοἰκέω-VC--FPI3S τεσσαράκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

12 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF ἀπώλεια-N1A-ASF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM γῆ-N1--GSF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPGSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM πόλις-N3I-GPF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPGPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P τεσσαράκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C διασπείρω-VF2-FAI1S *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C λικμάω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χώρα-N1A-APF

13 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM μετά-P τεσσαράκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ὅς- --GSM διασκορπίζω-VCI-API3P ἐκεῖ-D

14 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--GPM καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *παθουρης-N---GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅθεν-D λαμβάνω-VVI-API3P καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἀρχή-N1--NSF ταπεινός-A1--NSF

15 παρά-P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀρχή-N1--APF οὐ-D μή-D ὑψόω-VC--APS3S ἔτι-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C ὀλιγοστός-A1--APM αὐτός- D--APM ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--GSN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--APM πολύς-A3C-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

16 καί-C οὐκέτι-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P ἐλπίς-N3D-ASF ἀναμιμνήσκω-V1--PAPASF ἀνομία-N1A-ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM αὐτός- D--APM ἀκολουθέω-VA--AAN ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἕβδομος-A1--DSN καί-C εἰκοστός-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN εἷς-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁ- A--GSM πρῶτος-A1--GSMS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF καταδουλόω-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF δύναμις-N3I-ASF δουλεία-N1A-DSF μέγας-A1--DSF ἐπί-P *τύρος-N2--GSF πᾶς-A1S-NSF κεφαλή-N1--NSF φαλακρός-A1A-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὦμος-N2--NSM μαδάω-V3--PAPNSM καί-C μισθός-N2--NSM οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF δύναμις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P *τύρος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSF δουλεία-N1A-GSF ὅς- --GSF δουλεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF

19 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I δίδωμι-V8--PAI1S ὁ- A--DSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C προνομεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF προνομή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C σκυλεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--APN σκῦλον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S μισθός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF δύναμις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM

20 ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSF λειτουργία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --GSF δουλεύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P *τύρος-N2--ASF δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S αὐτός- D--DSM γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

21 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ἀνατέλλω-VF2-FAI3S κέρας-N3T-NSN πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S στόμα-N3M-ASN ἀναοἴγω-VK--XMPASM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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De Verbo (The Word) #10

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10. X. The ultimate sense of the Word, 1 which is the literal sense alone, corresponds to the beard and hair of the head of an angelic person.

It may seem surprising the first time it is said or we hear it said that the hair of the head and the beard correspond to the Word at its ultimate level. But this correspondence is due to the fact that everything in the Word corresponds to everything in heaven, and heaven corresponds to everything in a person. For heaven taken as a whole is like a single person in the Lord's sight; on this correspondence see Heaven and Hell [87-102, 307].

[2] I was allowed to perceive that everything in the Word corresponds to everything in heaven from the fact that each chapter in the books of the prophets corresponds to one particular community in heaven. For on reading through the prophetic parts of the word from Isaiah to Malachi, I was allowed to see that the communities of heaven were aroused one after the other, and they perceived the spiritual sense which corresponded to them. So from this and other proofs it was plain to me that the whole of heaven has, part by part, a correspondence to the Word. Now since there is such a correspondence of the Word to heaven, and heaven as a whole and in its parts corresponds to a person, this is why the ultimate level of the Word corresponds to the ultimate in a person. The ultimate level in the Word is the literal sense, and the ultimate level in a person is the hair of his head and his beard.

[3] This is why when people who have loved the Word even at its ultimate level after death become spirits, they are to be seen with a fair head of hair; and so are the angels. When these same people become angels, they also let their beards grow. On the other hand, all who have despised the literal sense of the Word, on becoming spirits after death, turn bald. This is also a sign that they are devoid of truths. So to avoid embarrassing others, they cover their heads with a head-dress.

[4] Since the hair and the beard mean the ultimate level of heaven, and so also the ultimate level of Divine Truth or the Word, the Ancient of Days is described as having the hair of his head like clean wool (Daniel 7:9). Likewise the Son of Man or the Lord as regards the Word (Revelation 1:14). For the same reason the strength of Samson lay in his hair, and he was weakened by having it cut off. The condition of a Nazarite also lay in his hair; for the Nazarite represented the Lord at His ultimate level, and so also heaven at its ultimate level. This was the reason why the forty-two children were torn in pieces by bears for calling Elisha bald (2 Kings 2:23-24).

[5] Elisha, like Elijah and the other prophets, represented the Lord as regards the Word; and the Word without its ultimate, that is, its literal sense, is no longer the Word. For the literal sense of the Word is like a bottle filled with fine wine; so if the bottle is broken, all the wine is lost. The literal sense of the Word is like the bones and skin of the human body; take them away and the whole person falls to pieces. That is why what holds the Word together and in fact gives it its power is its ultimate sense, the literal sense; for this sustains and holds together all the Divine truth it contains.

[6] Since baldness means the absence of truth, when the Jewish church, since it lacks the ultimate level, abandoned Jehovah and despised the Word, it was called bald, as in Jeremiah:

Every head is bald and every beard is shorn. Jeremiah 48:37.

In Isaiah:

Baldness on their heads, and a shorn beard. Isaiah 15:2.

In Ezekiel:

To shave his head and beard with a razor. Ezekiel 5:1.

Shame on all their faces, and baldness on all heads. Ezekiel 7:18.

Every head has been made bald. Ezekiel 29:18.

And in other places, such as Amos 8:10, Micah 1:16.

[7] But the sense of the Word known as the literal sense corresponds at its ultimate level to the hair of the head, but in other respects to various parts of the human body, as its head, chest, loins and feet. But where those correspondences occur in that sense, the Word is so to speak clothed, and so corresponds to the clothing of those parts. For in general clothes mean truths, and really correspond to them. But there are still many things in the literal sense of the Word which are bare and so to speak unclothed; and they correspond to a person's face and his hands, which are the parts left uncovered. Those parts of the Word serve for the teaching of the church, because they are in themselves spiritual-natural truths. From this it can be established that there is no obstacle to prevent a person being able to find and see bare truths there too.

Footnotes:

1. Added in the margin: 'As the result of the correspondence between natural and spiritual things the ultimate sense of the Word is to be understood by the twelve precious stones composing the foundations of the wall of the New Jerusalem'.

  
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