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Ezekiel 32

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἑνδέκατος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM δωδέκατος-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 λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S θρῆνος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P *φαραώ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S αὐτός- D--DSM λέων-N3--DSM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ὁμοιόω-VCI-API2S καί-C σύ- P--NS ὡς-C δράκων-N3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF θάλασσα-N1S-DSF καί-C κερατίζω-V1I-IAI2S ὁ- A--DPM ποταμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ταράσσω-V1I-IAI2S ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C καταπατέω-V2I-IAI2S ὁ- A--APM ποταμός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS

3 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C περιβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS δίκτυον-N2N-APN λαός-N2--GPM πολύς-A1--GPM καί-C ἀναἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἄγκιστρον-N2N-DSN ἐγώ- P--GS

4 καί-C ἐκτείνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF πεδίον-N2N-APN πίμπλημι-VS--FPI3S σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπι καταἵζω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πετεινόν-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐνπίμπλημι-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN θηρίον-N2N-APN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APF σάρξ-N3K-APF σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN καί-C ἐνπίμπλημι-VF--FAI1S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN αἷμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C ποτίζω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN προχώρημα-N3M-GPN σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πλῆθος-N3E-GSN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN φάραγξ-N3G-APF ἐνπίμπλημι-VF--FAI1S ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

7 καί-C κατακαλύπτω-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σβέννυμι-VC--APN σύ- P--AS οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C συνσκοτάζω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ἄστρον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ἥλιος-N2--ASM ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF καλύπτω-VF--FAI1S καί-C σελήνη-N1--NSF οὐ-D μή-D φαίνω-VD--APS3S ὁ- A--ASN φῶς-N3T-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF

8 πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN φαίνω-V1--PAPNPN φῶς-N3T-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οὐρανός-N2--DSM συνσκοτάζω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σκότος-N3E-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

9 καί-C παραὀργίζω-VF2-FAI1S καρδία-N1A-ASF λαός-N2--GPM πολύς-A1--GPM ἡνίκα-D ἄν-X ἄγω-V1--PAI1S αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI2S

10 καί-C στυγνάζω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ἔθνος-N3E-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἔκστασις-N3I-DSF ἐκἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πέτομαι-V5--PMN ὁ- A--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM προςδέχομαι-V1--PMPNPM ὁ- A--ASF πτῶσις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF πτῶσις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS

11 ὅτι-C ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἥκω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--DS

12 ἐν-P μάχαιρα-N1--DPF γίγας-N3--GPM καί-C καταβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS λοιμός-N2--NPM ἀπό-P ἔθνος-N3E-GPN πᾶς-A3--NPM καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF ὕβρις-N3I-ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C συντρίβω-VD--FPI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἰσχύς-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GSF

13 καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI1S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κτῆνος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSF ἀπό-P ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN πολύς-A1--GSN καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ταράσσω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἔτι-D πούς-N3D-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἴχνος-N3E-NSN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN οὐ-D μή-D καταπατέω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASN

14 οὕτως-D τότε-D ἡσυχάζω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὕδωρ-N3T-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ποταμός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ὡς-C ἔλαιον-N2N-NSN πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

15 ὅταν-D δίδωμι-VO--AAS1S *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF εἰς-P ἀπώλεια-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐρημόω-VC--APS3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF σύν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλήρωσις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSF ὅταν-D διασπείρω-VA--AAS1S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

16 θρῆνος-N2--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C θρηνέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN θρηνέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF θρηνέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δωδέκατος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSM πρῶτος-A1--GSMS μήν-N3--GSM πεντεκαιδέκατος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM θρηνέω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C καταβιβάζω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN νεκρός-A1A-APF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN βάθος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF πρός-P ὁ- A--APM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPAPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM

20 ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM τραυματίας-N1T-GPM μάχαιρα-N1--APF πίπτω-VF2-FMI3P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C κοιμάω-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἰσχύς-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM

21 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--NPM γίγας-N3--NPM ἐν-P βαθύς-A3U-DSM βόθρος-N2--GSM γίγνομαι-V1--PMD2S τίς- I--GSN κρείσσων-A3C-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καταβαίνω-VC--APD2S καί-C κοιμάω-VC--APD2S μετά-P ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-GPM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM τραυματίας-N1T-GPM μάχαιρα-N1--APF

22 ἐκεῖ-D *ασσουρ-N---NS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM ἐκεῖ-D δίδωμι-VCI-API3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ταφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P βαθύς-A3U-DSM βόθρος-N2--GSM καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM περικύκλῳ-D ὁ- A--GSN μνῆμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM ὁ- A--NPM πίπτω-VX--XAPNPM μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF

23 ὁ- A--NPM δίδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ὁ- A--ASM φόβος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF

24 ἐκεῖ-D αιλαμ-N---NSN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF δύναμις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM περικύκλῳ-D ὁ- A--GSN μνῆμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM ὁ- A--NPM πίπτω-VX--XAPNPM μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPNPM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NPM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--GSF βάθος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--NPM δίδωμι-VX--XAPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM φόβος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF βάσανος-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM

25 ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM τραυματίας-N1T-GPM

26 ἐκεῖ-D δίδωμι-VCI-API3P *μοσοχ-N---NS καί-C *θοβελ-N---NS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἰσχύς-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM περικύκλῳ-D ὁ- A--GSN μνῆμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM ἀπό-P μάχαιρα-N1--APF ὁ- A--NPM δίδωμι-VX--XAPNPM ὁ- A--ASM φόβος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF

27 καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3P μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM γίγας-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM πίπτω-VX--XAPGPM ἀπό-P αἰών-N3W-GSM ὅς- --NPM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P εἰς-P ᾅδης-N1M-GSM ἐν-P ὅπλον-N2N-DPN πολεμικός-A1--DPN καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APF μάχαιρα-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM ὑπό-P ὁ- A--APF κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPF ἀνομία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὀστέον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM ὅτι-C ἐκφοβέω-VAI-AAI3P γίγας-N3--APM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF ζωή-N1--GSF

28 καί-C σύ- P--NS ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-GPM κοιμάω-VC--FPI2S μετά-P τραυματίζω-VT--XPPGPM μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF

29 ἐκεῖ-D δίδωμι-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ὁ- A--NPM δίδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P τραῦμα-N3M-ASN μάχαιρα-N1--APF οὗτος- D--NPM μετά-P τραυματίας-N1T-GPM κοιμάω-VCI-API3P μετά-P καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM

30 ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM βορέας-N1T-GSM πᾶς-A3--NPM στρατηγός-N2--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ὁ- A--NPM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPNPM τραυματίας-N1T-NPM σύν-P ὁ- A--DSM φόβος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF αὐτός- D--GPM κοιμάω-VCI-API3P ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NPM μετά-P τραυματίας-N1T-GPM μάχαιρα-N1--APF καί-C ἀποφέρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF βάσανος-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGPM εἰς-P βόθρος-N2--ASM

31 ἐκεῖνος- D--APM ὁράω-VF--FMI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *φαραώ-N---NSM καί-C παρακαλέω-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

32 ὅτι-C δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S ὁ- A--ASM φόβος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF καί-C κοιμάω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-GPM μετά-P τραυματίας-N1T-GPM μάχαιρα-N1--APF *φαραώ-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NSN πλῆθος-N3E-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #7729

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7729. 'Not a hoof shall be left behind' means that nothing at all of the truth from good shall be lacking. This is clear from the meaning of 'a hoof' as truth from good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'not being left behind' as not to be lacking, that is, from worship of the Lord. In the internal sense nearest to the literal 'not a hoof shall be left behind' means that nothing whatever shall be lacking, for the hoof is common to all livestock. But in the sense more internal than that 'a hoof means truth in the last degree - that is, truth on the level of the senses, which is the lowest - and in the contrary sense falsity. The reason why 'a hoof' has this meaning is that 'foot' means the natural, and 'sole of the foot' the last and lowest level of the natural, 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952, 5327, 5728, much the same being meant by 'hoof' since it is the sole of the foot in the case of livestock. And because the last and lowest level of the natural is meant by 'hoof' as it is by 'sole', truth forming that level of the natural is also meant; for when the natural is spoken of, truth and good are meant, or in the contrary sense falsity and evil. The natural is formed from these, and without them is devoid of any attributes.

[2] The fact that 'hoof', in particular that of a horse, means truth in the last and lowest degree, that is, truth on the level of the senses, and in the contrary sense falsity belonging to the same degree, becomes clear from the following places: In Isaiah,

Whose arrows are sharp, and all bows bent. His horses' hoofs are considered as flint, his wheels as the whirlwind. Isaiah 5:18.

This refers to a people laying waste. 'Arrows' means ideas fired from false doctrine, which they use to fight with, and 'bow' the doctrine itself, 2686, 2709. 'Horses' means powers of understanding, in this instance perverted ones, 2761, 2762, 3117, 5321, 6125, 6534. Which shows what 'the hoofs' of the horses means, namely falsity in the last and lowest degree.

[3] In Jeremiah,

. . . because of the sound of the beat of the hoofs of his mighty ones, on account of the noise of his chariot, the rumble of his wheels. Jeremiah 47:3

This refers to a people laying the Philistines waste. 'The beat of the hoofs of his mighty ones', that is, of horses, stands for open conflict of falsity against truth. 'Chariot' stands for teachings maintaining falsity, for 'a chariot' means teachings that maintain either truth or falsity, see 5321, 5945.

[4] In Ezekiel,

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust will cover you; by reason of the noise of horsemen, and wheels, and chariots, your walls will be shaken; by means of the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. Ezekiel 26:10-11.

This refers to Nebuchadnezzar laying Tyre waste. 'Horses' stands for perverted powers of understanding, as above, 'horsemen' for concepts that go with that kind of understanding, 6534. 'The wheels' that the chariots have stands for the falsities that are taught, 'chariot' being such teaching, as above, while 'streets' stands for truths, 2336. From this it is evident that 'the hoofs of horses' stands for falsities. If such were not meant, what would be the point of the statement 'by reason of the abundance of his horses their dust will cover you; by reason of the noise of horsemen, and wheels, and chariots, your walls will be shaken; by means of the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets'? Without an inner meaning would they be anything more than empty sounds? In actual fact every expression used in the Word, being Divine in origin, carries weight.

[5] In the same prophet,

They will devastate the pride of Egypt, in order that its multitude may be destroyed. And I will destroy all its beasts over many waters, in order that the foot of man (homo) may not disturb them any more, nor the hoof of beast disturb them. Then I will turn their waters into a depth, 1 and cause their rivers to flow like oil. Ezekiel 32:12-14.

Nor are these details intelligible unless one knows what is meant by 'Egypt', by 'the foot of man', by 'the hoof of beast', by 'waters' over which beasts will be destroyed, which the foot of man and hoof of beast will disturb, and which will be turned into a depth. Waters and rivers of Egypt are collections of true factual knowledge, while 'the hoof of beast' is falsity on the last and lowest level of the natural that disturbs true factual knowledge.

[6] In Micah,

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze, in order that you may crush many peoples. Micah 4:13.

Nor can anyone know without the internal sense what these things are, that is, unless he knows what is meant by 'threshing', 'daughter of Zion', 'horn that will be made like iron', 'hoof that will be made like bronze', both of which will be used 'to crush many peoples'. 'Daughter of Zion' is the celestial Church, 1362; 'horn' is the power of truth that springs from good, 2832; 'iron' is natural truth that will have the ability to destroy falsities, 425, 426; 'hoof' is truth that springs from good in the last and lowest degree; and 'bronze' is natural good that will have power over evils, 425, 1551.

[7] In Zechariah,

I will raise up a shepherd in the land; he will not go 2 to [the sheep] that are to be cut off, he will not seek one tender in age, and he will not heal one that is maimed. 3 But he will eat the flesh of the fat, and tear apart their hoofs. Zechariah 11:16.

This refers to a stupid shepherd. 'Eating the flesh of the fat' stands for turning good into evil, 'tearing apart the hoofs' for turning truth into falsity.

[8] How superior in intelligence the ancients were to people at the present day becomes clear from the consideration that in regard to very many objects in the world they knew which realities in heaven they corresponded to, and therefore what their spiritual meanings were. This knowledge existed not only with those who belonged to the Church but also with those outside the Church, such as the people in Greece, the most ancient of whom employed images with spiritual meanings to depict those realities. But at the present day, since such meanings are entirely unknown, those images are called myths. Knowledge of such correspondences among the sages of old is evident from the fact that they spoke of a winged horse, which they called Pegasus, to depict the rise of intelligence and wisdom. With its hoof it broke open a fountain, at which there were nine virgins, and which was situated on a hill. For they knew that 'the horse' was a sign of the power of understanding, 'its wings' a sign of spirituality, 'its hoofs' a sign of the last and lowest degree of truth, which gave rise to intelligence, 'virgins' a sign of varieties of knowledge, 'hill' a sign of unanimity, and in the spiritual sense of charity, and so on with the rest. But such matters at the present day are some of those that are lost.

Footnotes:

1. i.e. allow them to settle so that they look clear and deep

2. literally, visit

3. literally, broken

  
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