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Ezekiel 36

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1 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

2 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἐχθρός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP εὖγε-D ἔρημος-A1--NPN αἰώνιος-A1B-NPN εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ἐγώ- P--DP γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S

3 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSN ἀτιμάζω-VS--APN σύ- P--AP καί-C μισέω-VC--APN σύ- P--AP ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GPM κύκλος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAN σύ- P--AP εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--DPN κατάλοιπος-A1B-DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI2P λάλημα-N3M-ASN γλῶσσα-N1S-DSF καί-C εἰς-P ὀνείδισμα-N3N-ASN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

4 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὄρος-N3E-VPN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βουνός-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF φάραγξ-N3G-DPF καί-C ὁ- A--DPM χειμάρρους-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἐκἐρημόω-VM--XPPDPM καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPDPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἐν καταλείπω-VP--XMPDPF ὅς- --NPF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF καί-C εἰς-P καταπάτημα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DPM καταλείπω-VC--APPDPM ἔθνος-N3E-DPN περικύκλῳ-D

5 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM εἰ-C μήν-X ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN θυμός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN λοιπός-A1--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF *ιδουμαία-N1A-ASF πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὅτι-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF μετά-P εὐφροσύνη-N1--GSF ἀτιμάζω-VA--AAPNPM ψυχή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSN ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VA--AAN ἐν-P προνομή-N1--DSF

6 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βουνός-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF φάραγξ-N3G-DPF καί-C ὁ- A--DPF νάπη-N1--DPF ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ζῆλος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM θυμός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSM ὀνειδισμός-N2--APM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN φέρω-VA--AAN σύ- P--AP

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐγώ- P--NS αἴρω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN περικύκλῳ-D σύ- P--GP οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--ASF ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P

8 σύ- P--GP δέ-X ὄρος-N3E-VPN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASF σταφυλή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐγγίζω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN

9 ὅτι-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP καί-C καταἐργάζομαι-VS--FPI2P καί-C σπείρω-VD--FPI2P

10 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM πᾶς-A3--ASN οἶκος-N2--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P τέλος-N3E-ASN καί-C καταοἰκέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPNSF οἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3S

11 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-APN καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASN ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF σύ- P--GP καί-C εὖ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ὥσπερ-D ὁ- A--APN ἔμπροσθεν-P σύ- P--GP καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

12 καί-C γεννάω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM καί-C κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D προςτίθημι-VC--APS2P ἔτι-D ἀτεκνόω-VC--APN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM

13 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P σύ- P--DS καταἐσθίω-V1--PAPNSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C ἀτεκνόω-VM--XMPNSF ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔθνος-N3E-GSN σύ- P--GS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S

14 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM οὐκέτι-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔθνος-N3E-ASN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D ἀτεκνόω-VF--FAI2S ἔτι-D λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

15 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VC--FPI3S οὐκέτι-D ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἀτιμία-N1A-NSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ὀνειδισμός-N2--APM λαός-N2--GPM οὐ-D μή-D ἀναφέρω-VA--AAS2P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

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

17 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C μιαίνω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN εἴδωλον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀπο καταἧμαι-V5--PMPGSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS

18 καί-C ἐκχέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM

19 καί-C διασπείρω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C λικμάω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χώρα-N1A-APF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM κρίνω-VBI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

20 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D καί-C βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λέγω-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM λαός-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--NPM καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAI3P

21 καί-C φείδομαι-VAI-AMI1S αὐτός- D--GPM διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI3P οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D

22 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D σύ- P--DP ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀλλά-C ἤ-C διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2P ἐκεῖ-D

23 καί-C ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN ὁ- A--ASN βεβηλόω-VC--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἁγιάζω-VS--APN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM

24 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ἀθροίζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF γαῖα-N1A-GPF καί-C εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σύ- P--GP

25 καί-C ῥαίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ὕδωρ-N3--ASN καθαρός-A1A-ASN καί-C καθαρίζω-VS--FPI2P ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GP καί-C καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP

26 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP καρδία-N1A-ASF καινός-A1--ASF καί-C πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN καινός-A1--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF λίθινος-A1--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GP καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP καρδία-N1A-ASF σάρκινος-A1--ASF

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἵνα-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN δικαίωμα-N3M-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS πορεύομαι-V1--PMS2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-VA--AMS2P καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2P

28 καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --GSF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM σύ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P λαός-N2--ASM καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS εἰμί-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--DP εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

29 καί-C σώζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C καλέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C οὐ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP λιμός-N2--ASM

30 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--APN γένημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM ὅπως-C μή-D λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2P ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM λιμός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

31 καί-C μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI2P ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--APF πονηρός-A1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--APN μή-D ἀγαθός-A1--APN καί-C προςὀχθίζω-VF2-FAI2P κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GP

32 οὐ-D διά-P σύ- P--AP ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM γνωστός-A1--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP αἰσχύνω-VC--APD2P καί-C ἐντρέπω-VB--AAD2P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF ὁδός-N2--GPF σύ- P--GP οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

33 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF

34 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF ἐργάζομαι-VC--FPI3S ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ὅτι-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM πᾶς-A3--GSM παραὁδεύω-V1--PAPGSM

35 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὡς-C κῆπος-N2--NSM τρυφή-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNPF καί-C κατασκάπτω-VV--XPPNPF ὀχυρός-A1A-NPF καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3P

36 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὅσος-A1--NPN ἄν-X καταλείπω-VV--APS3P κύκλος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APF κατααἱρέω-VM--XMPAPF καί-C καταφυτεύω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPAPF ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S

37 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἔτι-D οὗτος- D--ASN ζητέω-VC--FPI1S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM

38 ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GSF οὕτως-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF πλήρης-A3H-NPF πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained #331

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331. And people and nation. That this signifies those who belong to the Lord's spiritual church, and to His celestial church, is clear from the signification of people and nation in the Word. That by people are signified those who are in spiritual good, and by nation those who are in celestial good; thus those who belong to the Lord's spiritual church, and to His celestial church. That there are two kingdoms into which the heavens are divided, namely, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom, and that in the celestial kingdom are those who are in the good of love to the Lord, and in the spiritual kingdom those who are in the good of charity towards the neighbour, may be seen in the work concerning Heaven and Hell 20-28). But those two kingdoms are not only in the heavens, they are also on the earth, and they are called there the celestial church and the spiritual church. Few know what is specifically signified in the Word by a people or peoples, and what specifically by a nation or nations; therefore I wish to adduce some passages from the Word where they are named together, from which it will be clear that "people" and "nations " have a distinct signification, for unless this were the case they would not be named together, as in the following passages:

[2] In Isaiah:

"The strong people shall honour thee, the city of the powerful nations shall fear thee. Jehovah will swallow up in this mountain the faces of the covering, the covering upon all peoples, and the veil spread over all nations" (25:3, 7, 8).

Here a distinction is made between peoples and nations, because peoples signify those who belong to the Lord's spiritual kingdom, and nations those who belong to His celestial kingdom; thus, those who are in spiritual good, and those who are in celestial good. Spiritual good is the good of charity towards the neighbour, and hence the good of faith, and celestial good is the good of love to the Lord, and hence the good of mutual love. The truth of this good is what is meant by the city of powerful nations, for a city signifies the doctrine of truth, or truths of doctrine. By swallowing up the covering cast over all peoples, and the veil spread over all nations, is signified that the shade which covers the understanding shall be dispersed lest the truths be seen and the goods perceived that pertain to heaven and the church.

[3] In the same:

"Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples; let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof" (34:1).

Because nations signify those who are in the good of love, and peoples those who are in the good of charity and thence in the truths of faith, it is therefore said of the nations, that they should come near, and of the peoples, that they should hearken; to come near signifies to be conjoined by love, and to hearken signifies to obey, and to be instructed; therefore it is also said, let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof. By the earth is signified the church as to good, and by the fulness thereof are signified truths.

[4] In the same:

"I Jehovah have called thee, in justice, and will hold thine hand, and will give thee for a covenant to the people, for a light of the nations" (42:6).

In the same:

"Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people assemble" (43:8, 9).

In the same:

"I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and law-giver to the nations" (55:4).

In the same:

"Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Behold, I will lift up mine hand towards the nations, and lift up my standard towards the peoples" (49:22).

In the same:

"The peoples that walked in darkness have seen a great light. Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast restored to it great joy" (9:2, 3).

And in the same:

"In that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for a standard of the peoples, to it shall the nations seek. And he shall lift up a standard for the nations, and shall gather together the outcasts of Israel" (11:10, 12).

The statements contained in these passages are spoken concerning the Lord; and by peoples and nations are meant all who belong to His church; for all who belong to the Lord's church are either of His celestial kingdom or of His spiritual kingdom; besides those who are in those two kingdoms, there are no others who belong to the church. There are also two things which constitute the church, good and truth, both from the Lord; by nations those who are in good are meant, and by peoples those who are in truth; and, apart from persons, by nations are signified the goods of the church, and by peoples the truths thereof. Peoples signify the truths of the church, because spiritual good, or the good of charity towards the neighbour, in which those are who are meant by people, in its essence is truth. (As may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 8042, 10296; the reason of its being so, n. 863, 875, 895, 927, 1023, 1043, 1044, 1555, 2256, 4328, 4493, 5113, 9596. The nature, consequently, of the distinction between those who belong to the celestial kingdom, and those who belong to the spiritual kingdom, n. 2088, 2669, 2709 1 , 2715, 3235, 3240, 4788, 7068, 8521, 9277, 10295.)

[5] In the same:

"At that time a gift shall be brought unto Jehovah Zebaoth; a people divided and pillaged; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of Jehovah, to mount Zion" (18:2, 7).

The subject here treated of is the invitation of all to the church, therefore also people and nation are named. Mount Zion signifies the church, to which they are invited; by a people divided and pillaged, are signified those with whom truths are taken away, altered, or perverted by those who are in falsities of doctrine; by a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, are signified those among whom goods are treated in like manner, rivers denoting falsities and reasonings therefrom.

[6] In Zechariah:

"As yet the peoples shall come, and the inhabitants of great cities to entreat the faces of Jehovah, and so shall come many peoples and numerous nations to seek Jehovah Zebaoth in Jerusalem" (8:20-22).

By peoples and nations are also here signified all those who belong to the Lord's church; by peoples, those who belong to His spiritual church, and by nations, those who belong to His celestial church. Jerusalem, to which they shall come, denotes the church.

[7] In David:

"Thou wilt set me for the head of the nations, a people I had not known shall serve me" (Psalms 18:43).

In the same:

Jehovah "shall subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. God reigneth over the nations. The willing of the people are gathered together" (47:3, 8, 9).

In the same:

"That thy salvation may be known on the earth, among all nations. The peoples shall confess thee, O God; the nations shall be glad and shout for joy; for thou shalt judge the peoples in uprightness, and shalt lead the nations upon earth" (Psalms 67:2-5).

In the same:

"Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people; that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nations" (106:4, 5).

In the same:

"I will confess thee, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises unto thee among the peoples" (Psalms [57]:7-9 2 ; 108:1-3).

In these passages also peoples and nations are mentioned, by whom are meant all those who are in truths and goods; the very expressions also that are used of peoples are expressions that are predicated of truths, and the expressions that are used of nations those that are predicated of goods. That no others are meant by nations, is clear also from this, that those things were said by David, who was the enemy of the Canaanitish nations.

[8] In Luke:

"Mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples; a light in revelation of the nations" (2:30-32).

In Zephaniah:

"The remnant of my people shall spoil them, and the residue of my nation shall inherit them" (2:9).

In Moses:

When the two sons struggled together in the womb; Rebecca went to enquire of Jehovah, unto whom Jehovah said, Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels (Genesis 25:22, 23).

And in the same:

"Remember the days of the age, when the Most High gave to the nations the inheritance; when he separated the sons of man, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel" (Deuteronomy 32:7, 8).

By the sons of man are signified the same as by peoples, namely, those who are in spiritual truths and goods; therefore it is said concerning them, "When he separated the sons of man, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel"; the sons of Israel signifying the spiritual church, and the number of them, or of the twelve tribes named from them, signifying all the truths and goods therein (see just above, n. 330); they therefore are called peoples. To separate them and to set their bounds, signifies to remove from falsities and to gift with truths; and to give the inheritance to the nations, signifies heaven and conjunction with those who are in the good of love.

[9] In Daniel:

"All peoples, nations, and tongues shall worship him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed" (7:14).

This is spoken of the Lord; and by peoples and nations are meant all those who are in truths and goods; and by all tongues are meant, of whatever doctrine or religion; for the Lord's church is universal, as it exists with all those who are in the good of life, and who from their doctrine look to heaven, and thereby conjoin themselves with the Lord (as to whom see the work concerning Heaven and Hell 318-328). Because nations signify those who are in the good of love, and peoples those who are in the good of charity and the truths of faith thence, therefore it is said, "His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom shall not pass away"; dominion in the Word being predicated of good, and kingdom of truth; therefore the Lord is called Lord from Divine good, and King from Divine truth. Besides these passages, there are also others which might be adduced to confirm [the statement], that people signify those who belong to the spiritual church, and nations those who belong to the celestial church; but here those only have been adduced in which people and nations are mentioned together. To these some shall be added in which nations are mentioned alone.

[10] In Isaiah:

"Open the gates, that the just nation which keepeth faithfulness may enter in. Thou hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast added to the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast removed all the ends of the earth" (26:2, 15).

In David:

"All the ends of the earth shall be turned towards Jehovah; and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and he is the ruler among the nations" (Psalms 22:27, 28).

In Isaiah:

"The nations shall walk to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Thy heart shall enlarge itself, that the multitude of the sea may be turned towards thee; the hosts of the nations shall come unto thee" (60:3, 4).

In the same:

"All nations shall see thy justice, and all kings thy glory" (62:2).

In these passages nations and peoples are not mentioned together, but still in the two last nations and kings [are], because by kings are signified the same as by people, namely, those who are in truths (see above, n. 31). And because by nations are signified those who are in good, and by kings those who are in truths, therefore it is said concerning nations, that they shall see Thy justice, and concerning kings that they shall see Thy glory, justice in the Word being predicated of good, and glory of truth. (That justice in the Word is predicated of Divine good, may be seen, n. 2235, 9857; and glory of Divine truth, n. 4809, 5922, 8267, 8427, 9429.)

[11] From the opposite sense it is further evident that peoples signify those who are in truths, and nations those who are in good; for, in that sense, peoples signify those who are in falsities, and nations those who are in evils; as in the following passages.

In Isaiah:

"Asshur, the rod of mine anger. I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge" (10:5, 6).

In the same:

"The voice of a multitude in the mountains; a voice of the tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together. They come from a land of remoteness, from the end of the heavens. Jehovah, with the vessels of his indignation, to destroy the whole land" (13:4, 5).

In the same:

"Jehovah smiting the peoples with a plague not curable, ruling the nations with anger" (14:6).

In the same:

"By the noise of the tumult the peoples shall wander to and fro; before thy loftiness the nations shall be dispersed (33:3).

In Jeremiah:

"Behold, a people cometh from the land of the north, and a great nation shall be stirred up from the sides of the earth. They lay hold on bow and spear; it is cruel, and it has no mercy" (6:22, 23).

In Ezekiel:

"Neither will I cause thee to hear the calumny of the nations any more, and thou shalt not bear the reproach of the peoples any more" (36:15).

In David:

"Thou makest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples" (Psalms 44:14).

And in the same:

"Jehovah hath made void the counsel of the nations; he hath overthrown the thoughts of the peoples" (Psalms 33:10).

In these passages peoples signify those who are opposed to the truths of the spiritual church, thus those who are in falsities; and nations those who are opposed to the goods of the celestial church, thus those who are in evils. These things are also signified by the peoples and nations who were driven out of the land of Canaan. To these observations may be added what was said above, n. 175.

Footnotes:

1. NCBS editor's note: the Whitehead translation has here n. 2708 instead, which appears to be a more relevant passage.

2. NCBS editor's note: originally had Psalms 7:7-9, but the reference is actually found in Psalms 57:9.

  
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