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Ezekiel 38

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1 καί-C 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 *γωγ-N---AS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *μαγωγ-N---GSM ἄρχων-N3--ASM *ρως-N---GS *μοσοχ-N---GS καί-C *θοβελ-N---GS καί-C προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS *γωγ-N---ASM ἄρχων-N3--ASM *ρως-N---GS *μοσοχ-N---GS καί-C *θοβελ-N---GS

4 καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF δύναμις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS ἵππος-N2--APM καί-C ἱππεύς-N3V-APM ἐνδύω-VM--XPPAPM θώραξ-N3K-APM πᾶς-A3--APM συναγωγή-N1--NSF πολύς-A1--NSF πέλτη-N1--NPF καί-C περικεφαλαία-N1A-NPF καί-C μάχαιρα-N1A-NPF

5 *πέρσης-N1M-NPM καί-C *αἰθίοψ-N3P-NPM καί-C *λίβυες-N---NPM πᾶς-A3--NPM περικεφαλαία-N1A-DPF καί-C πέλτη-N1--DPF

6 *γομερ-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM περί-P αὐτός- D--ASM οἶκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *θεργαμα-N---GS ἀπό-P ἔσχατος-A1--GSM βορέας-N1T-GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM περί-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἔθνος-N3E-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN μετά-P σύ- P--GS

7 ἑτοιμάζω-VS--APD2S ἑτοιμάζω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--ASM σύ- P--NS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPM συνἄγω-VK--XMPNPM μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2S ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P προφυλακή-N1--ASF

8 ἀπό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF πολύς-A3C-GPF ἑτοιμάζω-VS--FPI3S καί-C ἐπί-P ἔσχατος-A1--GSN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἀποστρέφω-VP--XMPASF ἀπό-P μάχαιρα-N1--APF συνἄγω-VK--XMPGPM ἀπό-P ἔθνος-N3E-GPN πολύς-A1--GPN ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅς- --NSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἔρημος-N2--NSF διά-P ὅλος-A1--GSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NSM ἐκ-P ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAI3S καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF ἅπας-A3--NPM

9 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI2S ὡς-C ὑετός-N2--NSM καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI2S ὡς-C νεφέλη-N1--NSF κατακαλύπτω-VA--AAN γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2S σύ- P--NS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM περί-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἔθνος-N3E-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN μετά-P σύ- P--GS

10 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI3S ῥῆμα-N3M-NPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C λογίζομαι-VF2-FMI2S λογισμός-N2--APM πονηρός-A1A-APM

11 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI1S ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF ἀποῥίπτω-VP--XPPASF ἥκω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P ἡσυχάζω-V1--PAPAPM ἐν-P ἡσυχία-N1A-DSF καί-C οἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ἐπί-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF πᾶς-A3--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM γῆ-N1--ASF ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF οὐ-D ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAI3S τεῖχος-N3E-NSN οὐδέ-C μοχλός-N2--NPM καί-C θύρα-N1A-NPF οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM

12 προνομεύω-VA--AAN προνομή-N1--ASF καί-C σκυλεύω-VA--AAN σκῦλον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSN ἐπιστρέφω-VA--AAN χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPASF ὅς- --NSF καταοἰκίζω-VSI-API3S καί-C ἐπί-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN συνἄγω-VK--XMPASN ἀπό-P ἔθνος-N3E-GPN πολύς-A1--GPN ποιέω-VX--XAPAPM κτῆσις-N3I-APF καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM ὀμφαλός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

13 *σαβα-N---NS καί-C *δαιδαν-N---NS καί-C ἔμπορος-N2--NPM *καρχηδόνιοι-N---NPM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF κώμη-N1--NPF αὐτός- D--GPM εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P σύ- P--DS εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN προνομεύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--NS ἔρχομαι-V1--PMS2S καί-C σκυλεύω-VA--AAN σκῦλον-N2N-APN συνἄγω-VBI-AAI2S συναγωγή-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN καί-C χρυσίον-N2N-ASN ἀποφέρω-VA--AMN κτῆσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSN σκυλεύω-VA--AAN σκῦλον-N2N-APN

14 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταοἰκίζω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ἐπί-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF ἐγείρω-VC--FPI2S

15 καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ἔσχατος-A1--GSM βορέας-N1T-GSM καί-C ἔθνος-N3E-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN μετά-P σύ- P--GS ἀναβάτης-N1M-NPM ἵππος-N2--GPM πᾶς-A3--NPM συναγωγή-N1--NSF μέγας-A1--NSF καί-C δύναμις-N3I-NSF πολύς-A1--NSF

16 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ὡς-C νεφέλη-N1--NSF καλύπτω-VA--AAN γῆ-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ἔσχατος-A1--GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ἀναἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἵνα-C γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS3P πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἁγιάζω-VS--APN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GPN

17 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S περί-P ὅς- --GSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἔμπροσθεν-D διά-P χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GPM δοῦλος-N2--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF ἐκεῖνος- D--DPF καί-C ἔτος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--GSN ἄγω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM

18 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S *γωγ-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS

19 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ζῆλος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN ὁ- A--GSF ὀργή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S εἰ-C μήν-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σεισμός-N2--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--GSF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

20 καί-C σείω-VC--FPI3P ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἰχθύς-N3U-NPM ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πετεινόν-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἕρπω-V1--PAPNPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ῥηγνύναι-VD--FPI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὄρος-N3E-NPN καί-C πίπτω-VF2-FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF φάραγξ-N3G-NPF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN τεῖχος-N3E-NSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF πίπτω-VF2-FMI3S

21 καί-C καλέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--ASN φόβος-N2--ASM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM μάχαιρα-N1A-NSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

22 καί-C κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM θάνατος-N2--DSM καί-C αἷμα-N3M-DSN καί-C ὑετός-N2--DSM κατακλύζω-V1--PAPDSM καί-C λίθος-N2--DPM χάλαζα-N1S-GSF καί-C πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C θεῖος-A1A-ASM βρέχω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ἔθνος-N3E-APN πολύς-A1--APN μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

23 καί-C μεγαλύνω-VC--FPI1S καί-C ἁγιάζω-VS--FPI1S καί-C ἐνδοξάζομαι-VS--FPI1S καί-C γιγνώσκω-VS--FPI1S ἐναντίον-P ἔθνος-N3E-GPN πολύς-A1--GPN καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2447

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2447. 'From Jehovah out of heaven' means from the laws of order in regard to truth, because they separate themselves from good. This does not become clear except from the internal sense, by means of which the truth of the matter regarding forms of punishment and condemnation is disclosed, namely that the author of these is in no sense Jehovah or the Lord, but man, evil spirit, or devil himself; and this is so from the laws of order in regard to truth because they separate themselves from good.

[2] All order begins in Jehovah, that is, in the Lord, and it is in accordance with that order that He rules over every single thing. But there is much variation to His rule; that is to say, it may be His Will, or His Good Pleasure, or His Consent, or His Permission from which He rules. Things that have their origin in His will or in His good pleasure are products of laws of order which have regard to what is good, as also do many things that exist by His consent, and even some that do so by His permission. But when a person separates himself from good he subjects himself to the laws of order which are those of truth separated from good and which are such as condemn. For all truth condemns a person and casts him down into hell; but out of good, that is, out of mercy, the Lord rescues him and raises him up into heaven. From this it is clear that it is a person himself who condemns himself.

[3] Things that are the result of permission are for the most part of this nature - for example, besides countless others, the fact that one devil punishes and torments another. These things are from the laws of order in regard to truth separated from good, for there is no other way in which such devils could be kept under control and prevented from rushing on all the good and upright and destroying them eternally. The prevention of their doing this is the good which the Lord has in view. This is similar to what happens on earth where a benign and compassionate ruler exists who intends and does nothing but good. If he did not allow his laws to punish evil and criminal persons - though he himself punishes nobody but instead grieves that those people are such that their evils must punish them - he would leave his kingdom itself open to plunder by such people; and this would be a manifestation of a complete lack of benignity and compassion.

[4] From these considerations it is evident that Jehovah in no way rained down brimstone and fire, that is, condemned to hell, but that those subject to evil and to falsity which arises out of this did so, the reason being that they separated themselves from good and in so doing put themselves under the laws of order deriving from truth alone. From all this it follows that such is the internal sense of these words.

[5] In the Word, evil, punishment, cursing, condemnation, and many other things are attributed to Jehovah or the Lord, similar to the attribution here that He rained brimstone and fire: in Ezekiel,

I will dispute with him with pestilence and blood; fire and brimstone will I rain on him. Ezekiel 38:22.

In Isaiah,

The breath of Jehovah is like a stream of burning brimstone. Isaiah 30:33.

In David,

Jehovah will rain on the wicked snares, fire and brimstone. Psalms 11:6.

In the same author,

Smoke went up out of His nose, and fire out of His mouth devoured; glowing coals flamed forth from Him. Psalms 18:8-9.

In Jeremiah,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it. Jeremiah 21:12.

In Moses,

Fire has flared up in My anger, and will burn right down to the lowest hell. Deuteronomy 32:22.

Similar attributions occur in many other places besides these. Why in the Word such things are attributed, as has been stated, to Jehovah or the Lord has been explained in Volume One, in 223, 245, 589, 592, 696, 735, 1093, 1683, 1874. The idea that such things come from the Lord is as remote from the truth as good is from evil, or heaven from hell, or what is Divine from what is of the devil. Evil, hell, and the devil do those things, and in no way the Lord who is mercy itself and good itself. But because those things do seem to come from Him, for reasons presented in the paragraphs just quoted, they are attributed to Him.

[6] From the wording of this verse, 'Jehovah rained from Jehovah out of heaven', it seems in the sense of the letter as though there were two of Them - one on earth, and one in heaven. But the internal sense teaches how this matter is to be understood, namely as follows: The Jehovah mentioned first means the Lord's Divine Human and His Holy proceeding, which in this chapter are meant by 'the two men', while the Jehovah mentioned second means the Divine itself, called the Father, who is referred to in the previous chapter. The internal sense also teaches that this Trinity exists within the Lord, as He Himself says in John,

He who has seen Me has seen the Father. Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me. John 14:9-11.

And referring to the Holy proceeding He says in the same gospel,

The Paraclete will not speak from Himself. He will receive it from what is Mine and declare it to you. John 16:13-15.

Thus there is but one Jehovah even though two are mentioned here. Two are mentioned because all laws of order spring from the Lord's Divine itself, Divine Human, and Holy proceeding.

  
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