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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 #9496

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9496. 'And you shall make poles of shittim wood' means power derived from this. This is clear from the meaning of 'poles' as the power which truth from good possesses, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'shittim wood' as the good of merit that is the Lord's alone, dealt with above in 9472, 9486. Here it must now be stated what it was that enabled the ark and the dwelling-place to represent heaven, and at the same time the rim of the ark to represent a border, the corners firmness, the rings the joining of good to truth, and the poles power. It has been shown that the whole natural system, thus every single thing existing in true order there, is representative of the Lord's kingdom, that is, of heaven and heavenly realities present there, 9280. It has also been shown that the whole of heaven resembles a human being, and that for this reason heaven has been called the Grand Man, 9276 (end). From this it now follows that all objects which serve to represent heavenly realities correlate with the human form, and that they carry spiritual meanings according to their similarity to that form.

[2] From this it is now evident how the ark can come to mean heaven where the Lord is, the rim on it to mean a border, the sides to mean good to which truth must be joined, the corners to mean firmness, the rings to mean the actual joining together, and the poles to mean power. For the poles resemble a person's arms and therefore also have a similar meaning to the arms; the rings resemble the ginglymi or sockets where the arms are linked to the breast; the corners resemble the actual protrusions where that link is made; the sides resemble the chest cavity or thorax, and the rim resembles the [shoulder-]girdle which forms a border for it. From this it becomes clear that power is meant by 'poles', as it is by 'arms' (for the meaning of 'arms' and 'hands' as power, see 878, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 6292, 6947, 7188, 7189, 7205, 7518, 7673, 8050, 8153, 8281, 9025, 9133); and that the same thing is meant by 'the sides' as by the chest or thorax of the body, namely good, since the chest contains the heart and lungs, and 'the heart' means celestial good and 'the lungs' spiritual good, 3883-3896, 9300. From all this it is evident that by 'rings' the same thing is meant as by ginglymi or joints which join the chest to the shoulders, and the shoulders to the arms, namely the joining of good to truth, and that firmness is meant by 'the corners', for the strength of the body is exerted there, and the body is equipped with strength and power through the arms. From all this one may recognize how it comes about that natural objects which are inanimate can represent the same realities as ones that are animate, that is, as parts of the human body. That is to say, it comes about because heaven resembles a human being, and the things present in heaven resemble those that exist in the human being, as may be seen from what has been shown at great length regarding the correspondence of the human being with the Grand Man or heaven. See the places referred to in 9276 (end).

[3] Just as the poles which were used to carry the ark meant power, so did the poles or bars which were used to secure the gates of cities, as is clear from the following places: In Hosea,

The sword falls on its cities, and consumes its bars. Hosea 11:6.

'The sword' stands for truth battling against falsity, 'cities' for matters of doctrine, and 'bars' for power. In Isaiah,

For your sake I have sent to Babel, and I will break down all the bars. Isaiah 43:14.

In Jeremiah,

The mighty ones of Babel are seated in strongholds; their power has been destroyed. 1 Its bars have been broken. Jeremiah 51:30.

In Amos,

I will break the bar of Damascus. Amos 1:5.

In Isaiah,

I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. Isaiah 45:2.

Similar words occur in David, Psalms 107:16. In Jeremiah,

It has no gates or bars; they dwell alone. Jeremiah 49:31.

In Ezekiel,

They all dwell without a wall; 2 they do not have bars and gates. Ezekiel 38:11.

In Jeremiah,

Her gates have sunk into the earth, He has destroyed and broken in pieces her bars. Lamentations 2:9.

In David,

Praise your God, O Zion! For He strengthens the bars of your gates. Psalms 147:12-13.

In these places matters of doctrine are meant by 'cities', 2449, 2712, 3216, 4492, 4493, firmness and protection by 'gates', and the power which belongs to truth derived from good by 'bars'. The fact that all power belongs to truth, but to truth that is derived from good, see 6344, 6423, 8200, 8304, 9133, 9327, 9410.

Footnotes:

1. literally, given to oblivion

2. i.e. they live in villages which do not have walls around them

  
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