The Bible

 

Ezekiel 47

Study

   

1 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἰδού-I ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSN αἴθριος-A1B-GSN κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM βλέπω-V1I-IAI3S κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καταβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSM δεξιός-A1A-GSM ἀπό-P νότος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN

2 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C περιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ἔξωθεν-D πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καταφέρω-V1I-IMI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN δεξιός-A1A-GSN

3 καθώς-D ἔξοδος-N2--NSF ἀνήρ-N3--GSM ἐκ-P ἐναντίος-A1A-GSF καί-C μέτρον-N2N-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μέτρον-N2N-DSN καί-C διαἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἄφεσις-N3I-GSF

4 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-APM καί-C διαἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPM μηρός-N2--GPM καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-APM καί-C διαἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἕως-P ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF

5 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-APM καί-C οὐ-D δύναμαι-V6I-IMI3S διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ὅτι-C ἐκὑβρίζω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ὡς-C ῥοῖζος-N2--NSM χειμάρρους-N2--GSM ὅς- --ASM οὐ-D διαβαίνω-VF--FMI3P

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰ-C ὁράω-VX--XAI2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN χεῖλος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM

7 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐπιστροφή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM δένδρον-N2N-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN σφόδρα-D ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF *γαλιλαία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C καταβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF *ἀραβία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἄρχω-V1I-IMI3S ἕως-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--GSF διεκβολή-N1--GSF καί-C ὑγιάζω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὕδωρ-N3T-NPN

9 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἐκζέω-V1--PAPGPN ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ἐπί-P ὅς- --APN ἄν-X ἐπιἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NSM ποταμός-N2--NSM ζάω-VF--FMI3S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐκεῖ-D ἰχθύς-N3U-NSM πολύς-A1P-NSM σφόδρα-D ὅτι-C ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN οὗτος- D--NSN καί-C ὑγιάζω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ἐπί-P ὅς- --ASN ἄν-X ἐπιἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ποταμός-N2--NSM ἐκεῖ-D ζάω-VF--FMI3S

10 καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ἐκεῖ-D ἁλιεύς-N3V-NPM ἀπό-P *αινγαδιν-N---G ἕως-P *αιναγαλιμ-N---G ψυγμός-N2--NSM σαγήνη-N1--GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--ASF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἰχθύς-N3U-NPM αὐτός- D--GSF ὡς-C ὁ- A--NPM ἰχθύς-N3U-NPM ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF μέγας-A1--GSF πλῆθος-N3E-ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN σφόδρα-D

11 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF διεκβολή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐπιστροφή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὑπέραρσις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D μή-D ὑγιάζω-VA--AAS3P εἰς-P ἅλς-N3--APM δίδωμι-VM--XMI3P

12 καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN βρώσιμος-A1B-NSN οὐ-D μή-D παλαιόω-VC--APS3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM οὐδέ-C μή-D ἐκλείπω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM καρπός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--GSF καινότης-N3T-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM πρωτοβολέω-VF--FAI3S διότι-C ὁ- A--NPN ὕδωρ-N3T-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN οὗτος- D--NPN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMI3S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM καρπός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P βρῶσις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἀνάβασις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ὑγίεια-N1A-ASF

13 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--APN ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN κατακληρονομέω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DPF δώδεκα-M φυλή-N1--DPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM πρόσθεσις-N3I-NSF σχοίνισμα-N3M-GSN

14 καί-C κατακληρονομέω-VF--FAI2P αὐτός- D--ASF ἕκαστος-A1--NSM καθώς-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὅς- --ASF αἴρω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN δίδωμι-VO--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C πίπτω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF οὗτος- D--NSF σύ- P--DP ἐν-P κληρονομία-N1A-DSF

15 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ὅριον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF μέγας-A1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGSF καί-C περισχίζω-V1--PAPGSF ὁ- A--GSF εἴσοδος-N2--GSF *ημαθ-N---NS *σεδδαδα-N---NS

16 *βηρωθα-N---NS *σεβραιμ-N---NS *ηλιαμ-N---NS ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὅριον-N2N-GPN *δαμασκός-N2--GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ημαθ-N---G αὐλή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM *σαυναν-N---GS ὅς- --NPF εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ἐπάνω-D ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *αυρανίτις-N3D-GSF

17 οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ὅριον-N2N-NPN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM *αιναν-N---GS ὅριον-N2N-APN *δαμασκός-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM

18 καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSF *αυρανίτις-N3D-GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *δαμασκός-N2--GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSF *γαλααδῖτις-N3--GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--NSM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-NSM διαὁρίζω-V1--PAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF *φοινικών-N3W-GSM οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF

19 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM καί-C λίψ-N3--ASM ἀπό-P *θαιμαν-N---G καί-C *φοινικών-N3W-GSM ἕως-P ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN *μαριμωθ-N---G *καδης-N---G παρα ἐκτείνω-V1I-IAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN μέρος-N3E-NSN νότος-N2--NSM καί-C λίψ-N3P-NSM

20 οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN μέρος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF μέγας-A1--GSF ὁρίζω-V1--PAI3S ἕως-P κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSF εἴσοδος-N2--GSF *ημαθ-N---G ἕως-P εἴσοδος-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM οὗτος- D--NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ημαθ-N---G

21 καί-C διαμερίζω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--DPF φυλή-N1--DPF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

22 βάλλω-VF2-FAI2P αὐτός- D--ASF ἐν-P κλῆρος-N2--DSM σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DPM προσήλυτος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--DPM παραοἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GP ὅστις- X--NPM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3P υἱός-N2--APM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P σύ- P--DP ὡς-C αὐτόχθων-N3N-NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM μετά-P σύ- P--GP ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P κληρονομία-N1A-DSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GPF φυλή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

23 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P φυλή-N1--DSF προσήλυτος-N2--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM προσήλυτος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--DPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκεῖ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P κληρονομία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--DPM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #3424

Study this Passage

  
/ 10837  
  

3424. 'Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of living water' means the Word as regards the literal sense, which holds the internal sense within it. This is clear from the meaning of 'digging in the valley' as investigating lower down to discover where truths are, for 'digging' is investigating, and 'a valley' is that which is lower down, 1723, 3417; and from the meaning of 'a well of living water' as the Word in which Divine truths are present, thus the Word as regards the literal sense which holds the internal sense within it. It is well known that the Word is called 'a spring', in particular 'a spring of living waters'. The reason why the Word is also called 'a well' is that in relation to its other senses the sense of the letter is like a well, and that where spiritual people are concerned the Word is not a spring but a well, see 2702, 3096. Since a valley is that which is lower down, or what amounts to the same, that which is more external, and it was in the valley that the spring was found; and since the literal sense is the lower or more external sense of the Word, it is the literal sense that is therefore meant. But because that sense holds the internal sense, that is, the heavenly and Divine sense, its waters are for that reason called 'living', as also were the waters which went out under the threshold of the new house in Ezekiel,

And it will happen, that every wild creature that creeps, wherever the river comes to, is living; and there will be very many fish, for those waters go there, and become fresh; and everything is living where the river goes. Ezekiel 47:8-9.

Here 'the river' is the Word, 'the waters which cause everything to live' are the Divine Truths within it, 'fish' are facts, 40, 991.

[2] The Lord teaches that the Word of the Lord is such that it gives life to him who is thirsty, that is, to one who desires life, and that it is a spring whose waters are living, in John,

Jesus said to the woman from Samaria at Jacob's well, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would ask from Him, and He would give you living water. He who drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst, but the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up into eternal life. John 4:10, 14.

The reason why the Word is living and therefore confers life is that in its highest sense the subject is the Lord, while in the inmost sense it is His kingdom in which the Lord is everything. And this being so it is life itself which the Word contains and which flows into the minds of those who read the Word devoutly. This is why the Lord, in regard to the Word which comes from Himself, calls Himself 'a spring of water welling up into eternal life'; see also 2702.

[3] The fact that the Word of the Lord is called 'a well' in addition to 'a spring' is clear in Moses,

Israel sang the song: Spring up, O well! Answer to it! The well which the princes dug, which the chiefs of the people dug out, as directed by the Lawgiver, 1 with their staves. Numbers 21:17-18.

These words were sung at the place Beer, that is, the place of the well. In this case 'a well' means the Word which existed with the Ancient Church, as is evident from what has been said previously about the Word in 2897. 'The princes' means the first and foremost truths of which [the Word] consists - 'princes' being first and foremost truths, see 1482, 2089 - 'nobles of the people' lower truths such as those present in the literal sense, 1259, 1260, 2928, 3295. 'The Lawgiver' is clearly the Lord, 'staves' the powers which those truths possessed.

Footnotes:

1. literally, into the Lawgiver

  
/ 10837  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.