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Ezekiel 8

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἕκτος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC *ιουδα-N---GSM καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI3P ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS χείρ-N3--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM

2 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN ἀνήρ-N3--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἕως-D κάτω-D πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὑπεράνω-D ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ἠλέκτρον-N2N-GSN

3 καί-C ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GSF καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSF κορυφή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ἐν-P ὅρασις-N3I-DSF θεός-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM ὅς- --GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSF στήλη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM κτάομαι-V3--PMPGSM

4 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὅρασις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN

5 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἀναβλέπω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἰδού-I ἀπό-P βορέας-N1T-GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A1--APF ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ὧδε-D ὁ- A--GSN ἀποἔχω-V1--PMN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A3C-APF

7 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὀρύσσω-VA--AAD2S καί-C ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I θύρα-N1A-NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ὅς- --APF οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ὧδε-D

10 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I μάταιος-A1A-NPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-NPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN εἴδωλον-N2N-NPN οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM διαγράφω-VP--XPPNPN ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

11 καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-GPMC οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C *ιεζονιας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM θυμιατήριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀτμίς-N3D-NSF ὁ- A--GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-GSN ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S

12 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S ὅς- --APN ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM κοιτών-N3W-DSM ὁ- A--DSM κρυπτός-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM διότι-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D ὁράω-V3--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν καταλείπω-VX--XAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A3C-APF ὅς- --APF οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P

14 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D γυνή-N3K-NPF καταἧμαι-V5--PMPNPF θρηνέω-V2--PAPNPF ὁ- A--ASM *θαμμουζ-N---ASM

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S καί-C ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-APN μέγας-A3C-APN οὗτος- D--GPM

16 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόθυρον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM ναός-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM αιλαμ-N---GPN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN ὡς-C εἴκοσι-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPN ὀπίσθιος-A1A-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ναός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπέναντι-D καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM προςκυνέω-V2--PAI3P ὁ- A--DSM ἥλιος-N2--DSM

17 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁράω-VX--XAI2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM μή-D μικρός-A1A-APN ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-V2--PAN ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ὅς- --APF ποιέω-VX--XAI3P ὧδε-D διότι-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἀνομία-N1A-APF καί-C ἰδού-I αὐτός- D--NPM ὡς-C μυκτηρίζω-V1--PPPNPM

18 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM μετά-P θυμός-N2--GSM οὐ-D φείδομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS οὐδέ-C μή-D ἐλεέω-VF--FAI1S

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6524

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6524. 'The elders of his house' means the things that would accord with good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus things that accord with good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'house' as good, dealt with in 2559, 3652, 3720, 4982. The reason why 'elders' means the chief characteristics of wisdom is that in the Word 'old people' means those who are wise, and - in a sense detached from persons - wisdom. Since 'the twelve tribes of Israel' meant all truths and forms of good in their entirety, they had princes and also elders set over them. 'Princes' meant the leading truths constituting intelligence, and 'elders' the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus those of good.

[2] For the meaning of 'princes' as the leading truths constituting intelligence, see 1482, 2089, 5044. But as regards the meaning of 'elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, and of 'old people' as wisdom, this is evident from the following places: In David,

They will extol Jehovah in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the old they will praise Him. Psalms 107:32.

'The congregation of the people' stands for those who are ruled by truths constituting intelligence, since 'congregation' is used with reference to truths, 6355, as also is 'people', 1259, 1260, 2928, 3295, 3581; 'the assembly of the old' stands for those who are ruled by good, which belongs to wisdom since wisdom is concerned with life, thus with what is good, whereas intelligence is concerned with knowing, thus with what is true, 1555. In the same author,

I am wiser than the old, because I have kept Your commands. Psalms 119:100.

'The old' plainly stands for one who is wise. Likewise in Job,

In the old there is wisdom, in length of days intelligence. Job 12:12.

In Moses,

You shall rise before grey hair and respect the face of an old person. Leviticus 19:32.

This command was given because 'old people' represented wisdom.

[3] In John,

On the thrones I saw twenty-four elders seated, clad in white garments, who had on their heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4.

'Elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, thus of good. That these are meant by the elders is evident from the description of the elders - they sat on thrones, were clad in white garments, and had crowns of gold on their heads. 'Thrones' are truths constituting intelligence which are derived from good belonging to wisdom, 5313. 'White garments' has a similar meaning, 'garments' being truths, 1073, 4545, 4763, 5248, 5954, and 'white' that which has reference to truth, 3301, 5319. 'Crowns of gold on their heads' are forms of the good of wisdom; for 'gold' is the good of love, 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, and 'head' is the celestial, the seat of wisdom, 4938, 4939, 5328, 6436. Those who are in the third or inmost heaven, thus who are nearest the Lord, are called the wise, whereas those in the middle or second heaven, thus who are not as near the Lord, are called intelligent.

[4] In the same book,

All the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures. Revelation 7:11.

Again 'the elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, as it does in the following places: In Isaiah,

The boy will uplift himself against the old man, and the despised against the honourable. Isaiah 7:5.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders, glory. Isaiah 24:23.

In Jeremiah,

My priests and my elders breathed their last in the city, for they sought food for themselves, with which they would renew their soul. Lamentations 1:19.

In the same prophet,

Her king and her princes are among the nations; the law is no more. The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they become silent. Lamentations 2:9-10.

In the same prophet,

They have ravished women in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes have been hung up by their hands, the faces of the old men have not been honoured, the elders have ceased from the gate. Lamentations 5:11-12, 14.

In Ezekiel,

Misery will come upon misery, and rumour will be upon rumour. Therefore they will seek a vision from the prophet, but the law has perished from the priest, and counsel from the elders. The king will mourn, and the prince will be wrapped in stupidity. Ezekiel 7:26-27.

In Zechariah,

Old men and women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and each one with his staff in his hand because of great age. 1 Zechariah 8:4.

So that 'the elders' might represent things that constitute wisdom, some of Moses' spirit was taken and imparted to them, by which they prophesied, Numbers 11:16 and following verses.

In the contrary sense 'elders' stands for the things that are the opposites of the aspects of wisdom, Ezekiel 8:11-12.

Footnotes:

1. literally, for multitude of days

  
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