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Hosea 2

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1 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀριθμός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSF ἄμμος-N2--NSF ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὅς- --NSF οὐ-D ἐκμετρέω-VC--FPI3S οὐδέ-C ἐκἀριθμέω-VC--FPI3S καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗ-D εἶπον-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS σύ- P--NP ἐκεῖ-D καλέω-VC--FPI3P υἱός-N2--NPM θεός-N2--GSM ζάω-V3--PAPGSM

2 καί-C συνἄγω-VQ--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C τίθημι-VF--FMI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ἀρχή-N1--ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅτι-C μέγας-A1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--GSM *ιεζραελ-N---GSM

3 εἶπον-VAI-AAD2P ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP *λαόσ+ἐγώ-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF ἀδελφή-N1--DSF σύ- P--GP *ἐλεέω-VMI-XPPNSF

4 κρίνω-VC--APD2P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF μήτηρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GP κρίνω-VC--APD2P ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSF οὐ-D γυνή-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS οὐ-D ἀνήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF πορνεία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκ-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF μοιχεία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSM μαστός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSF

5 ὅπως-C ἄν-X ἐκδύω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF γυμνός-A1--ASF καί-C ἀπο καταἵστημι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF καθώς-D ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF γένεσις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C τίθημι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--ASF ὡς-C ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C τάσσω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF ὡς-C γῆ-N1--ASF ἄνυδρος-A1B-ASF καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐν-P δίψος-N3E-DSN

6 καί-C ὁ- A--APN τέκνον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D μή-D ἐλεέω-VF--FAI1S ὅτι-C τέκνον-N2N-NPN πορνεία-N1A-GSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

7 ὅτι-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF μήτηρ-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM κατααἰσχύνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSF τίκτω-VB--AAPNSF αὐτός- D--APN εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X ἀκολουθέω-VF--FAI1S ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM ἐραστής-N1M-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM δίδωμι-V8--PAPGPM ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--APM ἄρτος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἱμάτιον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὀθόνιον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--DS καταἥκω-V1--PAI3S

8 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS φράσσω-V1--PAI1S ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐν-P σκόλοψ-N3P-DPM καί-C ἀναοἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF τρίβος-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D μή-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS3S

9 καί-C καταδιώκω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--APM ἐραστής-N1M-APM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D καταλαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ζητέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D μή-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3S πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1S καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI1S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM πρότερος-A1--ASM ὅτι-C καλῶς-D ἐγώ- P--DS εἰμί-V9--IAI3S τότε-D ἤ-C νῦν-D

10 καί-C αὐτός- D--NSF οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN πληθύνω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--DSF αὐτός- D--NSF δέ-X ἀργυροῦς-A1A-APN καί-C χρυσοῦς-A1C-APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSF *βααλ-N---DSF

11 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI1S καί-C κομίζω-VF2-FMI1S ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS κατά-P ὥρα-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FMI1S ὁ- A--APN ἱμάτιον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὀθόνιον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καλύπτω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--ASF ἀσχημοσύνη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF

12 καί-C νῦν-D ἀποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐνώπιον-P ὁ- A--GPM ἐραστής-N1M-GPM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὐδείς-A3--NSM οὐ-D μή-D ἐκαἱρέω-VB--AMS3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS

13 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF εὐφροσύνη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF ἑορτή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APF νεομηνία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF πανήγυρις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSF

14 καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VF2-FAI1S ἄμπελος-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APF συκῆ-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF ὅσος-A1--APN εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μίσθωμα-N3M-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --APN δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NPM ἐραστής-N1M-NPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C τίθημι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APN εἰς-P μαρτύριον-N2N-ASN καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πετεινόν-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

15 καί-C ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GP ἐν-P ὅς- --DPF ἐπιθύω-V1I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C περιτίθημι-V7I-IMI3S ὁ- A--APN ἐνώτιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN καθόρμιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM ἐραστής-N1M-GPM αὐτός- D--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS δέ-X ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI3S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

16 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πλανάω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C τάσσω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C λαλέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF

17 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--APN κτῆμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκεῖθεν-D καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κοιλάς-N3D-ASF *αχωρ-N---GS δια ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAN σύνεσις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ταπεινόω-VC--FPI3S ἐκεῖ-D κατά-P ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF νηπιότης-N3T-GSF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἀνάβασις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

18 καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S ἐν-P ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καλέω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὐ-D καλέω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἔτι-D *βααλιμ-N---NP

19 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GP ἐκ-P στόμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D μιμνήσκω-VS--APS3P οὐκέτι-D ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPM

20 καί-C διατίθημι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM ἐν-P ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF διαθήκη-N1--ASF μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C τόξον-N2N-ASN καί-C ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF καί-C πόλεμος-N2--ASM συντρίβω-VF--FAI1S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P ἐλπίς-N3D-DSF

21 καί-C μνηστεύομαι-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AS ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM καί-C μνηστεύομαι-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AS ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἐν-P δικαιοσύνη-N1--DSF καί-C ἐν-P κρίμα-N3M-DSN καί-C ἐν-P ἔλεος-N3E-DSN καί-C ἐν-P οἰκτιρμός-N2--DPM

22 καί-C μνηστεύομαι-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AS ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἐν-P πίστις-N3I-DSF καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM

23 καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S ἐν-P ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπιἀκούω-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--DSM οὐρανός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM οὐρανός-N2--NSM ἐπιἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF

24 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐπιἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN καί-C αὐτός- D--NPN ἐπιἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ιεζραελ-N---DSM

25 καί-C σπείρω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐλεέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF *οὐ+ἐλεέω-N---ASF καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--DSM *οὐ+λαόσ+ἐγώ-N---DSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM εἶπον-VF2-FAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS

   

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Apocalypse Explained #919

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919. Verse 19. And the angel cast his sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth, signifies that this was done. This is evident from what has been just said in the preceding article. That a "vineyard" signifies the spiritual church is evident from the passages in the Word where "vineyard" is mentioned (as in Isaiah 1:8, 3:14; 5:1-10; 16:10; 36:17; 37:30; 65:21; Jeremiah 12:10; 32:15; 35:7, 9; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:26; Hosea 2:15; Amos 4:9; 5:11, 17; 9:14; Micah 1:6; Zephaniah 1:13; 1 Samuel 8:14, 15; Psalms 107:37; Matthew 20:1-8; 21:28, 38-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 13:6, 7; 20:9-16).

And concerning a "vine" see John 15:1-12; as well as in the historical parts of the Word.

From these passages it is clearly evident that a "vineyard" means the church (See also above, n. 376, 403, 638, 918, where many passages in which "vineyard" occurs are explained). From the signification of "vineyard" it can be seen that "to gather the vintage" signifies to collect for uses those things that will be serviceable to the understanding, and which will give intelligence and wisdom; and in the contrary sense it signifies to lay waste the church as to spiritual good, and thus as to the affection of truth and the understanding of truth. In this contrary sense "vintage" and "to gather the vintage" are used in the sense that there are no longer any clusters or grapes remaining; and this signifies in the spiritual sense that all spiritual good, and thus all truth that is truth in itself, is destroyed; and this is especially effected in the church by falsifications of the Word, likewise when evil of life corrupts all good, and falsity of doctrine perverts all truth; this is described also by "spoilers" and by "thieves."

[2] That "gathering the vintage" signifies, for this reason, laying waste, can be seen from the following passages. In Isaiah:

A cry over the wine in the streets; every joy shall be mixed; the gladness of the earth shall be banished. The remnant in the city is a waste, and the gate shall be beaten down even to devastation. For so shall it be in the midst of the land as the beating of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is finished (Isaiah 24:11-13).

This describes the mourning over the devastation of the church as to celestial good and as to spiritual good, which in its essence is truth from celestial good. This devastation is compared to "the beating of an olive-tree," and to "the gleanings when the vintage is finished." (But this may be seen explained above, n. 313, 638).

[3] In the same:

Ye confident daughters, perceive My word in your ears; year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled, ye confident ones, for the vintage is finished, the ingathering shall not come (Isaiah 32:9, 10).

"Confident daughters" signify those in the church who love falsities more than truths. That with such, truths are gradually diminished in every state, is signified by "year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled." The devastation of all truth until there is nothing left is signified by "the vintage is finished, and the ingathering shall not come."

[4] In Jeremiah:

Upon thy fruits of autumn and upon thy vintage hath the spoiler fallen, therefore gladness and joy are gathered out of Carmel (Jeremiah 48:32, 33).

"Fruits of autumn" signify the goods of the church; "the vintage" signifies its truths; for "bread," which is here meant by the "fruits of autumn," signifies the good of the church, and "wine," which is from the vintage, signifies its truth. "The spoiler" who fell upon them signifies evil and falsity therefrom. That the delight of spiritual and celestial love, which is the very joy of the heart, will perish, is signified by "gladness and joy shall be gathered out of Carmel."

[5] In Micah:

Woe is me, I am become as the gatherings of the summer, as the gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first ripe fruit (Micah 7:1).

"As the gleanings of the vintage, there is no cluster to eat," signifies such devastation of the church that there is no longer any good or truth. (The rest may be seen explained in the preceding article.) In Jeremiah:

If the grape-gatherers came to thee they would leave no gleanings; if thieves in the night they would destroy sufficiency (Jeremiah 49:9).

In Obadiah:

If thieves came to thee, if destroyers by night, how wouldst thou be cut off? Would they not steal till they had enough? If the grape-gatherers came to thee would they leave any clusters? (Obadiah 1:5).

"Grape-gatherers" signify falsities, and "thieves" evils, which lay waste the truths and goods of the church; but "destroyers" signify both falsities and evils; that "they would leave no clusters" signifies that there are no goods because there are no truths. But "to gather the vintage" signifies to gather for uses such things especially as will be serviceable to the understanding, see in Jeremiah 6:9; Leviticus 19:10, 26:5; Deuteronomy 20:6, 7, 24:21.

Footnotes:

1. The Hebrew has "days upon a year," Schmidius has "year upon year."

  
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