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Hosea 4

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1 ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM υἱός-N2--VPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM διότι-C κρίσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF διότι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀλήθεια-N1A-NSF οὐδέ-C ἔλεος-N3E-NSN οὐδέ-C ἐπίγνωσις-N3I-NSF θεός-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

2 ἀρά-N1A-NSF καί-C ψεῦδος-N3E-NSN καί-C φόνος-N2--NSM καί-C κλοπή-N1--NSF καί-C μοιχεία-N1A-NSF χέω-VM--XMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C αἷμα-N3M-APN ἐπί-P αἷμα-N3M-DPN μίσγω-V1--PAI3P

3 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN πενθέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF καί-C μικρύνω-VC--FPI3S σύν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM αὐτός- D--ASF σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN πετεινόν-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἰχθύς-N3U-NPM ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3P

4 ὅπως-C μηδείς-A3P-NSM μήτε-C δικάζω-V1--PMS3S μήτε-C ἐλέγχω-V1--PAS3S μηδείς-A3P-NSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὡς-C ἀντιλέγω-V1--PMPNSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM

5 καί-C ἀσθενέω-VF--FAI2S ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἀσθενέω-VF--FAI3S καί-D προφήτης-N1M-NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GS νύξ-N3--DSF ὁμοιόω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF μήτηρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS

6 ὁμοιόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὡς-C οὐ-D ἔχω-V1--PAPNSM γνῶσις-N3I-ASF ὅτι-C σύ- P--NS ἐπίγνωσις-N3I-ASF ἀποὠθέω-VA--AMI2S καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἀποὠθέω-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI2S νόμος-N2--ASM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἐπιλανθάνω-VF--FMI1S τέκνον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GS

7 κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN πλῆθος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM οὕτως-D ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF τίθημι-VF--FMI1S

8 ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀδικία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--APF ψυχή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM

9 καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S καθώς-D ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM οὕτως-D καί-D ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN διαβούλιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀντι ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DSM

10 καί-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἐνπίμπλημι-VS--APS3P πορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D μή-D καταεὐθύνω-VA--AAS3P διότι-C ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ἐν καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSN φυλάσσω-VA--AAN

11 πορνεία-N1A-ASF καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C μέθυσμα-N3M-ASN δέχομαι-VAI-AMI3S καρδία-N1A-NSF λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS

12 ἐν-P σύμβολον-N2N-DPN ἐπιἐρωτάω-V3I-IAI3P καί-C ἐν-P ῥάβδος-N2--DPF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποἀγγέλλω-V1I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πνεῦμα-N3M-DSN πορνεία-N1A-GSF πλανάω-VCI-API3P καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GPM

13 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF κορυφή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN θυσιάζω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM βουνός-N2--APM θύω-V1I-IAI3P ὑποκάτω-P δρῦς-N3U-GSF καί-C λευκός-A1--GSF καί-C δένδρον-N2N-GSN συνσκιάζω-V1--PAPGSM ὅτι-C καλός-A1--NSN σκέπη-N1--NSF διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐκπορνεύω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--NPF νύμφη-N1--NPF σύ- P--GP μοιχεύω-VF--FAI3P

14 καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἐπισκέπτω-VA--AMS1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GP ὅταν-D πορνεύω-V1--PAS3P καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF νύμφη-N1--APF σύ- P--GP ὅταν-D μοιχεύω-V1--PAS3P διότι-C καί-D αὐτός- D--NPM μετά-P ὁ- A--GPF πόρνη-N1--GPF συνφύρω-V1I-IMI3P καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM τελέω-VM--XPPGPM θύω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM συνἵημι-V7--PAPNSM συνπλέκω-V1I-IMI3S μετά-P πόρνη-N1--GSF

15 σύ- P--NS δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---VSM μή-D ἀγνοέω-V2--PAD2S καί-C *ιουδα-N---VSM μή-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMD2P εἰς-P *γαλγαλα-N---ASF καί-C μή-D ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAD2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ων-N---GS καί-C μή-D ὄμνυμι-V5--PAD2P ζάω-V3--PAPASM κύριος-N2--ASM

16 ὅτι-C ὡς-C δάμαλις-N3I-NSF παραοἰστράω-V3--PAPNSF παραοἰστράω-V3--IAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM νῦν-D νέμω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM κύριος-N2--NSM ὡς-C ἀμνός-N2--ASM ἐν-P εὐρύχωρος-A1B-DSM

17 μέτοχος-A1B-NSM εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM σκάνδαλον-N2N-APN

18 αἱρετίζω-VAI-AAI3S *χαναναῖος-N2--APM πορνεύω-V1--PAPNPM ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἀγαπάω-VAI-AAI3P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF ἐκ-P φρύαγμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM

19 συστροφή-N1--NSF πνεῦμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πτέρυξ-N3G-DPF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C κατααἰσχύνω-VC--FPI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6180

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6180. 'And show me mercy and truth' means humility. This is clear from the meaning of 'showing mercy' as the good of love, and from the meaning of 'showing truth' as the truth of faith, both of which meanings are dealt with below. When these words are spoken they are words of entreaty, thus of humility. The reason why 'showing mercy' means the good of love is that all mercy is an expression of love, for one who has love or charity also has mercy; and his love and charity become mercy when his neighbour is poor or in misery and he comes to that neighbour's aid while he is in that condition. This is why 'mercy' means the good of love. 'Showing truth' means the truth of faith for the reason that all truth is the province of faith, which explains why in the original language the word for truth also means faith.

[2] Since the good of love and the truth of faith exist completely joined together and one does not exist without the other, 'mercy and truth' was a phrase in common use among the ancients, for they knew well that the good of love was inseparable from the truth of faith. Since they are inseparable the two are mentioned jointly many times in the Word, as in Exodus,

Jehovah great in mercy and truth. Exodus 34:6.

In the second Book of Samuel,

David said to the men of Jabesh, May Jehovah show you mercy and truth. 2 Samuel 2:5-6.

In the same book,

David said to Ittai the Gittite, Return and take your brethren back with you with mercy and truth. 2 Samuel 15:20.

In Hosea,

Jehovah's controversy with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth and no mercy, and no knowledge of God 1 in the land. Hosea 4:1.

In David,

All the ways of Jehovah are mercy and truth to those keeping His covenant. Psalms 25:10.

In the same author,

O Jehovah, You will not hold back from me Your mercies; let Your mercy and Your truth continually keep me safe. Psalms 40:11.

In the same author,

I will sing the eternal mercies of Jehovah, to generation after generation [I will make known] Your truth with my mouth. For I have said, For ever will mercy be built, in the very heavens You will make firm Your truth. Righteousness and judgement are the support of Your throne, mercy and truth stand before Your face. Psalms 89:1-2, 14.

Also other places in David besides these - Psalms 26:3; 76:5; 57:3, 10; 61:7; 85:10; 86:15; 89:24, 33; 92:2.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin means Jehovah but the Hebrew means God, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

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