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Hosea 9

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1 μή-D χαίρω-V1--PAD2S *ἰσραήλ-N---VSM μηδέ-C εὐφραίνω-V1--PMD2S καθώς-D ὁ- A--NPM λαός-N2--NPM διότι-C πορνεύω-VAI-AAI2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἀγαπάω-VAI-AAI2S δόμα-N3M-APN ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--ASM ἅλων-N3W-ASF σῖτος-N2--GSM

2 ἅλων-N3W-NSF καί-C ληνός-N2--NSF οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM οἶνος-N2--NSM ψεύδω-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--APM

3 οὐ-D καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καί-C ἐν-P *ἀσσύριος-N2--DPM ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-APN ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P

4 οὐ-D σπένδω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C οὐ-D ἡδύνω-VA--AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NPF θυσία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὡς-C ἄρτος-N2--NSM πένθος-N3E-GSN αὐτός- D--DPM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἐσθίω-V1--PAPNPM αὐτός- D--APN μιαίνω-VC--FPI3P διότι-C ὁ- A--NPM ἄρτος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--DPF ψυχή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

5 τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI2P ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF πανήγυρις-N3I-GSF καί-C ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM

6 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἰδού-I πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ἐκ-P ταλαιπωρία-N1A-GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C ἐκδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APM *μέμφις-N---NS καί-C θάπτω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *μαχμας-N---NS ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM ὄλεθρος-N2--NSM κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S ἄκανθα-N1A-NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN σκήνωμα-N3M-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM

7 ἥκω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GSF ἐκδίκησις-N3I-GSF ἥκω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GSF ἀνταπόδοσις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C κακόω-VC--FPI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὥσπερ-D ὁ- A--NSM προφήτης-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--NSM παρα ἐκἵστημι-VXI-XAPNSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM πνευματοφόρος-N2--NSM ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πλῆθος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GPF ἀδικία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GS πληθύνω-VCI-API3S μανία-N1A-NSF σύ- P--GS

8 σκοπός-N2--NSM *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM μετά-P θεός-N2--GSM προφήτης-N1M-NSM παγίς-N3D-NSF σκολιός-A1A-NSF ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSM μανία-N1A-ASF ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM καταπήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P

9 φθείρω-VDI-API3P κατά-P ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSM βουνός-N2--GSM μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI3S ἀδικία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI3S ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSM

10 ὡς-C σταφυλή-N1--ASF ἐν-P ἔρημος-N2--DSF εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM καί-C ὡς-C σκοπός-N2--ASM ἐν-P συκῆ-N1--DSF πρώιμος-A1B-ASM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S πατήρ-N3--APM αὐτός- D--GPM αὐτός- D--NPM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM *βεελφεγωρ-N---ASM καί-C ἀποἀλλοτριόω-VCI-API3P εἰς-P αἰσχύνη-N1--ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀγαπάω-VM--XMPNPM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NPM βδελύσσω-VKI-XPPNSM

11 *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM ὡς-C ὄρνεον-N2N-NSN ἐκπετάζω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NPF δόξα-N1S-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P τόκος-N2--GPM καί-C ὠδίν-N3--GPF καί-C σύλληψις-N3I-GPF

12 διότι-C καί-D ἐάν-C ἐκτρέφω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--APN τέκνον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀτεκνόω-VC--FPI3P ἐκ-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM διότι-C καί-D οὐαί-I αὐτός- D--DPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σάρξ-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM

13 *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S εἰς-P θήρα-N1A-ASF παραἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN τέκνον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--GSN ἐκἄγω-VB--AAN εἰς-P ἀποκέντησις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--APN τέκνον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM

14 δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DPM κύριος-N2--VSM τίς- I--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DPM μήτρα-N1A-ASF ἀτεκνόω-V4--PAPASF καί-C μαστός-N2--APM ξηρός-A1A-APM

15 πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF κακία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P *γαλγαλ-N---AS ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D αὐτός- D--APM μισέω-VAI-AAI1S διά-P ὁ- A--APF κακία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GPN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκβάλλω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM οὐ-D μή-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--GSN ἀγαπάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπειθέω-V2--PAPNPM

16 πονέω-V2I-IAI3S *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APF ῥίζα-N1S-APF αὐτός- D--GSM ξηραίνω-VCI-API3S καρπός-N2--ASM οὐκέτι-D μή-D φέρω-VA--AAS3S διότι-C καί-D ἐάν-C γεννάω-VA--AAS3P ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ἐπιθύμημα-N3M-APN κοιλία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM

17 ἀποὠθέω-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P πλανήτης-N1M-NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

   

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2 Kings 17:4

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4 καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM *ωσηε-N---DSM ἀδικία-N1A-ASF ὅτι-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἄγγελος-N2--APM πρός-P *σηγωρ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C οὐ-D φέρω-VAI-AAI3S μαναα-N---ASN ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM καί-C πολιορκέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM καί-C δέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM φυλακή-N1--GSF

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Arcana Coelestia #4280

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4280. In that lower sense the words 'he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh' mean where conjugial love is joined to natural good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the hollow of the thigh' as the place where conjugial love is linked to it, see above in 4277. The reason why the place where it is linked to natural good is meant is that it is the place where the thigh is joined to the feet. 'The feet' in the internal sense means natural good, see 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986.

[2] As regards 'the thigh' meaning conjugial love and 'the feet' natural good, that is one of those realities known in the past which have grown old and died. The Ancient Church, which existed in an age of representatives and meaningful signs, was extremely well acquainted with these meanings, such knowledge of them constituting their intelligence and wisdom. Indeed it constituted the intelligence and wisdom not only of those who belonged to the Church but also of those outside the Church, as becomes clear from the oldest books written by gentiles and from the stories in them which are nowadays called myths - for meaningful signs and representatives spread from the Ancient Church to those gentiles. With these also 'the thighs and loins' meant that which belonged to marriage, and 'the feet' things that were natural. The origin of this meaning of 'the thighs and the feet' lies in the correspondences of all the members, organs, and viscera of the human being with the Grand Man, which - that is to say, such correspondences - are being dealt with now at the ends of chapters. The correspondences with the thigh and the feet will be discussed again further on, where actual experience will be used to corroborate that their meaning is as indicated above.

[3] These things are bound to seem like enigmas at the present day because, as has been stated, that knowledge has grown very old indeed and died. Yet how far that knowledge excels other types of knowledge becomes clear from the consideration that the internal sense of the Word cannot possibly be known without that knowledge, as well as for the reason that the angels present with man perceive the Word according to that sense. It becomes clear also from the consideration that by means of that knowledge man is provided with communication with heaven. And what is unbelievable, the internal man himself does not think in any other way; for when the external man understands the Word according to the letter the internal man does so according to the internal sense, though while living in the body a person is not at all conscious of doing so. This becomes particularly clear from the fact that when anyone enters the next life and becomes an angel he has no need to learn the internal sense but knows it instinctively, so to speak.

[4] What conjugial love is which is meant by 'the thighs' and also by 'the loins', see 995, 1123, 2727-2759; and conjugial love is the basic love of all loves, 686, 3021. Consequently people who have genuine conjugial love in them also have celestial love, which is love to the Lord, and spiritual love, which is charity towards the neighbour. For this reason the expression 'conjugial love' is used to mean not only that love itself but also all celestial and spiritual love. These kinds of love are said to be joined to natural good when the internal man is joined to the external, that is, the spiritual man to the natural - that joining together of them being meant by 'the hollow of the thigh'. The fact that with Jacob and his descendants in general no such conjunction existed will be evident from what follows, for this is the subject dealt with here in the internal historical sense.

  
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