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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *ἰερεμίας-N1T-ASM δεύτερος-A1A-ASM καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἔτι-D δέω-VM--XMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF αὐλή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSF φυλακή-N1--GSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ποιέω-V2--PAPNSM γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C πλάσσω-V1--PAPNSM αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--GSN ἀναὀρθόω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF κύριος-N2--NSM ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--DSM

3 κράζω-VX--XAD2S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἀποκρίνω-VC--FPI1S σύ- P--DS καί-C ἀποἀγγέλλω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--DS μέγας-A1--APN καί-C ἰσχυρός-A1A-APN ὅς- --APN οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI2S αὐτός- D--APN

4 ὅτι-C οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM περί-P οἶκος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF καί-C περί-P οἶκος-N2--GPM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GPM κατααἱρέω-VM--XMPGPM εἰς-P χάραξ-N3K-APM καί-C προμαχών-N3W-APM

5 ὁ- A--GSN μάχομαι-V1--PMN πρός-P ὁ- A--APM *χαλδαῖος-N2--APM καί-C πληρόω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--GPM νεκρός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ὅς- --APM πατάσσω-VAI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὀργή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐν-P θυμός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM περί-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF πονηρία-N1A-GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

6 ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναἄγω-V1--PAI1S αὐτός- D--DSF συνούλωσις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἴαμα-N3M-ASN καί-C φανερόω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰςἀκούω-V1--PAN καί-C ἰατρεύω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰρήνη-N1--ASF καί-C πίστις-N3I-ASF

7 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF ἀποικία-N1A-ASF *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀποικία-N1A-ASF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM καθώς-D ὁ- A--ASN πρότερος-A1A-ASN

8 καί-C καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀδικία-N1A-GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὅς- --GPF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C οὐ-D μή-D μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI1S ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὅς- --GPF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS

9 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P εὐφροσύνη-N1--ASF καί-C εἰς-P αἴνεσις-N3I-ASF καί-C εἰς-P μεγαλειότης-N1M-ASM πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅστις- X--NPM ἀκούω-VF--FMI3P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀγαθός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S καί-C φοβέω-VC--FPI3P καί-C πικραίνω-VC--FPI3P περί-P πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἀγαθός-A1--GPM καί-C περί-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἰρήνη-N1--GSF ὅς- --GSF ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM

10 οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἔτι-D ἀκούω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὅς- --DSM σύ- P--NP λέγω-V1--PAI2P ἔρημος-N2--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀπό-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DPF *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ἔξωθεν-D *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ὁ- A--DPF ἐρημόω-VMI-XMPDPF παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-APN

11 φωνή-N1--NSF εὐφροσύνη-N1--GSF καί-C φωνή-N1--NSF χαρμόσυνος-A1--GSF φωνή-N1--NSF νυμφίος-N2--GSM καί-C φωνή-N1--NSF νύμφη-N1--GSF φωνή-N1--NSF λέγω-V1--PAPGPM ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMD2P κύριος-N2--DSM παντοκράτωρ-N3 -DSM ὅτι-C χρηστός-A1--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὅτι-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM ὁ- A--NSN ἔλεος-N3E-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰςφέρω-VF--FAI3P δῶρον-N2N-APN εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅτι-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἀποικία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN πρότερον-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

12 οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPF δύναμις-N3I-GPF ἔτι-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἔρημος-N2--DSF παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-ASN καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM κατάλυμα-N3M-APN ποιμήν-N3--GPM κοιτάζομαι-V1--PAPGPM πρόβατον-N2N-APN

13 ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GSF ὀρεινή-N1--GSF καί-C ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GSF *σεφηλα-N---GSF καί-C ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GSF *ναγεβ-N---GSF καί-C ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *βενιαμίν-N---GSM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF κύκλος-N2--DSM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DPF *ιουδα-N---GSM ἔτι-D παραἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐπί-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἀριθμέω-V2--PAPGSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2184

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2184. That 'butter' is the celestial part of the rational, 'milk' the spiritual deriving from this, and 'the young bull' the corresponding natural part, is clear from the meaning of 'butter', and of 'milk', and also of 'a young bull'. As regards 'butter', this in the Word means that which is celestial, and this because of the fat present in butter; for 'fat' means that which is celestial, as shown in Volume One, in 353, and 'oil', being fat, means the celestial itself, in 886. That 'butter' has the same meaning becomes clear in Isaiah,

Behold, a virgin is bearing a son, and will call His name Immanuel. Butter and honey will he eat that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. Isaiah 7:14-15.

This refers to the Lord, who is Immanuel; and anyone may see that butter is not meant by 'butter', nor honey by 'honey'. But by 'butter' is meant His celestial, and by 'honey' that which is derived from that celestial.

[2] In the same chapter,

And it will be, because of the abundance of milk which they give, that he will eat butter, for butter and honey will everyone eat that is left in the midst of the land. Isaiah 7:22.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom, and to those on earth who are members of the Lord's kingdom. 'Milk' here stands for spiritual good, 'butter' for celestial good, and 'honey' for the happiness derived from this.

[3] In Moses,

Jehovah alone leads him, and there is no foreign god with him. He causes him to ride on the heights of the land, and He feeds [him] with the produce of the fields, and He causes him to suck honey out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock - butter from the herd, and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs and of rams, the breed 1 of Bashan, and of goats, with the kidney-fat of wheat; and of the blood of the grape you will drink unmixed wine. Deuteronomy 32:12-14.

No one is able to understand what all these things mean unless he knows the internal sense of each one. It seems like a pile of expressions such as belong to the oratory employed by the wise men of the world. But yet each expression means that which is celestial and that which is spiritual going with it, and also the blessing and happiness which flow from these, and all of them in a co-ordinated sequence. 'Butter from the herd' is the celestial-natural, 'milk from the flock' the celestial-spiritual of the rational.

[4] As regards 'milk' however, this means, as has been stated, that which is spiritual derived from that which is celestial, that is, the celestial-spiritual. What the celestial-spiritual is, see Volume One, in 1577, 1824, and in various other places. The reason 'milk' means that which is spiritual derived from that which is celestial is that 'water' means that which is spiritual, 680, 739, while milk, because of the fat in it, means the celestial-spiritual; or (what amounts to the same) truth rooted in good; or (also amounting to the same) faith grounded in love or charity; or (yet the same) the understanding part of the good present in the will; or (likewise amounting to the same) the affection for truth that has the affection for good within it; or (still yet the same) the affection for cognitions and facts that springs from the affection that belongs to charity towards the neighbour, such as exists with those who love the neighbour and confirm themselves in this love from the cognitions of faith and also from factual knowledge, which they love because they love the neighbour. All these are the same as the celestial-spiritual, and may be used in reference to any particular matter under discussion.

[5] That the celestial-spiritual is meant is also evident from the Word, as in Isaiah,

Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, and he who has no money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money on that which is not bread? Isaiah 55:1-2.

Here 'wine' stands for the spiritual element of faith, 'milk' for the spiritual element of love. In Moses,

He washes his garment in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are redder than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk. Genesis 49:11-12.

This is the prophecy of Jacob, who by now was Israel, regarding Judah - 'Judah' being used here to describe the Lord. By 'teeth whiter than milk' is meant the celestial-spiritual which belonged to His Natural.

[6] In Joel,

It will be, on that day, that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will run with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. Joel 3:18.

Here, where the subject is the Lord's kingdom, 'milk' stands for the celestial-spiritual. Also in the Word the land of Canaan, which represents and means the Lord's kingdom, is called 'a land flowing with milk and honey', as in Numbers 13:27; 14:8; Deuteronomy 26:9, 15; 27:3; Jeremiah 11:5; 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6, 15. In these places nothing else is meant by 'milk' than the abundance of celestial-spiritual things, and by 'honey' the abundant happiness derived from these. 'Land' is the celestial part itself of the kingdom from which they come.

[7] As regards 'a young bull' meaning the celestial-natural, this has been shown just above in 2180. The celestial-natural is the same as natural good, that is, good within the natural. Man's natural, like his rational, has its own good and its own truth, for then a marriage of good and truth exists everywhere, as stated above in 2173. The good that belongs to the natural is the delight which is perceived from charity, that is, from the friendship that is the product of charity; and from that delight springs the joy or satisfaction which belongs properly to the body. The truth of the natural consists in that factual knowledge which gives support to that delight. All this shows what the celestial-natural is.

Footnotes:

1. literally, sons

  
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