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Lamentations 2

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1 πῶς-D γνοφόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὀργή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *σιων-N---GSF καταῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκ-P οὐρανός-N2--GSM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF δόξασμα-N3M-ASN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C οὐ-D μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S ὑποποδίον-N2N-GSN πούς-N3D-GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὀργή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

2 καταποντίζω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D φείδομαι-VA--AMPNSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὡραῖος-A1A-APN *ἰακώβ-N---GSM κατααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S ἐν-P θυμός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APN ὀχύρωμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSF θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF *ιουδα-N---GSM κολλάω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἄρχων-N3--APM αὐτός- D--GSF

3 συνκλαίω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὀργή-N1--DSF θυμός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ὀπίσω-D δεξιός-A1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐχθρός-A1A-GSM καί-C ἀναἅπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P *ἰακώβ-N---DSM ὡς-C πῦρ-N3--ASN φλόξ-N3G-ASF καί-C καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κύκλος-N2--DSM

4 ἐντείνω-VAI-AAI3S τόξον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ὡς-C ἐχθρός-A1A-NSM στερεόω-VAI-AAI3S δεξιός-A1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὡς-C ὑπεναντίος-A1A-NSM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἐπιθύμημα-N3M-APN ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P σκηνή-N1--DSF θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF *σιων-N---GSF ἐκχέω-V2I-IAI3S ὡς-C πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

5 γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὡς-C ἐχθρός-A1A-NSM καταποντίζω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM καταποντίζω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF βάρις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSF διαφθείρω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--APN ὀχύρωμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πληθύνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--DSF θυγάτηρ-N3--DSF *ιουδα-N---GSM ταπεινόω-V4--PMPASF καί-C ταπεινόω-VM--XMPASF

6 καί-C διαπετάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὡς-C ἄμπελος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--ASN σκήνωμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM διαφθείρω-V1I-IAI3S ἑορτή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P *σιων-N---DSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF καί-C σάββατον-N2N-GSN καί-C παραὀξύνω-VAI-AAI3S ἐμβρίμημα-N3M-DSN ὀργή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C ἱερεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C ἄρχων-N3--ASM

7 ἀποὠθέω-VAI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποτινάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ἁγίασμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM συντρίβω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF ἐχθρός-A1A-GSM τεῖχος-N3E-ASN βάρις-N3I-GPF αὐτός- D--GSF φωνή-N1--ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὡς-C ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF

8 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSN διαφθείρω-VA--AAN τεῖχος-N3E-ASN θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF *σιων-N---GSF ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S μέτρον-N2N-ASN οὐ-D ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P καταπάτημα-N3M-GSN καί-C πενθέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN προτείχισμα-N3M-ASN καί-C τεῖχος-N3E-ASN ὁμοθυμαδόν-D ἀσθενέω-VAI-AAI3S

9 ἐνπαγάομαι-VAI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF πύλη-N1--NPF αὐτός- D--GSF ἀποὀλλύω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C συντρίβω-VAI-AAI3S μοχλός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSF βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἄρχων-N3--APM αὐτός- D--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S νόμος-N2--NSM καί-C γέ-X προφήτης-N1M-NPM αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P ὅρασις-N3I-ASF παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM

10 καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σιωπάω-VAI-AAI3P πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF *σιων-N---GSF ἀναβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3P χοῦς-N3--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF κεφαλή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM περιζώννυμι-VAI-AMI3P σάκκος-N2--APM καταἄγω-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ἀρχηγός-N2--APM παρθένος-N2--APF ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF

11 ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ἐν-P δάκρυ-N3--DPN ὁ- A--NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS ταράσσω-VQI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκχέω-VCI-API3S εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN σύντριμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκλείπω-VB--AAN νήπιος-A1A-NPN καί-C θηλάζω-V1--PAPNPN ἐν-P πλατύς-A3U-DPF πόλις-N3I-GSF

12 ὁ- A--DPF μήτηρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ποῦ-D σῖτος-N2--NSM καί-C οἶνος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκλύω-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM ὡς-C τραυματίας-N1T-NSM ἐν-P πλατύς-A3U-DPF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκχέω-V2--PMN ψυχή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P κόλπος-N2--ASM μήτηρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

13 τίς- I--ASN μαρτυρέω-VA--AAS1S σύ- P--DS ἤ-C τίς- I--ASN ὁμοιόω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS θυγάτηρ-N3--VSF *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF τίς- I--NSM σώζω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS καί-C παρακαλέω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS παρθένος-N2--NSF θυγάτηρ-N3--VSF *σιων-N---GSF ὅτι-C μεγαλύνω-VCI-API3S ποτήριον-N2N-NSN συντριβή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS τίς- I--NSM ἰάομαι-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--AS

14 προφήτης-N1M-NPM σύ- P--GS ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P σύ- P--DS μάταιος-A1A-APN καί-C ἀφροσύνη-N1--ASF καί-C οὐ-D ἀποκαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀδικία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN ἐπιστρέφω-VA--AAN αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P σύ- P--DS λῆμμα-N3M-APN μάταιος-A1A-APN καί-C ἔξωσμα-N3M-APN

15 κροτέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS χείρ-N3--APF πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM παραπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNPM ὁδός-N2--ASF συρίζω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C κινέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF κεφαλή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἦ-D οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF ὅς- --ASF εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P στέφανος-N2--NSM δόξα-N1S-GSF εὐφροσύνη-N1--NSF πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

16 δια ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS στόμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἐχθρός-A1A-NPM σύ- P--GS συρίζω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C βρύχω-VAI-AAI3P ὀδούς-N3--APM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P καταπίνω-V1I-IAI1P αὐτός- D--ASF πλήν-D οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ὅς- --ASF προςδοκάω-V3I-IAI1P εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1P αὐτός- D--ASF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1P

17 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NPN ἐνθυμέομαι-VCI-API3S συντελέω-VAI-AAI3S ῥῆμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ἐκ-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ἀρχαῖος-A1A-GPM κατααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C οὐ-D φείδομαι-VAI-AMI3S καί-C εὐφραίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ἐχθρός-A1A-ASM ὑψόω-VAI-AAI3S κέρας-N3T-NSN θλίβω-V1--PAPGSM σύ- P--AS

18 βοάω-VAI-AAI3S καρδία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM τείχη-N1--NSF *σιων-N---GSF καταἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὡς-C χειμάροος-N2--APM δάκρυ-N2N-APN ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C νύξ-N3--GSF μή-D δίδωμι-VO--AAS2S ἔκνηψις-N3I-ASF σεαυτοῦ- D--DSF μή-D σιωπάω-VA--AMO3S θύγατηρ-N3--VSF ὁ- A--NSM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS

19 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S ἀγαλλιάομαι-VA--AAD2S ἐν-P νύξ-N3--DSF εἰς-P ἀρχή-N1--APF φυλακή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκχέω-VA--AAD2S ὡς-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS ἀπέναντι-D πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM αἴρω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM χείρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GS περί-P ψυχή-N1--GSF νήπιος-A1A-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM ἐκλύω-V1--PMPGPM λιμός-N2--DSM ἐπί-P ἀρχή-N1--GSF πᾶς-A1S-GPF ἔξοδος-N2--GPF

20 ὁράω-VB--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD2S τίς- I--DSN ἐπιφυλλίζω-VAI-AAI2S οὕτως-D εἰ-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P γυνή-N3K-NPF καρπός-N2--ASM κοιλία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐπιφυλλίς-N3D-APF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μάγειρος-N2--NSM φονεύω-VC--FPI3P νήπιος-A1A-APN θηλάζω-V1--PAPAPN μαστός-N2--APM ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI2S ἐν-P ἁγίασμα-N3M-DSN κύριος-N2--GSM ἱερεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C προφήτης-N1M-ASM

21 κοιμάω-VCI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔξοδος-N2--ASF παιδάριον-N2N-NSN καί-C πρεσβύτης-N1M-NSM παρθένος-N2--NPF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C νεανίσκος-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS πορεύομαι-VCI-API3P ἐν-P αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-DSF ἐν-P ῥομφαία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἐν-P λιμός-N2--DSM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI2S ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὀργή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS μαγειρεύω-VAI-AAI2S οὐ-D φείδομαι-VAI-AMI2S

22 καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ἑορτή-N1--GSF παροικία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS κυκλόθεν-D καί-C οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὀργή-N1--GSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἀνασώζω-V1--PMPNSM καί-C καταλείπω-VP--XMPNSM ὡς-C ἐπικρατέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C πληθύνω-VAI-AAI1S ἐχθρός-A1A-APM ἐγώ- P--GS πᾶς-A3--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2335

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2335. 'For we will spend the night in the street' means that He was willing, so to speak, to judge from truth. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'the street' and from the meaning of 'spending the night'. 'Street' is mentioned in various places in the Word, and in the internal sense has a similar meaning to 'a way', namely, truth; for a street is a way within a city, as will be clear from the places quoted in the next paragraph. That here 'spending the night' is judging may become clear from the meaning of 'the night'. It has been shown above in 2323 that 'the evening' means the penultimate state of the Church when faith is starting to be no more. It also means the visitation which takes place prior to judgement. From this it is evident that night which follows is the last state when faith is no more, and also when judgement takes place. From this it is plain that in the internal sense 'spending the night in the street' means judging from truth.

[2] As for judgement it is twofold, that is to say, there is judgement from good and judgement from truth. People who have faith are judged from good, but those who do not have it are judged from truth. The fact that those who have faith are judged from good is quite clear in Matthew 25:34-40, while those who do not have it are judged from truth, in verses 41-46. Those judged from good are saved since they have accepted good, but those judged from truth are condemned because they have rejected good. Good is the Lord's, and those who acknowledge this in life and faith are the Lord's, and are therefore saved; but those who do not acknowledge it in life, nor consequently in faith, cannot be the Lord's nor thus be saved. They are judged therefore according to the actions done in their life and according to their thoughts and ends in view. And when judged according to these they are inevitably condemned, for the truth is that of himself man can do, think, and intend nothing but evil, and of himself rushes towards hell insofar as he is not held back from that place by the Lord.

[3] The situation with regard to judgement from truth is this: The Lord never judges anyone except from good, for His will is to lift all men, however many these may be, up to heaven, indeed if it were possible, up to Himself. For the Lord is mercy itself and good itself, and mercy itself and good itself cannot possibly condemn anyone. It is man who, in rejecting good, condemns himself. As a person has fled habitually from good during his lifetime, so in the next life he flees from it, and therefore from heaven and the Lord. For the Lord cannot be present except within good. He is present in truth as well, but not in truth separated from good. That the Lord does not condemn anyone, that is, does not judge them to hell, He Himself declares in John,

God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world but that the world might be saved through Him. This is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, but men preferred darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:17, 19.

And in the same gospel,

If anyone hears My words, yet does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. John 12:47.

[4] See in addition what has been said already on these matters in 223, 245, 592, 696, 1093, 1683, 1874, 2258. When judgement was dealt with above in 2320, 2321, it was shown that all judgement belongs to the Lord's Divine Human and His Holy proceeding, according to the Lord's words in John,

The Father does not judge anyone, but has given all judgement to the Son. John 5:22.

Now however it is said that the Lord does not judge anyone by condemning him. This shows the nature of the Word in the letter - that unless understood from a sense other than the letter, namely from the internal sense, it would be unintelligible. The internal sense alone shows what is really involved in judgement.

  
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