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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 #2336

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2336. That 'the street' means truth becomes clear from many places in the Word, as in John where the New Jerusalem is referred to,

The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate was one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. Revelation 21:21.

[2] 'The New Jerusalem' is the Lord's kingdom which because it is being described as regards good and truth is described by walls, gates, and streets. By the last of these -'the streets' - are meant all avenues of truth which lead to good, that is, all those of faith which lead to love and charity. And because truths in this way become part of good, and so are made transparent from good, it is said that 'the street was pure gold, like transparent glass'. In the same book,

Out of the middle of the street of it, and of the river, on this side and on that, was the tree of life bearing twelve fruits. Revelation 22:2.

This also refers to the New Jerusalem or the Lord's kingdom. 'The middle of the street' is the truth of faith, by means of which good comes and which after that stems from good. 'The twelve fruits' are those called the fruits of faith, for 'twelve' means all things of faith, as shown in 577, 2089, 2129, 2130.

[3] In Daniel,

Know and perceive that from the going forth of the Word to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Leader, there will be seven weeks - and sixty-two weeks; and it will be restored and built with street and moat. Daniel 9:25.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord, 'it will be restored with street and moat' meaning that there will be truth and good at that time. The fact that Jerusalem was not restored and built at that time is well known; and that it is not to be restored and built anew anyone may also know provided he does not fix his ideas on a worldly kingdom but on a heavenly kingdom meant in the internal sense by Jerusalem.

[4] In Luke,

The householder said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind. Luke 14:21.

People who confine themselves to the sense of the letter gain nothing more from this verse than the idea that the servant was to go everywhere, and that this is what is meant by 'streets and lanes', and that he was to fetch in everybody, and that this is what is meant by 'the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind'. But each and all of these words, being the Lord's, embody arcana within them. The command that he should go out into the streets and lanes means that he was to search everywhere for some genuine truth, that is, for truth which shines out of good, or through which good shines. The command that he should bring in the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind, means that such people were to be brought in as had in the Ancient Church been called the poor, maimed, lame, or blind - that is, he was to bring in those who were such as regards faith but who had led good lives, and who for this reason ought to be taught about the Lord's kingdom - thus to bring in gentiles who were as yet uninformed.

[5] Because 'streets' meant truths it was a representative custom among the Jews to teach in the streets, as is evident from Matthew 6:2, 5, and Luke 13:26-27. Wherever 'streets' are mentioned in the Prophets they mean in the internal sense either truths or things contrary to truths, as in Isaiah,

Judgement is cast away backwards, and justice stands afar off, for truth has stumbled in the street, and uprightness cannot come in. Isaiah 59:14.

In the same prophet,

Your sons fainted and lay at the head of every street. Isaiah 51:20.

In Jeremiah,

Death has come up into our windows, it has entered our palaces, cutting off the small child from the street and the young men from the lanes. Jeremiah 9:21.

[6] In Ezekiel,

By means of the hoofs of his horses Nebuchadnezzar will trample all your streets. Ezekiel 26:11.

This refers to Tyre, which means cognitions of truth, 1201. 'The hoofs of the horses' are facts which pervert the truth. In Nahum,

In the streets the chariots rage; they rush about in the lanes. Nahum 2:4.

'Chariots' stands for the doctrine of truth, which is said 'to rage in the streets' when falsity has replaced truth. In Zechariah,

Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem. And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in the streets. Zechariah 8:4-5.

This refers to affections for truth, and consequent forms of joy and gladness. There are other places besides these, such as Isaiah 24:11; Jeremiah 5:1; 7:34; 49:26; Lamentations 2:11, 19; 4:8, 14; Zephaniah 3:6.

  
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