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1 ουτως-D δεικνυω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ιδου-I αγγος-N3E-NSN ιξευτης-N1M-GSM

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--ASN συ- P--NS βλεπω-V1--PAI2S *αμως-N---VSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S αγγος-N3E-ASN ιξευτης-N1M-GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P εγω- P--AS ηκω-V1--PAI3S ο- A--NSN περας-N3T-NSN επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---ASM ουκετι-D μη-D προςτιθημι-VE--AAS1S ο- A--GSN παραερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

3 και-C ολολυζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN φατνωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--GSM ναος-N2--GSM εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM πολυς-A1P-NSM ο- A--NSM πιπτω-VX--XAPNSM εν-P πας-A3--DSM τοπος-N2--DSM επιριπτω-VA--AAS1S σιωπη-N1--ASF

4 ακουω-VA--AAD2P δη-X ουτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM εκτριβω-V1--PAPNPM εις-P ο- A--ASN πρωι-D πενης-N3T-ASM και-C καταδυναστευω-V1--PAPNPM πτωχος-N2--APM απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 ο- A--NPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ποτε-D διαερχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM μην-N3--NSM και-C εμπολαω-VF--FAI1P και-C ο- A--NPN σαββατον-N2N-NPN και-C αναοιγω-VF--FAI1P θησαυρος-N2--APM ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN μικρος-A1A-ASN μετρον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--GSN μεγαλυνω-VA--AAN σταθμιον-N2N-APN και-C ποιεω-VA--AAN ζυγος-N2--ASM αδικος-A1B-ASM

6 ο- A--GSN κταομαι-V3--PMN εν-P αργυριον-N2N-DSN πτωχος-N2--APM και-C ταπεινος-A1--ASM αντι-P υποδημα-N3M-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GSN γενημα-N3M-GSN ενπορευομαι-VF--FMI1P

7 ομνυμι-V5--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κατα-P υπερηφανια-N1A-GSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ει-C επιλανθανω-VC--FPI3S εις-P νεικος-N3E-ASN πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εργον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP

8 και-C επι-P ουτος- D--DPM ου-D ταρασσω-VQ--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF και-C πενθεω-VF--FAI3S πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNSM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ως-C ποταμος-N2--NSM συντελεια-N1A-NSF και-C καταβαινω-VF--FMI3S ως-C ποταμος-N2--NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

9 και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C δυω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM ηλιος-N2--NSM μεσημβρια-N1A-GSF και-C συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN

10 και-C μεταστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF εορτη-N1--APF συ- P--GP εις-P πενθος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ωδη-N1--APF συ- P--GP εις-P θρηνος-N2--ASM και-C αναβιβαζω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P πας-A1S-ASF οσφυς-N3U-ASF σακκος-N2--ASM και-C επι-P πας-A1S-ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF φαλακρωμα-N3M-ASN και-C τιθημι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--ASM ως-C πενθος-N3E-ASN αγαπητος-A1--GSM και-C ο- A--APM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ημερα-N1A-ASF οδυνη-N1--GSF

11 ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C εκ αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S λιμος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ου-D λιμος-N2--ASM αρτος-N2--GSM ουδε-C διψα-N1S-ASF υδωρ-N3T-GSN αλλα-C λιμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ακουω-VA--AAN λογος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM

12 και-C σαλευω-VC--FPI3P υδωρ-N3T-APN εως-P θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C απο-P βορεας-N1T-GSM εως-P ανατολη-N1--GPF περιτρεχω-VF2-FMI3P ζητεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASM λογος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ου-D μη-D ευρισκω-VB--AAS3P

13 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF εκλειπω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPF παρθενος-N2--NPF ο- A--NPF καλος-A1--NPF και-C ο- A--NPM νεανισκος-N2--NPM εν-P διψος-N3E-DSN

14 ο- A--NPM ομνυμι-V5--PAPNPM κατα-P ο- A--GSM ιλασμος-N2--GSM *σαμαρεια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--NPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ζαω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS *δαν-N---VSM και-C ζαω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS *βηρσαβεε-N---VS και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P και-C ου-D μη-D αναιστημι-VH--AAS3P ετι-D

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1460

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1460. That 'there was a famine in the land' means a lack of cognitions which still existed with the Lord when He was a boy is clear from what has been stated already. In childhood the cognitions that reside with man never come from that which is interior but from the objects of the senses, most of all from hearing; for, as has been stated, with the external man there are recipient vessels which are called those of the memory. Those vessels, as anyone may know, are formed by means of cognitions, the internal man flowing in and assisting that formation. Consequently the learning of cognitions and their implantation in the memory take place in the measure that the internal man is flowing in. So also with the Lord when a boy, for He was born as any other and received instruction as any other. But in His case the interiors were celestial, which fashioned the vessels to receive cognitions, and after that these cognitions to become vessels for receiving the Divine. The interiors with Him were Divine, being from Jehovah His Father, but the exteriors were human, being from Mary His mother. From this it becomes clear that in childhood a lack of cognitions within His external man existed with the Lord as much as with all others.

[2] That 'famine' means a lack of cognitions is clear from elsewhere in the Word, as in Isaiah,

They do not look closely at the work of Jehovah, and they do not regard what His hands have done. Therefore My people will go into exile because they have no knowledge, and their honourable men will be famished,' and their multitude parched with thirst. Isaiah 5:12-13.

'Honourable men famished 1 stands for a lack of celestial cognitions, 'multitude parched with thirst' for a lack of spiritual cognitions. In Jeremiah,

They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; and no evil will come upon us; neither shall we see sword and famine. And the prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them. Jeremiah 5:12-13.

'Sword and famine' stands for becoming robbed of cognitions of truth and good. 'Prophets' stands for those who teach, in whom 'the word is not'. That 'being consumed by sword and famine' means becoming robbed of cognitions of truth and good, and that these have to do with vastation, 'sword' as to spiritual things, 'famine' as to celestial things, is clear from many parts of the Word, such as Jeremiah 14:13-16, 18; Lamentations 4:9; and elsewhere.

[3] So also in Ezekiel,

I will bring more famine upon you, and will break for you the staff of bread; and I will send famine and evil beasts upon you, and they will rob you of your children. And I will bring the sword upon you. Ezekiel 5:16-17.

'Famine' stands for when one has been robbed of celestial cognitions, or cognitions of good, and therefore falsities and evils occur. In David,

And He summoned a famine over the land, He broke every staff of bread. Psalms 105:16.

'Breaking the staff of bread' stands for being deprived of celestial nourishment, for the life of good spirits and of angels is sustained by no other food than cognitions of good and truth, and by goods and truths themselves. This is the origin of the meaning in the internal sense of famine and bread. In the same author,

He has satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with good. Psalms 107:9.

This stands for those desiring cognitions. In Jeremiah,

Lift up your hands for the soul of your little children who faint from famine at the head of every street. Lamentations 2:19.

'Famine' stands for an absence of cognitions, 'streets' for truths. In Ezekiel,

They will dwell securely and not be made afraid; and I shall raise up for them a plant for renown, and they will no more be consumed with famine in the land. Ezekiel 34:28-29.

This stands for their being deprived no longer of the cognitions of good and truth.

[4] In John,

They will not hunger any more, nor thirst any more. Revelation 7:16.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom where they have an abundance of all celestial cognitions and goods, meant by 'not hungering', and of spiritual cognitions and truths, meant by 'not thirsting'. The Lord said something similar, in John,

I am the Bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. John 6:35.

In Luke,

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Luke 6:21.

In the same gospel,

He has filled the hungry with good things. Luke 1:53.

This refers to celestial goods and the cognitions of these. In Amos there is a plain statement that 'famine' means the lack of cognitions,

Behold, the days are coming, when I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah. Amos 8:11-12.

Footnotes:

1. literally, their glory will be mortals of famine

  
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