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1 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM πρωτος-A1--DSMS *κυρος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ενισχυω-VA--AAN και-C ανδριζομαι-V1--PMN

2 και-C νυν-D ερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ο- A--ASF αληθεια-N1A-ASF υποδεικνυω-VA--AAN συ- P--DS ιδου-I τρεις-A3--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM αντιιστημι-VXI-XAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF *περσις-N3D-DSF και-C ο- A--NSM τεταρτος-A1--NSM πλουτεω-VF--FAI3S πλουτος-N2--ASM μεγας-A1P-ASM παρα-P πας-A3--APM και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN καταισχυω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSM πλουτος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM επι αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S πας-A3--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM *ελλην-N---GPM

3 και-C ιστημι-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM δυνατος-A1--NSM και-C κυριευω-VF--FAI3S κυριεια-N1A-GSF πολυς-A1--GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S καθως-D αν-X βουλομαι-V1--PMS3S

4 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN αναιστημι-VH--AAN αυτος- D--ASM συντριβω-VD--FPI3S ο- A--NSF βασιλεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C μεριζω-VC--FPI3S εις-P ο- A--APM τεσσαρες-A3--APM ανεμος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ου-D κατα-P ο- A--ASF αλκη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ουδε-C κατα-P ο- A--ASF κυριεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --ASF δυναστευω-VAI-AAI3S οτι-C αποιστημι-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF βασιλεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ετερος-A1A-APM διδασκω-VF--FAI3S ουτος- D--APN

5 και-C ενισχυω-VF--FAI3S βασιλεια-N1A-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C εις-A3--NSM εκ-P ο- A--GPM δυναστης-N1M-GPM καταισχυω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C δυναστευω-VF--FAI3S δυναστεια-N1A-NSF μεγας-A1--NSF ο- A--NSF δυναστεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM

6 και-C εις-P συντελεια-N1A-ASF ενιαυτος-N2--GPM αγω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εις-P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF βορεας-N1T-GSM ποιεω-VA--AMN συνθηκη-N1--APF και-C ου-D μη-D καταισχυω-VA--AAS3S οτι-C ο- A--NSM βραχιων-N3N-NSM αυτος- D--GSM ου-D ιστημι-VF--FAI3S ισχυς-N3--ASF και-C ο- A--NSM βραχιων-N3N-NSM αυτος- D--GSM ναρκαω-VF--FAI3S και-C ο- A--GPM συνπορευομαι-V1--PMPGPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C μενω-VF2-FAI3S εις-P ωρα-N1A-APF

7 και-C αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S φυτον-N2N-NSN εκ-P ο- A--GSF ριζα-N1S-GSF αυτος- D--GSM κατα-P εαυτου- D--ASM και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF δυναμις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ισχυς-N3U-DSF αυτος- D--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ταραχη-N1--ASF και-C καταισχυω-VF--FAI3S

8 και-C ο- A--APM θεος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM καταστρεφω-VF--FAI3S μετα-P ο- A--GPM χωνευτος-A1--GPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APM οχλος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPN σκευος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN επιθυμημα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASN χρυσιον-N2N-ASN εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF αποφερω-VF--FAI3P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ετος-N3E-ASN βασιλευς-N3V-DSM βορεας-N1T-GSM

9 και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P βασιλεια-N1A-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ημερα-N1A-APF και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

10 και-C ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ερεθιζω-VS--FPI3S και-C συναγω-VF--FAI3S συναγωγη-N1--ASF οχλος-N2--GSM πολυς-A1P-GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S κατα-P αυτος- D--ASF κατασυρω-V1--PAPNSM παραερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S και-C παραοξυνω-VC--FPI3S επι-P πολυς-A1P-ASN

11 και-C οργιζω-VS--FPI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C πολεμεω-VF--FAI3S μετα-P βασιλευς-N3V-GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSM

12 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF και-C υψοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ταρασσω-VF--FAI3S πολυς-A1P-APM και-C ου-D μη-D φοβεω-VC--APS3S

13 και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C συναγω-VF--FAI3S πολις-N3I-GSF συναγωγη-N1--ASF μεγας-A3C-ASFC παρα-P ο- A--ASF πρωτος-A1--ASFS κατα-P συντελεια-N1A-ASF καιρος-N2--GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P αυτος- D--ASF επι-P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P οχλος-N2--DSM πολυς-A1P-DSM και-C εν-P χρημα-N3M-DPN πολυς-A1P-DPN

14 και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM καιρος-N2--DPM εκεινος- D--DPM διανοια-N1A-NPF αναιστημι-VF--FMI3P επι-P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C αναοικοδομεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN πιπτω-VX--XAPAPN ο- A--GSN εθνος-N3E-GSN συ- P--GS και-C αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S εις-P ο- A--ASN αναιστημι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF προφητεια-N1A-ASF και-C προςκοπτω-VF--FAI3P

15 και-C επιερχομαι-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN δορυ-N3--APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ο- A--ASF οχυρος-A1A-ASF και-C ο- A--NPM βραχιων-N3N-NPM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ιστημι-VF--FMI3P μετα-P ο- A--GPM δυναστης-N1M-GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DSM ισχυς-N3--NSF εις-P ο- A--ASN αντιιστημι-VH--AAN αυτος- D--DSM

16 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM επι-P αυτος- D--ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASN θελημα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM αντιιστημι-VXI-XAPNSM εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C ιστημι-VF--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF χωρα-N1A-DSF και-C επιτελεω-VS--FPI3S πας-A3--NSN εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM επιερχομαι-VB--AAN βια-N1A-DSF πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN εργον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C συνθηκη-N1--APF μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ποιεω-VF--FMI3S και-C θυγατηρ-N3--ASF ανθρωπος-N2--GSM διδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P ο- A--ASN φθειρω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF και-C ου-D πειθω-VF--FMI3S και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S

18 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S πολυς-A1P-APM και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S οργη-N1--ASF ονειδισμος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ορκος-N2--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASM ονειδισμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

19 επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASN καταισχυω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF χωρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C προςκοπτω-VF--FAI3S και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S και-C ου-D ευρισκω-VC--FPI3S

20 και-C αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSF ριζα-N1S-GSF αυτος- D--GSM φυτον-N2N-NSN βασιλεια-N1A-GSF εις-P αναστασις-N3I-ASF ανηρ-N3--NSM τυπτω-V1--PAPNSM δοξα-N1S-ASF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C εν-P ημερα-N1A-DPF εσχατος-A1--DPF συντριβω-VD--FPI3S και-C ου-D εν-P οργη-N1--DSF ουδε-C εν-P πολεμος-N2--DSM

21 και-C αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ευκαταφρονητος-A1B-NSM και-C ου-D διδωμι-VC--FPI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM δοξα-N1S-NSF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S εξαπινα-D καταισχυω-VF--FAI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εν-P κληροδοσια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM

22 και-C ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM ο- A--APM συντριβω-VD--APPAPM συντριβω-VF--FAI3S απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GSM

23 και-C μετα-P ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF και-C δημος-N2--GSM συντασσω-VD--APPGSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ψευδος-N3E-ASN και-C επι-P εθνος-N3E-ASN ισχυρος-A1A-ASN εν-P ολιγοστος-A1--DSN εθνος-N3E-DSN

24 εξαπινα-D ερημοω-VF--FAI3S πολις-N3I-ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S οσος-A1--APN ου-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ουδε-C ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM προνομη-N1--ASF και-C σκυλον-N2N-APN και-C χρημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--DPM διδωμι-VF--FAI3S και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυρος-A1A-ASF διανοεομαι-VC--FPI3S και-C ο- A--NPM λογισμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ματην-D

25 και-C εγειρω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εν-P οχλος-N2--DSM πολυς-A1P-DSM και-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ερεθιζω-VS--FPI3S εις-P πολεμος-N2--ASM εν-P οχλος-N2--DSM ισχυρος-A1A-DSM σφοδρα-D λιαν-D και-C ου-D ιστημι-VF--FMI3S οτι-C διανοεομαι-VC--FPI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM διανοια-N1A-DSF

26 και-C κατα ανααλισκω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM μεριμνα-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C παραερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C κατασυρω-VF2-FAI3S και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P τραυματιας-N1T-NPM πολυς-A1P-NPM

27 και-C δυο-M βασιλευς-N3V-NPM μονος-A1--NPM δειπνεω-VF--FAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASN αυτος- D--ASN και-C επι-P εις-A1A-GSF τραπεζα-N1S-GSF εσθιω-VF--FMI3P και-C ψευδολογεω-VF--FAI3P και-C ου-D ευοδοω-VC--FPI3P ετι-D γαρ-X συντελεια-N1A-NSF εις-P καιρος-N2--ASM

28 και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF χωρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P χρημα-N3M-DPN πολυς-A1P-DPN και-C ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM ποιεω-VF--FAI3S και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF χωρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

29 εις-P καιρος-N2--ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ως-C ο- A--NSF πρωτος-A1--NSFS και-C ο- A--NSF εσχατος-A1--NSF

30 και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3P *ρωμαιος-N2--NPM και-C εκωθεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C ενβριμαομαι-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S και-C οργιζω-VS--FPI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S και-C διανοεομαι-VC--FPI3S επι-P αυτος- D--APM αντι-P ος- --GPM εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM

31 και-C βραχιων-N3N-NPM παρα-P αυτος- D--GSM ιστημι-VF--FMI3P και-C μιαινω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSM φοβος-N2--GSM και-C αποιστημι-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3P βδελυγμα-N3M-ASN ερημωσις-N3I-GSF

32 και-C εν-P αμαρτια-N1A-DPF διαθηκη-N1--GSF μιαινω-VF2-FAI3P εν-P σκληρος-A1A-DSM λαος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--NSM δημος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAPNSM ουτος- D--APN καταισχυω-VF--FAI3P και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P

33 και-C εννοεω-V2--PMPNPM ο- A--GSN εθνος-N3E-GSN συνιημι-VF--FAI3P εις-P πολυς-A1P-APM και-C προςκοπτω-VF--FAI3P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF και-C παλαιοω-VC--FPI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF και-C εν-P προνομη-N1--DSF ημερα-N1A-GPF κηλιδοομαι-VC--FPI3P

34 και-C οταν-D συντριβω-V1--PMS3P συναγω-VF--FAI3P ισχυς-N3--ASF βραχυς-A3U-ASF και-C επι συναγω-VQ--FPI3P επι-P αυτος- D--APM πολυς-A1P-NPM επι-P πολις-N3I-GSF και-C πολυς-A1P-NPM ως-C εν-P κληροδοσια-N1A-DSF

35 και-C εκ-P ο- A--GPM συνιημι-V7--PAPGPM διανοεομαι-VC--FPI3P εις-P ο- A--ASN καθαριζω-VA--AAN εαυτου- D--APM και-C εις-P ο- A--ASN εκλεγω-VD--APN και-C εις-P ο- A--ASN καθαριζω-VS--APN εως-P καιρος-N2--GSM συντελεια-N1A-GSF ετι-D γαρ-X καιρος-N2--NSM εις-P ωρα-N1A-APF

36 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASN θελημα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM και-C παραοργιζω-VS--FPI3S και-C υψοω-VC--FPI3S επι-P πας-A3--ASM θεος-N2--ASM και-C επι-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM θεος-N2--GPM εξαλλος-A1B-APN λαλεω-VF--FAI3S και-C ευοδοω-VC--FPI3S εως-P αν-X συντελεω-VS--APS3S ο- A--NSF οργη-N1--NSF εις-P αυτος- D--ASM γαρ-X συντελεια-N1A-NSF γιγνομαι-V1--PMI3S

37 και-C επι-P ο- A--APM θεος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM ου-D μη-D προνοεω-VC--APS3S και-C εν-P επιθυμια-N1A-DSF γυνη-N3K-GSF ου-D μη-D προνοεω-VC--APS3S οτι-C εν-P πας-A3--DSN υψοω-VC--FPI3S και-C υποτασσω-VD--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM εθνος-N3E-NPN ισχυρος-A1A-NPN

38 επι-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM κινεω-VF--FAI3S και-D θεος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM τιμαω-VF--FAI3S εν-P χρυσιον-N2N-DSN και-C αργυριον-N2N-DSN και-C λιθος-N2--DSM πολυτελης-A3H-DSM και-C εν-P επιθυμημα-N3M-DPN

39 ποιεω-VF--FAI3S πολις-N3I-GPF και-C εις-P οχυρωμα-N3M-ASN ισχυρος-A1A-ASN ηκω-VF--FAI3S μετα-P θεος-N2--GSM αλλοτριος-A1A-GSM ος- --GSM εαν-C επιγιγνωσκω-VZ--AAS3S πληθυνω-VF2-FAI3S δοξα-N1S-ASF και-C κατακυριευω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--GSM επι-P πολυς-A1P-ASN και-C χωρα-N1A-ASF απομεριζω-VF2-FAI3S εις-P δωρεα-N1A-ASF

40 και-C κατα-P ωρα-N1A-ASF συντελεια-N1A-GSF συνκερατιζομαι-VS--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C επιοργιζω-VS--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βορεας-N1T-GSM εν-P αρμα-N3M-DPN και-C εν-P ιππος-N2--DPM πολυς-A1P-DPM και-C εν-P πλοιον-N2N-DPN πολυς-A1P-DPN και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P χωρα-N1A-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

41 και-C επιερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF χωρα-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS

42 και-C εν-P χωρα-N1A-DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF διασωζω-V1--PMPNSM

43 και-C κρατεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSN χρυσιον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSN αργυριον-N2N-GSN και-C πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF επιθυμια-N1A-GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C *λιβυες-N---NPM και-C *αιθιοψ-N3P-NPM ειμι-VF--FMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSM οχλος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

44 και-C ακοη-N1--NSF ταρασσω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM απο-P ανατολη-N1--GPF και-C βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM ισχυρος-A1A-DSM και-C ρομφαια-N1A-DSF απο αναιζω-VA--AAN και-C αποκτεινω-VA--AAN πολυς-A1P-APM

45 και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF τοτε-D ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPF θαλασσα-N1S-GPF και-C ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSF θελησις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S ωρα-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSF συντελεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM βοηθεω-V2--PAPNSM αυτος- D--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3322

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3322. 'Therefore he called his name Edom' means the resulting nature of the good, to which matters of doctrine regarding truth were allied. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling the name' or calling by name as the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006, and from the representation of 'Edom'. In the Word Esau is mentioned in various places, as also is Edom. In those places 'Esau' means the good of the natural before matters of doctrine regarding truth have been joined to it, and also before the good of life brought by an influx from the rational has been joined to it - to natural good; while 'Edom' means the good of the natural to which matters of doctrine regarding truth have been allied. But in the contrary sense 'Esau' means the evil stemming from self-love before falsities have been allied to it, that is to say, to self-love, while 'Edom' means the evil stemming from that love once they have been allied to it. The majority of names in the Word, as shown quite often, also have the contrary sense. The reason why is that in course of time the self-same things which in the Churches were forms of good and truth deteriorated into forms of evil and falsity through various kinds of adulterations.

[2] That 'Esau' and 'Edom' mean these things becomes clear from the following places: In Isaiah,

Who is this who is coming from Edom, with spattered clothes from Bozrah glorious in his apparel, marching in the vast numbers of his strength? Why are you red as to your clothing, and your clothes like his that treads in the winepress? I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no man was with me. I looked around but there was none helping, and I wondered, and there was nobody to uphold, and my own arm saved me. Isaiah 63:1-3, 5.

Here it is quite clear that 'Edom' is the Lord, and the fact that it is the Lord as regards the Divine Good of the Divine Natural is evident because the subject is the joining together of good and truth in the Lord's Human, and the conflicts brought about by temptations through which He joined the two together. 'Clothes' here means the truths of the natural man, or truths that are lower compared with other truths, see 2576, while 'red' is the good of the natural man, 3300. The Lord's work in which - by His own power, and through the conflicts brought about by temptations - He joined truths present there to good is described by the words 'I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no man was with me. I looked around but there was none helping; I wondered, and there was nobody to uphold, and my own arm saved me' - 'arm' meaning power, 878.

[3] In the Book of Judges,

O Jehovah. when You went forth from Seir, when You set out from the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, the clouds indeed dropped [water], the mountains flowed down. Judges 5:4-5.

'Setting out from the field of Edom' is almost the same in meaning as 'coming from Edom' in Isaiah. Likewise in Moses,

Jehovah came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon them. Deuteronomy 33:2.

In the same author,

I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near. A star will arise out of Jacob, and a sceptre will rise up out of Israel. And Edom will be an inheritance, and Seir will be an inheritance, of his enemies - with Israel doing valiantly - and will have dominion in regard to Jacob, and will destroy what is left of the city. Numbers 24:17-19.

This refers to the Lord's Coming into the world, His Human Essence being called 'a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre out of Israel'. 'Edom' and 'Seir' which are to be 'an inheritance' stand for the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Natural. Their becoming 'an inheritance of his enemies' stands for the fact that it would take the place of those things that existed previously in the Natural. Dominion at that time over the truths there is meant by 'he will have dominion over Jacob, and he will destroy what is left of the city' - 'Jacob' being the truth of the natural, 3305, and 'a city' doctrine, 402, 2268, 2449, 2712, 2943, 3216. Dominion is said to be had over those truths when they are subsidiary to and subject to good. Before this comes about they are called enemies because they constantly offer resistance, as shown above in 3321.

[4] In Amos,

On that day I will raise up the tent of David that is fallen down, and I will close up their breaches, and I will restore its destroyed places, and I will build it as in the days of old, that they may possess the remnants of Edom, and all the nations which have been called by My name. Amos 9:11-12.

'The tent of David' stands for the Church and worship of the Lord; 'the remnants of Edom' for those within the Church who are governed by good, 'the nations which have been called by His name' for those outside the Church who are governed by good - 'the nations' being those who are governed by good, 1259, 1260, 1416, 1849. In David,

Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me even to Edom? Will not You, O God? Psalms 60:8-10.

'Edom' stands for the good of the natural. Its being the good of the natural is evident from the meaning of 'shoe' as the lowest part of the natural, 1748.

[5] In Daniel,

At the time of the end the king of the south will clash with him; therefore the king of the north will rush upon him like a whirlwind with chariots, and will overflow and penetrate; and when he comes into the glorious land many will fall These however will be delivered out of his hand, Edom and Moab, and the firstfruits of the children of Ammon. Daniel 11:40-41.

This refers to the final state of the Church. 'The king of the north' stands for falsities, or what amounts to the same, for people in possession of falsities. 'Edom' stands for those in whom simple good is present, the type of good that exists with those who constitute the Lord's external Church. The same applies to 'Moab' and 'the children of Ammon', 2468; and as the two of them, that is to say, Edom and Moab, mean those in whom natural good exists, both are therefore mentioned together in many places. But the difference between them is that 'Edom' is the good of the natural to which matters of doctrine concerning truth have been allied, whereas 'Moab' is natural good such as also exists with those with whom the two have not been joined together. Both sets of people seem to outward appearance to be alike, but they are not so inwardly.

[6] From this it is now evident why it was said that they were not to abhor an Edomite since he was a brother, nor an Egyptian since they had been strangers in his land, Deuteronomy 23:7. Because 'an Edomite' means the good of the natural, and 'an Egyptian' means the truths of the same, which are facts, 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462, therefore the two are mentioned in the good sense. It is also evident why Jehovah told Moses that they were not to quarrel 1 with the children of Esau, for none of their territory would be given to the children of Jacob, not even enough to leave a footprint, Deuteronomy 2:4-6.

[7] In the contrary sense however Esau and Edom represent those who turn away from good by utterly despising truth and who are unwilling to associate any truth of faith at all with it, which happens chiefly for reasons of self-love. Consequently Esau and Edom in the contrary sense mean those people The same was also represented by the king of Edom coming out with many people and a strong force and refusing to let Israel pass across his frontier, Numbers 20:14-22. This evil, that is to say, the evil of self-love, which is such as does not accept the truths of faith, nor thus matters of doctrine concerning truth, is described in various places in the Word as Esau and Edom, the state of the Church when it comes to be such also being described at the same time; as in Jeremiah,

Against Edom. Is there no wisdom any longer in Teman? Has counsel perished from those who have intelligence? Has their wisdom become rotten? Flee! They have turned themselves away, they have gone down to dwell in the deep, O inhabitants of Dedan, for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him. I will strip Esau bare, I will uncover his secret places, and he is not able to be concealed. His seed have been laid waste, and his brothers, and his neighbours. Leave your orphans, I will keep them alive, and let your widows trust in Me. Edom will become a waste; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss at all its plagues. Jeremiah 49:7-8, 10-11, 17, and following verses.

[8] In David,

They say, Let not the name of Israel be remembered any more, for they consult together with one accord; against You they make a covenant - the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, and Moab, and the Hagrites. Psalms 83:4-6.

In Obadiah,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih to Edom, Behold, I have made you small among the nations; you are utterly despised. The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose seat is on high, who say in your heart, Who will bring me down to the ground? Though you exalt yourself like the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there will I bring you down. How are the men of Esau searched out, their hidden treasures sought out! Will I not on that day destroy the wise men out of Edom, and those who have intelligence out of Mount Esau, so that your mighty men may be dismayed, O Teman, and every man from Mount Esau cut off by slaughter? For the violence done to Jacob your brother shame will cover you, and you will be cut off for ever. The house of Jacob will be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau turned into stubble; and they will burn them and consume them, and there will be nothing left over to the house of Esau. And the people of the south will inherit the mountain of Esau. Obad. verses 1-4, 6, 8-10, 18, 19, 21.

'Edom' and 'Esau' here stand for the evil of the natural man, which evil, arising out of self-love, despises and rejects all truth - which leads to its devastation.

[9] In Ezekiel,

Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it, and say to it, Thus said the Lord Jehovih, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against you, and I will make you a waste and a desolation. Because you possess eternal enmity, and give over the children of Israel to the power of the sword 2 in the time of their disaster and in the time of the iniquity of the end. Because you said concerning the two nations and the two lands, They are mine and we will inherit them - and Jehovah is there. And you will know that I Jehovah have heard all your insults which you have uttered against the mountains of Israel. You will be a waste, Mount Seir, and all Edom. the whole of it. Ezekiel 35:2-5, 8-10, 12, 15.

Here it is quite clear that 'Edom' in the contrary sense is those who despise, reject, and insult spiritual goods and truths, meant by 'the mountains of Israel'.

[10] In the same prophet,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Surely in the fire of My jealousy have I spoken against the remnants of the nations, and against the whole of Edom, who have given My land to themselves as an inheritance with the joy of all [their] heart, with utter contempt. 3 Ezekiel 36:5.

Here similarly 'giving the land to themselves as an inheritance' stands for laying waste the Church, that is, good and truth that are the Church's.

[11] In Malachi,

The Word of Jehovah against Israel; I have loved you, said Jehovah, and you say, How have You loved us? Is not Esau Jacob's brother? And I love Jacob, and I hate Esau and am making his mountain into a waste. Malachi 1:1-3.

Here 'Esau' stands for the evil of the natural which does not accept spiritual truth, meant by 'Israel', 3305, or the doctrine of truth, meant by 'Jacob', 3305, and is for that reason 'laid waste', meant by 'hating'. For 'hating' has no other meaning, as is evident from what has been introduced above from the Word regarding Esau and Edom in the good sense. But when truth does not allow itself to be allied to good, Jacob is referred to in a contrary way, as in Hosea,

He will make a visitation on Jacob over his ways and requite him according to his deeds; in the womb he supplanted his brother. Hosea 12:2-3.

Footnotes:

1. literally, mix hands

2. literally, and cause the children of Israel to flow over the hands of the swords

3. literally, with contempt of soul

  
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