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Ezekiel 19

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1 και-C συ- P--NS λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S θρηνος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASM αρχων-N3--ASM ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

2 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S τις- A--ASN ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF συ- P--GS σκυμνος-N2--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN λεων-N3--GPM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN λεων-N3--GPM πληθυνω-V1I-IAI3S σκυμνος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF

3 και-C αποπηδαω-VAI-AAI3S εις-A3--NSM ο- A--GPM σκυμνος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSF λεων-N3W-NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S και-C μανθανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--GSN αρπαζω-V1--PAN αρπαγμα-N3M-APN ανθρωπος-N2--APM εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S

4 και-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P αυτος- D--GSM εθνος-N3E-NPN εν-P ο- A--DSF διαφθορα-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GPM συνλαμβανω-VVI-API3S και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P κημος-N2--DSM εις-P γη-N1--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

5 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S οτι-C αποωθεω-VX--XAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSF υποστασις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αλλος- D--ASM εκ-P ο- A--GPM σκυμνος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSF λεων-N3--ASM τασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

6 και-C αναστρεφω-V1I-IMI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN λεων-N3--GPM λεων-N3W-NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S και-C μανθανω-VBI-AAI3S αρπαζω-V1--PAN αρπαγμα-N3M-APN ανθρωπος-N2--APM εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S

7 και-C νεμω-V1I-IMI3S ο- A--DSM θρασυς-A3U-DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF αυτος- D--GPM εκερημοω-VAI-AAI3S και-C απο αναιζω-VAI-AAI3S γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASN πληρωμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF απο-P φωνη-N1--GSF ωρυμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM

8 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--ASM εθνος-N3E-APN εκ-P χωρα-N1A-GPF κυκλοθεν-D και-C εκ επιεταζω-VA--AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--ASM δικτυον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM εν-P διαφθορα-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GPM συνλαμβανω-VVI-API3S

9 και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P κημος-N2--DSM και-C εν-P γαλεαγρα-N1A-DSF ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P φυλακη-N1--ASF οπως-C μη-D ακουω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

10 ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF συ- P--GS ως-C αμπελος-N2--NSF ως-C ανθος-N3E-NSN εν-P ροα-N1A-DSF εν-P υδωρ-N3T-DSN φυτευω-VM--XMPNSF ο- A--NSM καρπος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--NSM βλαστος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εκ-P υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN

11 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSF ραβδος-N2--NSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF επι-P φυλη-N1--ASF ηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN στελεχος-N3E-GPN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN μεγεθος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εν-P πληθος-N3E-DSN κλημα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GSF

12 και-C κατακλαω-VCI-API3S εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM επι-P γη-N1--ASF ριπτω-VVI-API3S και-C ανεμος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM καυσων-N3W-NSM ξηραινω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN εκλεκτος-A1--APN αυτος- D--GSF εκδικεω-VCI-API3S και-C ξηραινω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF ραβδος-N2--NSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSF πυρ-N3--ASN ανααλισκω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

13 και-C νυν-D φυτευω-VX--XAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF εν-P γη-N1--DSF ανυδρος-A1B-DSF

14 και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πυρ-N3--NSN εκ-P ραβδος-N2--GSF εκλεκτος-A1--GPM αυτος- D--GSF και-C καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF ραβδος-N2--NSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF φυλη-N1--NSF εις-P παραβολη-N1--ASF θρηνος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εις-P θρηνος-N2--ASM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #289

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289. 'Wife' is used to mean the Church, in the universal sense the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth. This too has been shown already, while the fact that 'mother' as well has the same meaning follows from this. In the Word the Church is commonly called 'mother', as in Isaiah,

Where is your mother's bill of divorce? Isaiah 50:1.

In Jeremiah,

Your, mother has been utterly shamed, she who bore you is covered with shame. Jeremiah 50:12.

In Ezekiel,

[You are] your mother's daughter who loathes her husband and her sons. Your mother is a Hittite and your father an Amorite. Ezekiel 16:45.

Here 'husband' (vir) stands for the Lord and everything celestial, 'sons for truths of faith, 'Hittite' for falsity, and 'Amorite' for evil. In the same prophet,

Your mother was like a vine in your likeness, planted beside the waters, fruitful, full of branches by reason of many waters. Ezekiel 19:10.

Here 'mother' stands for the Ancient Church. The Most Ancient Church is pre-eminently called a 'mother' because it was the first Church, and the only one to be celestial. For that reason it was the Lord's beloved more than any other.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.