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Ezekiel 23

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM δυο-M γυνη-N3K-NPF ειμι-V9--IAI3P θυγατηρ-N3--NPF μητηρ-N3--GSF εις-A1A-GSF

3 και-C εκπορνευω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF εν-P ο- A--DSF νεοτης-N3T-DSF αυτος- D--GPM εκει-D πιπτω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM μαστος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM εκει-D διαπαρθενευω-VCI-API3P

4 και-C ο- A--NPN ονομα-N3M-NPN αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--IAI3S *οολα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC και-C *οολιβα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF αδελφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εγω- P--DS και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3P υιος-N2--APM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--APF και-C ο- A--NPN ονομα-N3M-NPN αυτος- D--GPM *σαμαρεια-N1A-NSF ο- A--NSF *οολα-N---NSF και-C *ιερουσαλημ-N---NSF ο- A--NSF *οολιβα-N---NSF

5 και-C εκπορνευω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF *οολα-N---NSF απο-P εγω- P--GS και-C επιτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--APM εραστης-N1M-APM αυτος- D--GSF επι-P ο- A--APM *ασσυριος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εγγιζω-V1--PAPAPM αυτος- D--DSF

6 ενδυω-VX--XAPAPM υακινθινος-A1--APN ηγεομαι-V2--PMPAPM και-C στρατηγος-N2--APM νεανισκος-N2--NPM επιλεκτος-A1B-NPM πας-A3--NPM ιππευς-N3V-NPM ιππαζομαι-V1--PMPNPM επι-P ιππος-N2--GPM

7 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF επι-P αυτος- D--APM επιλεκτος-A1B-NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ασσυριος-N2--GPM πας-A3--NPM και-C επι-P πας-A3--APM ος- --APM επιτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN ενθυμημα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GSF μιαινω-V1I-IMI3S

8 και-C ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S οτι-C μετα-P αυτος- D--GSF κοιμαω-V3I-IMI3P εν-P νεοτης-N3T-DSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αυτος- D--NPM διαπαρθενευω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF και-C εκχεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P αυτος- D--ASF

9 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASF εις-P χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM εραστης-N1M-GPM αυτος- D--GSF εις-P χειρ-N3--APF υιος-N2--GPM *ασσυριος-N2--GPM επι-P ος- --APM επιτιθημι-V7I-IMI3S

10 αυτος- D--NPM αποκαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF αισχυνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF υιος-N2--APM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P και-C αυτος- D--ASF εν-P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF αποκτεινω-VAI-AAI3P και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λαλημα-N3M-NSN εις-P γυνη-N3K-APF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εκδικησις-N3I-APF εν-P αυτος- D--DSF εις-P ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF

11 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF αδελφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSF *οολιβα-N---NSF και-C διαφθειρω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--ASF επιθεσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSF υπερ-P αυτος- D--ASF και-C ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF υπερ-P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF αδελφη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSF

12 επι-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM *ασσυριος-N2--GPM επιτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S ηγεομαι-V2--PMPAPM και-C στρατηγος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εγγυς-D αυτος- D--GSF ενδυω-VX--XAPAPM ευπαρυφος-A1B-APN ιππευς-N3V-APM ιππαζομαι-V1--PMPAPM επι-P ιππος-N2--GPM νεανισκος-N2--NPM επιλεκτος-A1B-NPM πας-A3--NPM

13 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S οτι-C μιαινω-VM--XMI3P οδος-N2--NSF εις-A1A-NSF ο- A--GPF δυο-M

14 και-C προςτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S προς-P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ανηρ-N3--APM ζωγραφεω-VM--XPPAPM επι-P ο- A--GSM τοιχος-N2--GSM εικων-N3N-APF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM ζωγραφεω-VM--XPPAPM εν-P γραφις-N3D-DSF

15 ζωννυω-VM--XPPAPM ποικιλμα-N3M-NPN επι-P ο- A--APF οσφυς-N3U-APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C τιαρα-N1A-NPF βαπτος-A1--NPF επι-P ο- A--GPF κεφαλη-N1--GPF αυτος- D--GPM οψις-N3I-NSF τρισσος-A1--NSF πας-A3--GPM ομοιωμα-N3M-ASN υιος-N2--GPM *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM γη-N1--GSF πατρις-N3D-GSF αυτος- D--GPM

16 και-C επιτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--DSF ορασις-N3I-DSF οφθαλμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSF και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S αγγελος-N2--APM προς-P αυτος- D--APM εις-P γη-N1--ASF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM

17 και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASF υιος-N2--NPM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF εις-P κοιτη-N1--ASF καταλυω-V1--PAPGPM και-C μιαινω-V1I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF πορνεια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C μιαινω-VCI-API3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSF απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

18 και-C αποκαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αποκαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF αισχυνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GSF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF αδελφη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSF

19 και-C πληθυνω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSN αναμιμνησκω-VA--AAS ημερα-N1A-APF νεοτης-N3T-GSF συ- P--GS εν-P ος- --DPF πορνευω-VAI-AAI2S εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF

20 και-C επιτιθημι-VEI-AMI2S επι-P ο- A--APM *χαλδαιος-N2--APM ος- --GPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P ως-C ονος-N2--GPM ο- A--NPF σαρξ-N3K-NPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C αιδοιος-A1A-NPN ιππος-N2--GPM ο- A--NPN αιδοιος-A1A-NPN αυτος- D--GPM

21 και-C επισκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI2S ο- A--ASF ανομια-N1A-ASF νεοτης-N3T-GSF συ- P--GS ος- --APN ποιεω-V2I-IAI2S εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF εν-P ο- A--DSN καταλυμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS ος- --GSM ο- A--NPM μαστος-N2--NPM νεοτης-N3T-GSF συ- P--GS

22 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN *οολιβα-N---VSF οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS εκεγειρω-V1--PAI1S ο- A--APM εραστης-N1M-APM συ- P--GS επι-P συ- P--AS απο-P ος- --GPM αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C επιαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM επι-P συ- P--AS κυκλοθεν-D

23 υιος-N2--APM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM *χαλδαιος-N2--APM *φακουδ-N---AS και-C *σουε-N---AS και-C *κουε-N---AS και-C πας-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM *ασσυριος-N2--GPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM νεανισκος-N2--APM επιλεκτος-A1B-APM ηγεμων-N3N-APM και-C στρατηγος-N2--APM πας-A3--APM τρισσος-A1--APM και-C ονομαστος-A1--APM ιππευω-V1--PAPAPM επι-P ιππος-N2--GPM

24 και-C πας-A3--NPM ηκω-VF--FAI3P επι-P συ- P--AS απο-P βορεας-N1T-GSM αρμα-N3M-NPN και-C τροχος-N2--NPM μετα-P οχλος-N2--GSM λαος-N2--GPM θυρεος-N2--NPM και-C πελτη-N1--NPF και-C βαλλω-VF2-FAI3P φυλακη-N1--ASF επι-P συ- P--AS κυκλος-N2--DSM και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPM κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C εκδικεω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DPN κριμα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GPM

25 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM ζηλος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS εν-P συ- P--DS και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P μετα-P συ- P--GS εν-P οργη-N1--DSF θυμος-N2--GSM μυκτηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ους-N3T-APN συ- P--GS αποαιρεω-VF2-FAI3P και-C ο- A--APM καταλοιπος-A1B-APM συ- P--GS εν-P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI3P αυτος- D--NPM υιος-N2--APM συ- P--GS και-C θυγατηρ-N3--APF συ- P--GS λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P και-C ο- A--APM καταλοιπος-A1B-APM συ- P--GS πυρ-N3--ASN καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S

26 και-C εκδυω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--AS ο- A--ASM ιματισμος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF καυχησις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS

27 και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF ασεβεια-N1A-APF συ- P--GS εκ-P συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ου-D μη-D αιρω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS επι-P αυτος- D--APM και-C *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D μη-D μιμνησκω-VS--APS2S ουκετι-D

28 διοτι-C οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS παραδιδωμι-V8--PAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P χειρ-N3--APF ος- --GPM μισεω-V2--PAI2S απο-P ος- --GPM αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

29 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P εν-P συ- P--DS εν-P μισος-N3E-DSN και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM πονος-N2--APM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM μοχθος-N2--APM συ- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2S γυμνος-A1--NSF και-C ασχημονεω-V2--PAPNSF και-C αποκαλυπτω-VV--FPI3S αισχυνη-N1--NSF πορνεια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS και-C ασεβεια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSF πορνεια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS

30 ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ουτος- D--APN συ- P--DS εν-P ο- A--DSN εκπορνευω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS οπισω-P εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C μιαινω-V1I-IMI2S εν-P ο- A--DPN ενθυμημα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GPM

31 εν-P ο- A--DSF οδος-N2--DSF ο- A--GSF αδελφη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS πορευομαι-VCI-API2S και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN ποτηριον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εις-P χειρ-N3--APF συ- P--GS

32 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN ποτηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF αδελφη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS πινω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASN βαθυς-A3U-ASN και-C ο- A--ASN πλατυς-A3U-ASN ο- A--ASN πλεοναζω-V1--PAPASN ο- A--GSN συντελεω-VA--AAN

33 μεθη-N1--ASF και-C εκλυσις-N3I-GSF πιμπλημι-VS--FPI2S και-C ο- A--NSN ποτηριον-N2N-NSN αφανισμος-N2--GSM ποτηριον-N2N-NSN αδελφη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS *σαμαρεια-N1A-GSF

34 και-C πινω-VF--FMI2S αυτος- D--ASN και-C ο- A--APF εορτη-N1--APF και-C ο- A--APF νουμηνια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GSF αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S διοτι-C εγω- P--NS λαλεω-VX--XAI1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

35 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αντι-P ος- --GPM επιλανθανω-VBI-AMI2S εγω- P--GS και-C αποριπτω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--AS οπισω-P ο- A--GSN σωμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS και-C συ- P--NS λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF ασεβεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS

36 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ου-D κρινω-VF2-FAI2S ο- A--ASF *οολα-N---ASF και-C ο- A--ASF *οολιβα-N---ASF και-C αποαγγελλω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--DPF ο- A--APF ανομια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPF

37 οτι-C μοιχαομαι-V3I-IMI3P και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GPF ο- A--APN ενθυμημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPF μοιχαομαι-V3I-IMI3P και-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPF ος- --APN γενναω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--DS διααγω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPN δια-P εμπυρος-A1B-GPN

38 εως-D και-C ουτος- D--APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--DS ο- A--APN αγιος-A1A-APN εγω- P--GS μιαινω-V1I-IAI3P και-C ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS βεβηλοω-V4I-IAI3P

39 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN σφαζω-V1--PAN αυτος- D--APM ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DPN ειδωλον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P εις-P ο- A--APN αγιος-A1A-APN εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSN βεβηλοω-V4--PAN αυτος- D--APN και-C οτι-C ουτως-D ποιεω-V2I-IAI3P εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS

40 και-C οτι-C ο- A--DPM ανηρ-N3--DPM ο- A--DPM ερχομαι-V1--PMPDPM μακροθεν-D ος- --DPM αγγελος-N2--APM εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--APM και-C αμα-D ο- A--DSN ερχομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APM ευθυς-D λουω-V1I-IMI2S και-C στιβιζω-V1I-IMI2S ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS και-C κοσμος-N2--GSM κοσμος-N2--DSM

41 και-C καταημαι-V5I-IMI2S επι-P κλινη-N1--GSF στρωννυω-VM--XMPGSF και-C τραπεζα-N1S-NSF κοσμεω-VM--XMPNSF προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--ASN θυμιαμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS ευφραινω-V1--IMI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

42 και-C φωνη-N1--ASF αρμονια-N1A-GSF ανακρουω-V1I-IMI3P και-C προς-P ανηρ-N3--APM εκ-P πληθος-N3E-GSN ανθρωπος-N2--GPM ηκω-V1--PAPAPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF ερημος-N2--GSF και-C διδωμι-V8I-IMI3P ψελιον-N2N-APN επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C στεφανος-N2--ASM καυχησις-N3I-GSF επι-P ο- A--APF κεφαλη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM

43 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S ου-D εν-P ουτος- D--DPM μοιχευω-V1--PAI3P και-C εργον-N2N-APN πορνη-N1--GSF και-D αυτος- D--NSF εκπορνευω-VAI-AAI3S

44 και-C ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMI3P προς-P γυνη-N3K-ASF πορνη-N1--ASF ουτως-D ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P προς-P *οολα-N---ASF και-C προς-P *οολιβα-N---ASF ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN ανομια-N1A-ASF

45 και-C ανηρ-N3--NPM δικαιος-A1A-NPM αυτος- D--NPM εκδικεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APF εκδικησις-N3I-DSF μοιχαλις-N3D-GSF και-C εκδικησις-N3I-DSF αιμα-N3M-GSN οτι-C μοιχαλις-N3D-NPF ειμι-V9--PAI3P και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GPM

46 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ανααγω-VB--AAD2S επι-P αυτος- D--APF οχλος-N2--ASM και-C διδωμι-VO--AAD2S εν-P αυτος- D--DPF ταραχη-N1--ASF και-C διαρπαγη-N1--ASF

47 και-C λιθοβολεω-VA--AAD2S επι-P αυτος- D--APF λιθος-N2--DPM οχλος-N2--GPM και-C κατακεντεω-V2--PAD2S αυτος- D--APF εν-P ο- A--DPN ξιφος-N3E-DPN αυτος- D--GPM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI3P και-C ο- A--APM οικος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM ενπιμπρημι-VF--FAI3P

48 και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ασεβεια-N1A-ASF εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C παιδευω-VC--FPI3P πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF και-C ου-D μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P κατα-P ο- A--APF ασεβεια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM

49 και-C διδωμι-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF ασεβεια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GP επι-P συ- P--AP και-C ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF ο- A--GPN ενθυμημα-N3M-GPN συ- P--GP λαμβανω-VF--FMI2P και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2P διοτι-C εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8408

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8408. 'When we sat by a pot of flesh' means a life according to their own pleasure, and such as they craved for. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pot' as a container of good, and in the contrary sense a container of evil, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'flesh' as the heavenly proprium, thus good, and in the contrary sense as the proprium that is man's own, thus evil, also dealt with below. 1 And since 'flesh' means the proprium, 'sitting by a pot of flesh' means a life according to one's own pleasure, and such as one craves for; for that is the life of the proprium. The reason why 'a pot' means a container of good, and in the contrary sense a container of evil, is that 'the flesh' cooked in it means good and in the contrary sense evil. And having these meanings 'a pot' also means the bodily level or the natural level of the human mind, since these are containers of good or of evil. This being so, it is used in a general sense to mean a person, and in an even more general sense to mean a people or a city; and when 'a pot' is used to mean these, 'flesh' means the good or the evil that is in them, as in Ezekiel,

... the men who think iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, saying, [The time] is not near; [the city] itself is the pot, we are the flesh. Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovih, Your slain whom you have placed in the midst of it, 2 they are the flesh, but it is the pot. Ezekiel 11:2-3, 7.

Here 'the pot' stands for the city or the people there, and 'the flesh' for evil, since 'the slain', who are called 'the flesh', are those among whom goodness and truth have been wiped out, 4503.

[2] In the same prophet,

Tell a parable against the house of rebellion, and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Put on the pot, put it on, and also pour [water into it gather] the pieces into it - every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice of the bones. The Lord Jehovih said, Woe to the city of blood, 3 to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out of it! Ezekiel 24:3-6.

Here 'the pot' stands for the city or the people there, among whom there exists the evil that results when good is profaned. The good or flesh there is 'the thigh and the shoulder'; the evil is 'the scum' coming from it, and good when profaned is the scum remaining, which also accounts for the city's being called 'the city of blood'.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Jehovah said to Jeremiah, What do you see? I said, A puffed out pot do I see, its face towards the north. Then Jehovah said, From the north evil will be opened over all the inhabitants of the land. Jeremiah 1:11-14.

'A puffed-out pot' stands for a people whom falsities have taken possession of, and 'the north' for the sensory and bodily levels of the human mind, from which evil pours out. The subject here is the end of the Church, when what belongs to the external and therefore to sensory and bodily levels, together with falsity and evil, has dominion; for the Lord's Church moves in a series of stages from what is internal to what is external, at which point it breathes its last.

[4] In Zechariah,

On that day there will be on the horses' bells, Holiness to Jehovah. And the pots in the house of Jehovah will be as the bowls before the altar. And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holiness to Jehovah Zebaoth; and all offering sacrifice will come, and take from them, and cook in them. Zechariah 14:20-21.

The subject here is the salvation of faithful believers, faithful believers being 'the pots', which they are called because they receive good from the Lord; and because they receive that good every 'pot' is said to be 'holiness to Jehovah'. 'The bells of the horses, with Holiness on them' are truths in agreement with good. Since 'pots' are recipients and containers of good, they like all the other vessels for the altar were made of bronze, Exodus 38:3; for 'bronze' means the good of the natural, 425, 1551.

[5] In addition to this 'the pot' may mean religious teachings because these hold the Church's good and truth within them. Such teachings are meant by 'the pot' in which at Elisha's command a soup was boiled for the sons of the prophets, described as follows in the second Book of Kings,

Elisha came again to Gilgal, when there was a famine in the land. When the sons of the prophets were sitting before him he said to his servant, Put on a great pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets. One of them went out into the field to gather herbs and found a wild vine, and gathered from it wild gourds, and cut them up into the pot of soup. While they were eating of the soup they cried out, There is death in the pot, O man of God! But he said that they should bring flour, which he threw into the pot, and said, Pour out for the people and let them eat. Then there was not anything bad in the pot. 2 Kings 4:38-41.

It should be recognized that all Divine miracles have to do with things connected with the Lord's kingdom and the Church, 7337, 8364, and that 'Elisha' represents the Word of the Lord, 2762, and 'prophets' teachings derived from it, 2534, 7269. From this one may see what thing connected with the Church was represented by this miracle, which was that if the Church's good has been falsified it is made good again by means of truth from the Word. 'A famine' is a lack of cognitions or knowledge of truth and good; 'the pot' is religious teachings; 'soup' is the good of the Jewish Church's outward religious observances; 'gourds from a wild vine' is falsification; and 'flour' is truth from the Word, 2177, used to make good again that which has been falsified, meant by 'death in the pot'. The reason why 'pots' means containers of good is that they were included among the utensils in which food was prepared, and 'food', every kind of it, means such things as nourish the soul, that is, affections for good and truth, 681, 1480, 3114, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5576, 5410, 5915.

Footnotes:

1. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes proprium as A distinctive characteristic; the essential nature, selfhood. It is a Latin word meaning 'one's own (thing)'. Swedenborg uses it in the specialized sense of 'what is of the self.'

2. i.e. the city

3. literally, bloods

  
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