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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 προφητευω-VA--AAD2S και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ω-I ω-I ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF

3 οτι-C εγγυς-D ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM ημερα-N1A-NSF περας-N3T-NSN εθνος-N3E-GPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S

4 και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF επι-P *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ταραχη-N1--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSF *αιθιοπια-N1A-DSF και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P τραυματιζω-VT--XPPNPM εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF και-C συνπιπτω-VF2-FMI3S αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--NPN θεμελιον-N2N-NPN

5 *περσης-N1M-NPN και-C *κρητες-N3--NPM και-C *λυδοι-N2--NPM και-C *λιβυες-N3--NPM και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM επιμικτος-N2--NPM και-C ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

6 και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P ο- A--NPN αντιστηριγμα-N3M-NPN *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C καταβαινω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF υβρις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSF απο-P *μαγδωλος-N2--GS εως-P *συηνη-N1--GSF μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

7 και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM χωρα-N1A-GPF ερημοω-VM--XPPGPF και-C ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM πολις-N3I-GPF ερημοω-VM--XPPGPF ειμι-VF--FMI3P

8 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM οταν-D διδωμι-VO--AAS1S πυρ-N3--ASN επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C συντριβω-VD--APS3P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM βοηθεω-V2--PAPNPM αυτος- D--DSF

9 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P αγγελος-N2--NPM σπευδω-V1--PAPNPM απο αναιζω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF *αιθιοπια-N1A-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ταραχη-N1--NSF εν-P αυτος- D--DPM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF οτι-C ιδου-I ηκω-V1--PAI3S

10 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S πληθος-N3E-ASN *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM δια-P χειρ-N3--GSF *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF

11 αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM λοιμος-N2--NPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN αποστελλω-VM--XMPNPM αποολλυω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C εκκενοω-VF--FAI3P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--APF μαχαιρα-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C πιμπλημι-VS--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF τραυματιας-N1T-GPM

12 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM ερημος-A1B-APM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASN πληρωμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF αλλοτριος-A1A-GPM εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM λαλεω-VX--XAI1S

13 οτι-C οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S μεγισταν-N3--APM απο-P *μεμφις-N3I-GSF και-C αρχων-N3--APM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3P ετι-D

14 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S γη-N1--ASF *παθουρης-N---GSF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN επι-P *τανις-N3I-ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S εκδικησις-N3I-ASF εν-P *διοσπολις-N3I-DSF

15 και-C εκχεω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS επι-P *σαις-N3I-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN *μεμφις-N3I-GSF

16 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C ταραχη-N1--ASF ταρασσω-VQ--FPI3S *συηνη-N1--NSF και-C εν-P *διοσπολις-N3I-DSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S εκρηγμα-N3M-NSN και-C διαχεω-VC--FPI3S υδωρ-N3T-NSN

17 νεανισκος-N2--NPM ηλιος-N2--GSM πολις-N3I-GSF και-C *βουβαστος-N2--GS εν-P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF πορευομαι-VF--FMI3P

18 και-C εν-P *ταφνας-N---DS συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF εν-P ο- A--DSN συντριβω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AS εκει-D ο- A--APN σκηπτρον-N2N-APN *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3S εκει-D ο- A--NSF υβρις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αυτος- D--ASF νεφελη-N1--NSF καλυπτω-VF--FAI3S και-C ο- A--NPF θυγατηρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSF αιχμαλωτος-A1B-NPF αγω-VQ--FPI3P

19 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S κριμα-N3M-ASN εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

20 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ενδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM πρωτος-A1--DSMS μην-N3--DSM εβδομος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

21 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM *φαραω-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF συντριβω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I ου-D καταδεω-VCI-API3S ο- A--GSN διδωμι-VC--APN ιασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN διδωμι-VC--APN επι-P αυτος- D--ASM μαλαγμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSN διδωμι-VC--APN ισχυς-N3--ASF επιλαμβανω-VB--AMN μαχαιρα-N1--APF

22 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS επι-P *φαραω-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C συντριβω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APM ισχυρος-A1A-APM και-C ο- A--APM τεινω-VM--XMPAPM και-C καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF μαχαιρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM

23 και-C διασπειρω-VF2-FAI1S *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εις-P ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN και-C λικμαω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--APF χωρα-N1A-APF

24 και-C καταισχυω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιαγω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C προνομευω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF προνομη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C σκυλευω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN σκυλον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF

25 και-C ενισχυω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF ο- A--NPM δε-X βραχιων-N3N-NPM *φαραω-N---GSM πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN διδωμι-VO--AAN ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P χειρ-N3--APF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF επι-P γη-N1--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

26 και-C διασπειρω-VF2-FAI1S *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εις-P ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN και-C λικμαω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--APF χωρα-N1A-APF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1164

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1164. That 'Cush' or Ethiopia means interior cognitions of the Word by which people confirm false assumptions is clear in Jeremiah,

Egypt comes up like the river, and like the rivers the waters are tossed about; and he said, I will go up, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city and those who dwell in it. Go up, O horses, and rage, O chariots, and let the mighty men go forth, Cush and Put that handle the shield. Jeremiah 46:8-9.

In this case 'Egypt' stands for people who believe nothing they do not grasp through facts. As a result everything is subject to doubt, denial and falsification, meant by 'rising up, covering the earth, and destroying the city'. Here 'Cush' stands for the more universal and interior cognitions of the Word by which they confirm accepted false assumptions. 'Put' stands for cognitions drawn from the literal sense of the Word which are based on sensory appearances.

[2] In Ezekiel,

A sword will come upon Egypt, and there will be grief in Cush when the slain 1 falls in Egypt; and they will take her multitude, and her foundations will be destroyed. Cush and Put and Lud and all of Ereb 2 and Kub, and the sons of the land of the covenant will fall with them by the sword. Ezekiel 30:4-6.

Except from the internal sense nobody could possibly know what these statements mean. And if the names did not mean real things, these verses would have practically no meaning at all. In this case however 'Egypt' means the knowledge by means of which they wish to enter into the mysteries of faith. 'Cush and Put' are called 'her foundations' because they are cognitions drawn from the Word.

[3] In the same prophet,

On that day messengers will go forth from before Me in ships to terrify overconfident Cush, and there will be grief among them as in the day of Egypt. Ezekiel 30:9.

'Cush' stands for cognitions drawn from the Word which confirm falsities hatched out of facts. In the same prophet,

I will make the land of Egypt into waste places, an utter desolation, from the tower of Seveneh as far as the border of Cush. Ezekiel 29:10.

In this case 'Egypt' stands for facts, 'Cush' for cognitions of the interior things of the Word, which are 'the borders' beyond which knowledge does not go.

[4] In Isaiah,

The king of Asshur will lead away the captives of Egypt and the captives of Cush, boys and old men, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt. And they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope, and because of Egypt their glory. Isaiah 20:4-5.

Here 'Cush' stands for cognitions drawn from the Word by which falsities obtained through facts are confirmed. 'Asshur' is reasoning which carries away those who are captive. In Nahum,

Cush was her strength, Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were your help. Nahum 3:9.

This refers to a vastated Church where in a similar way 'Egypt' stands for facts and 'Cush' for cognitions.

[5] 'Cush' and 'Egypt' stand simply for cognitions and knowledge which are truths useful to people whose faith is grounded in charity. 'Cush and Egypt' is used in this good sense in Isaiah,

Jehovah said, The labour of Egypt, and the wares of Cush and of the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours. They will follow after you in fetters, they will come over and bow down to you. To you they will make the supplication, God is with you only, and there is no other besides God. Isaiah 45:14.

'The labour of Egypt' stands for knowledge, 'the wares of Cush and the Sabeans' for cognitions of spiritual things which serve those who acknowledge the Lord, for all knowledge and every cognition are theirs.

[6] In Daniel,

The king of the north will have dominion over the secret hoards of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans (Put) and the Cushites will follow in his 3 steps. Daniel 11:3.

'Put and Cush' here stands for cognitions drawn from the Word, 'Egypt' for facts. In Zephaniah,

From beyond the rivers of Cush are those who adore Me. Zephaniah 3:10.

This stands for those who are beyond the range of cognitions, and so for gentiles. In David,

Noblemen will come out of Egypt, Cush will hasten [to stretch out] her hands to God. Psalms 68:31.

Here 'Egypt' stands for knowledge, and 'Cush' for cognitions.

[7] In the same author,

I will mention Rahab and Babel among those who know Me; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush. The latter was born here (in the city of God). Psalms 87:4.

'Cush' stands for cognitions drawn from the Word, hence the statement that he was 'born in the city of God'. Since 'Cush' means interior cognitions of the Word and intelligence acquired from these, it is therefore said that the second river going out of the garden of Eden encompassed the whole land of Cush. On this see what has appeared already in 117.

Footnotes:

1. literally, the pierced

2. the Hebrew word rendered Ereb here is usually regarded not as a proper but as a common noun which means a mixed company.

3. The Latin means your but the Hebrew means his, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

  
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