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Ezekiel 31

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ενδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM τριτος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S προς-P *φαραω-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--DSN πληθος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--DSM ομοιοω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτου- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN συ- P--GS

3 ιδου-I *ασσουρ-N---NS κυπαρισσος-N2--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSM *λιβανος-N2--DSM και-C καλος-A1--NSM ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF και-C υψηλος-A1--NSM ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSF αρχη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM

4 υδωρ-N3--NSN εκτρεφω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSF αβυσσος-N2--NSF υψοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF αγω-VBI-AAI3S κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GPN φυτον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN συστεμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN

5 ενεκεν-P ουτος- D--GSM υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN μεγεθος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GSM παρα-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN και-C πλατυνω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM κλαδος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM απο-P υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN

6 εν-P ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF αυτος- D--GSM νοσσευω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C υποκατω-P ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM γενναω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN εν-P ο- A--DSF σκια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN εθνος-N3E-GPN

7 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καλος-A1--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM δια-P ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF ριζα-N1S-NPF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P υδωρ-N3--ASN πολυς-A1P-ASN

8 κυπαρισσος-N2--NPF τοιουτος-A1--NPF ου-D γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C πιτυς-N3U-NPF ου-D ομοιος-A1A-NPF ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ελατη-N1--NPF ου-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ομοιος-A1A-NPF ο- A--DPM κλαδος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NSN ξυλον-N2N-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ου-D ομοιοω-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εν-P ο- A--DSN καλλος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM

9 δια-P ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM

10 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αντι-P ος- --GPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S μεγας-A1P-NSM ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN υψοω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASM

11 και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P χειρ-N3--APF αρχων-N3--GSM εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF απωλεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

12 και-C εκολεθρευω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM αλλοτριος-A1A-NPM λοιμος-N2--NPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C καταβαλλω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN εν-P πας-A1S-DPF ο- A--DPF φαραγξ-N3G-DPF πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM κλαδος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C συντριβω-VDI-API3S ο- A--NPN στελεχος-N3E-NPN αυτος- D--GSM εν-P πας-A3--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P απο-P ο- A--GSF σκεπης-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM λαος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C εδαφιζω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM

13 επι-P ο- A--ASF πτωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM αναπαυω-VAI-AMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APN στελεχος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM

14 οπως-C μη-D υψοω-VC--APS3P εν-P ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN εν-P ο- A--DSN υδωρ-N3T-DSN και-C ου-D διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF και-C ου-D ιστημι-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GPM προς-P αυτος- D--APN πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM πινω-V1--PAPNPM υδωρ-N3--ASN πας-A3--NPM διδωμι-VCI-API3P εις-P θανατος-N2--ASM εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM υιος-N2--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM προς-P καταβαινω-V1--PAPAPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

15 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM πενθεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSF αβυσσος-N2--NSF και-C επιιστημι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF και-C κωλυω-VAI-AAI1S πληθος-N3E-ASN υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C σκοταζω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSM *λιβανος-N2--NSM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN επι-P αυτος- D--DSM εκλυω-VCI-API3P

16 απο-P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM σειω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτε-D καταβιβαζω-V1I-IAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P λακκος-N2--ASM και-C παρακαλεω-V2I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--NPN εκλεκτος-A1--NPN ο- A--GSM *λιβανος-N2--GSM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πινω-V1--PAPNPN υδωρ-N3--ASN

17 και-C γαρ-X αυτος- D--NPM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM εν-P ο- A--DPM τραυματιας-N1T-DPM απο-P μαχαιρα-N1--APF και-C ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM υπο-P ο- A--ASF σκεπης-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3P

18 τις- I--DSN ομοιοω-VCI-API2S καταβαινω-VC--APD2S και-C καταβιβαζω-VS--APD2S μετα-P ο- A--GPN ξυλον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM κοιμαω-VC--FPI2S μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF ουτως-D *φαραω-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9489

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9489. 'And a cubit and a half its height' means what is complete so far as degrees are concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'a cubit and a half' as what is complete, dealt with immediately above in 9488; and from the meaning of 'height' as degrees so far as good and so far as truth are concerned. The reason why 'height' has this meaning is that all good and the truth derived from it emanates from the Lord, and the Lord is in the highest place of all, and therefore is called the Most High, 8153. For He is the Sun of heaven, 5097, 8812, and that Sun is above the heavens; it is also the centre from which the whole of heaven that is underneath is brought into being and kept in being. All heights in heaven, measured from its Sun as the centre, are differences in good and the truth derived from it. Consequently those in the inmost heaven are closer to the Lord, because they are governed by the good of love to Him, thus are governed by good more than all others are. Those in the middle heaven are further away from there because they are governed by a lower kind of good, and those in the lowest are still further away. But those in hell are altogether remote from the Lord, because they are ruled by evil and the falsity arising from it. They do not even look towards the Sun, but backwards, away from the Sun. When regarded by the angels therefore, they appear in an upside down position, feet upwards and head downwards. Now since distances and spatial dimensions in the next life are appearances determined by states of good and the truth derived from it, 9440, 'height' in the spiritual sense means degrees so far as good and so far as truth are concerned, that is, degrees away from the Most High, who is the Lord and so Divine Good itself.

[2] From this it is clear what 'height' means in the following places, as in Jeremiah,

They will come and sing on the height of Zion, and converge towards the goodness of Jehovah; and their soul will be like a watered garden. Jeremiah 31:12.

Here 'the height of Zion' stands for celestial good, which is the level of good above spiritual good. The meaning of 'height' as good is what accounts for the statement that they will 'converge towards the goodness of Jehovah'. In Ezekiel,

Asshur was a cedar in Lebanon. Its height was made high, and its branches were made long by many waters. It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches. Ezekiel 31:3, 5, 7.

'Asshur' stands for an enlightened power of reason, 'a cedar in Lebanon' for the spiritual Church, 'its height' for the degree of good.

[3] In the same prophet,

On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it. Ezekiel 17:23.

Again in the same prophet,

On My holy mountain, and on the mountain height of Israel, all the house of Israel will serve Me. Ezekiel 20:40.

'The mountain height of Israel' stands for the highest degree of good and of the truth derived from it among those belonging to the spiritual Church. Since most things in the Word have a contrary meaning as well, so too does 'height'. In the contrary sense it means the evil of self-love, and so haughtiness of mind, as in Isaiah 14:14; Ezekiel 31:10, 14; 32:5; Amos 2:9; Daniel 4:11, 20; and a number of other places. Another reason why 'height' means degrees so far as good and the truth derived from it are concerned is that what is 'high' means what is internal, and good becomes by degrees more perfect towards more internal parts. For the meaning of what is 'high' as what is internal, see 1735, 2148, 4210, 4599.

  
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