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Ezekiel 32

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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 δωδεκατος-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 λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S θρηνος-N2--ASM επι-P *φαραω-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--DSM λεων-N3--DSM εθνος-N3E-GPN ομοιοω-VCI-API2S και-C συ- P--NS ως-C δρακων-N3--NSM ο- A--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF θαλασσα-N1S-DSF και-C κερατιζω-V1I-IAI2S ο- A--DPM ποταμος-N2--DPM συ- P--GS και-C ταρασσω-V1I-IAI2S υδωρ-N3--ASN ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM συ- P--GS και-C καταπατεω-V2I-IAI2S ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS

3 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C περιβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AS δικτυον-N2N-APN λαος-N2--GPM πολυς-A1--GPM και-C ανααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSN αγκιστρον-N2N-DSN εγω- P--GS

4 και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πεδιον-N2N-APN πιμπλημι-VS--FPI3S συ- P--GS και-C επι καταιζω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AS πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN πετεινον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S εκ-P συ- P--GS πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF σαρξ-N3K-APF συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS

6 και-C ποτιζω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF απο-P ο- A--GPN προχωρημα-N3M-GPN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSN πληθος-N3E-GSN συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN φαραγξ-N3G-APF ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S απο-P συ- P--GS

7 και-C κατακαλυπτω-VF--FAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN σβεννυμι-VC--APN συ- P--AS ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN αστρον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM ηλιος-N2--ASM εν-P νεφελη-N1--DSF καλυπτω-VF--FAI1S και-C σεληνη-N1--NSF ου-D μη-D φαινω-VD--APS3S ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN αυτος- D--GSF

8 πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN φαινω-V1--PAPNPN φως-N3T-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSM ουρανος-N2--DSM συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI3P επι-P συ- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S σκοτος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

9 και-C παραοργιζω-VF2-FAI1S καρδια-N1A-ASF λαος-N2--GPM πολυς-A1--GPM ηνικα-D αν-X αγω-V1--PAI1S αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN εις-P γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI2S

10 και-C στυγναζω-VF--FAI3P επι-P συ- P--AS εθνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN και-C ο- A--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GPM εκστασις-N3I-DSF εκιστημι-VF--FMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN πετομαι-V5--PMN ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS επι-P προσωπον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM προςδεχομαι-V1--PMPNPM ο- A--ASF πτωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GPM απο-P ημερα-N1A-GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS

11 οτι-C οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ρομφαια-N1A-NSF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF ηκω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--DS

12 εν-P μαχαιρα-N1--DPF γιγας-N3--GPM και-C καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF συ- P--GS λοιμος-N2--NPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN πας-A3--NPM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASF υβρις-N3I-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C συντριβω-VD--FPI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSF

13 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSF απο-P υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN και-C ου-D μη-D ταρασσω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASN ετι-D πους-N3D-NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C ιχνος-N3E-NSN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ου-D μη-D καταπατεω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASN

14 ουτως-D τοτε-D ησυχαζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NPN υδωρ-N3T-NPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPM ποταμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM ως-C ελαιον-N2N-NSN πορευομαι-VF--FMI3P λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

15 οταν-D διδωμι-VO--AAS1S *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C ερημοω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF συν-P ο- A--DSF πληρωσις-N3I-DSF αυτος- D--GSF οταν-D διασπειρω-VA--AAS1S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

16 θρηνος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C θρηνεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ο- A--NPF θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN θρηνεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C επι-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSF θρηνεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

17 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P ο- A--DSN δωδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN ο- A--GSM πρωτος-A1--GSMS μην-N3--GSM πεντεκαιδεκατος-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

18 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM θρηνεω-VA--AAD2S επι-P ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C καταβιβαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN νεκρος-A1A-APF εις-P ο- A--ASN βαθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF προς-P ο- A--APM καταβαινω-V1--PAPAPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

20 εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM

21 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P συ- P--DS ο- A--NPM γιγας-N3--NPM εν-P βαθυς-A3U-DSM βοθρος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2S τις- I--GSN κρεισσων-A3C-NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S καταβαινω-VC--APD2S και-C κοιμαω-VC--APD2S μετα-P απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF

22 εκει-D *ασσουρ-N---NS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P και-C ο- A--NSF ταφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P βαθυς-A3U-DSM βοθρος-N2--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM ο- A--NPM πιπτω-VX--XAPNPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

23 ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF

24 εκει-D αιλαμ-N---NSN και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF δυναμις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM ο- A--NPM πιπτω-VX--XAPNPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF και-C ο- A--NPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPNPM απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VX--XAPNPM αυτος- D--GPM φοβος-N2--ASM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF βασανος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

25 εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM

26 εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P *μοσοχ-N---NS και-C *θοβελ-N---NS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GPM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM απο-P μαχαιρα-N1--APF ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VX--XAPNPM ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF

27 και-C κοιμαω-VCI-API3P μετα-P ο- A--GPM γιγας-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM πιπτω-VX--XAPGPM απο-P αιων-N3W-GSM ος- --NPM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM εν-P οπλον-N2N-DPN πολεμικος-A1--DPN και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APF μαχαιρα-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM υπο-P ο- A--APF κεφαλη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF ανομια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--GPN οστεον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C εκφοβεω-VAI-AAI3P γιγας-N3--APM εν-P γη-N1--DSF ζωη-N1--GSF

28 και-C συ- P--NS εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM κοιμαω-VC--FPI2S μετα-P τραυματιζω-VT--XPPGPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

29 εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P τραυμα-N3M-ASN μαχαιρα-N1--APF ουτος- D--NPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM κοιμαω-VCI-API3P μετα-P καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

30 εκει-D ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM πας-A3--NPM στρατηγος-N2--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ο- A--NPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPNPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM συν-P ο- A--DSM φοβος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF αυτος- D--GPM κοιμαω-VCI-API3P απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF και-C αποφερω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF βασανος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

31 εκεινος- D--APM οραω-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *φαραω-N---NSM και-C παρακαλεω-VC--FPI3S επι-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

32 οτι-C διδωμι-VX--XAI1S ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF *φαραω-N---NSM και-C πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained #72

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72. (Verse 16) And he had in his right hand seven stars. That this signifies all the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth from Him, is evident from the signification of having in His right hand, as denoting from Himself; for hand signifies power, and hence whatever pertains to it, and thus also whatever is from it, the reason why the right hand is mentioned is because it signifies the power of good by means of truth (that the hand signifies power may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 878, 3091, 4931-4937, 6947, 10019; and therefore whatever pertains to it, and is from it, n. 9133, 10019, 10405; that the right hand signifies the power of good by truth, see n. 9604, 9736, 10061; and that the right hand of Jehovah signifies the Divine power of the Lord, thus omnipotence, see n, 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 7673, 8281, 9133, 10019); and from the signification of stars, as being the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth (concerning which in what follows); and from the signification of seven, as denoting all (concerning which see above, n. 20, 24).

[2] That stars signify the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth, thus goods and truths, is from appearances in the spiritual world; for there the Lord is seen as a Sun, and the angels from a distance as stars. The reason why the angels are thus seen, is from the reception of light from the Lord as a Sun, thus from the reception of Divine truth, which is from the Lord; for this is the light of heaven. This is why it is said in Daniel,

"They that be intelligent shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that justify many, as the stars for ever" (12:3).

They that are intelligent, are those who are in truths, and those that justify many, are those who are in good (as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 346-348).

[3] When it is known that the sun signifies the Lord as to Divine love, thus also Divine love from the Lord, and that stars signify the truths of the church, and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof, it can also be known what is signified in the Word, where it is said that the sun shall be darkened, and that the stars shall withdrawn their shining, and also that they shall fall from heaven; and it may also be seen what stars signify when mentioned in other parts of the Word, as in the following passages in Isaiah:

I will make "the earth a waste, that he may destroy the sinners from it; the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not shine with their light; the sun shall be covered with darkness in his rising, and the moon shall not give forth the splendour of her light" (13:9, 10).

The vastation of the church is there treated of, which takes place when there is no longer any good of love and truth of faith; the earth which shall be laid waste is the church (as may be seen above, n. 29).

[4] In Ezekiel:

"I will cover the heavens when I shall extinguish thee, and will darken the stars; the sun will I cover with a cloud, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine; all the luminaries of light will I darken over thee, and I will give darkness over the land" (32:7, 8).

Darkness over the land denotes falsities in the church. In Joel:

"The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining" (2:10, 11; 3:15).

In Matthew:

In the consummation of the age "after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken" (24:29; Mark 13:24).

In Daniel:

From one of the horns of the he-goat "went forth a little horn, and it increased greatly towards the south, and towards the east, and towards glory; and it increased towards the host of the heavens, and it cast down of the host and of the stars, and trampled upon them; yea, even to the prince of the host it lifted up itself" (8:9, 10, 11).

Here, by the host of heaven are meant the goods and truths of the church in their whole extent (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3448, 7236, 7988, 8019), specifically those which combat against falsities (see n. 7277); hence Jehovah is called, Jehovah Zebaoth, that is, of hosts (see n. 3448, 7988).

In the Apocalypse:

The dragon, with his tail "drew the third part of the stars of heaven to the earth" (12:4).

Stars also in that passage denote the goods and truths of the church, and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof; the third part denotes the greater part; but what is signified by the dragon will be seen in the following pages.

Again:

"The stars of heaven fell to the earth" (Apoc. 6:13).

Again:

"A star fell from heaven unto the earth" (Apoc. 9:1).

Again:

"A great star fell from heaven burning as a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters" (Apoc. 8:10).

Because stars signify the goods and truths of the church and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof, by their falling from heaven is signified that they perish.

In David:

Jehovah "counteth the number of the stars, he calleth them all by names" (Psalms 147:4)

and in the same:

"Praise ye Jehovah, sun and moon; praise him all ye stars of light" (Psalms 148:3).

In the book of Judges:

"The kings came, they fought from heaven; the stars fought in their courses" (5:19, 20).

Because the angels in the spiritual heaven shine as stars, and because all truth and good belonging to them are from the Lord, therefore the Lord, as He is called an angel, is also called a star; as in Moses:

"A star shall arise (orietur) out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise (surget) out of Israel" (Numbers 24:17).

And in the Apocalypse:

Jesus, "the bright and morning star" (22:16).

It is therefore clear why it was that the wise men from the east saw a star, and followed it, and that it stood where Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1, 2, 9).

From these considerations it can now be known what is signified by the seven stars which were seen in the right hand of the Son of man, who is the Lord as to the Divine Human (as may be seen above, n. 63).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.