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Ezekiel 33

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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 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM γη-N1--NSF επι-P ος- --ASF αν-X επιαγω-V1--PAI1S ρομφαια-N1A-ASF και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ανθρωπος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C διδωμι-VO--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASM εαυτου- D--DPM εις-P σκοπος-N2--ASM

3 και-C οραω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF ερχομαι-V1--PMPASF επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C σαλπιζω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-DSF και-C σημαινω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM

4 και-C ακουω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--NSM ακουω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-GSF και-C μη-D φυλασσω-VA--AMS3S και-C επιερχομαι-VB--AAS3S ο- A--NSF ρομφαια-N1A-NSF και-C καταλαμβανω-VB--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

5 οτι-C ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-GSF ακουω-VA--AAPNSM ου-D φυλασσω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSN αιμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S και-C ουτος- D--NSM οτι-C φυλασσω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκαιρεω-VBI-AMI3S

6 και-C ο- A--NSM σκοπος-N2--NSM εαν-C οραω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF ερχομαι-V1--PMPASF και-C μη-D σημαινω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--DSF σαλπιγξ-N3G-DSF και-C ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM μη-D φυλασσω-VA--AMS3S και-C ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF ρομφαια-N1A-NSF λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM ψυχη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--NSF δια-P ο- A--ASF εαυτου- D--GSF ανομια-N1A-ASF λαμβανω-VVI-API3S και-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκ-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSM σκοπος-N2--GSM εκζητεω-VF--FAI1S

7 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM σκοπος-N2--ASM διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ακουω-VF--FMI2S εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN εγω- P--GS λογος-N2--ASM

8 εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM αμαρτωλος-A1B-DSM θανατος-N2--DSM θανατοω-VC--FPI2S και-C μη-D λαλεω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--GSN φυλασσω-VA--AMN ο- A--ASM ασεβης-A3H-APM απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανομος-A1B-NSM ο- A--DSF ανομια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--ASN δε-X αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS εκζητεω-VF--FAI1S

9 συ- P--NS δε-X εαν-C προ αποαγγελλω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--DSM ασεβης-A3H-DSM ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN απο-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C μη-D αποστρεφω-VA--AAS3S απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--DSF ασεβεια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S και-C συ- P--NS ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF σεαυτου- D--GSM εκαιρεω-VM--XMI2S

10 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ουτως-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI2P λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--NPF πλανη-N1--NPF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPF ανομια-N1A-NPF εγω- P--GP επι-P εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3P και-C εν-P αυτος- D--DPF εγω- P--NP τηκω-V1--PMI1P και-C πως-D ζαω-VF--FMI1P

11 ειπον-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ου-D βουλομαι-V1--PMI1S ο- A--ASM θανατος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM ασεβης-A3H-GSM ως-C ο- A--ASN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM ασεβης-A3H-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ζαω-V3--PAN αυτος- D--ASM αποστροφη-N1--DSF αποστρεφω-VA--AAD2P απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF συ- P--GP και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN αποθνησκω-V1--PAI2P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

12 ειπον-VB--AAD2S προς-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF δικαιος-A1A-GSM ου-D μη-D εκαιρεω-VB--AMS3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF πλαναω-VC--APS3S και-C ανομια-N1A-NSF ασεβης-A3H-GSM ου-D μη-D κακοω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF αποστρεφω-VA--AAS3S απο-P ο- A--GSF ανομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C δικαιος-A1A-NSM ου-D μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMS3S σωζω-VC--APN

13 εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM δικαιος-A1A-DSM ουτος- D--NSM πειθω-VX--XAI3S επι-P ο- A--DSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S ανομια-N1A-ASF πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GSM ου-D μη-D αναμιμνησκω-VS--APS3P εν-P ο- A--DSF αδικια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S

14 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ειπον-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSM ασεβης-A3H-DSM θανατος-N2--DSM θανατοω-VC--FPI2S και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FMI2S απο-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF

15 και-C ενεχυρασμα-N3M-ASN αποδιδωμι-VO--AAS3S και-C αρπαγμα-N3M-ASN αποτινω-VA--AAS3S εν-P προσταγμα-N3M-DPN ζωη-N1--GSF διαπορευομαι-V1--PMS3S ο- A--GSN μη-D ποιεω-VA--AAN αδικος-A1B-ASM ζωη-N1--DSF ζαω-VF--FMI3S και-C ου-D μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3S

16 πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF αμαρτια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --APF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S ου-D μη-D αναμιμνησκω-VS--APS3P οτι-C κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-VF--FMI3S

17 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF

18 εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN δικαιος-A1A-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S ανομια-N1A-GSF και-C αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPF

19 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM αμαρτωλος-A1B-ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF ανομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S κριμα-N3M-ASN και-C δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF εν-P αυτος- D--DPM αυτος- D--NSM ζαω-VF--FMI3S

20 και-C ουτος- D--ASN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --ASN ειπον-VAI-AAI2P ου-D ευθυς-A3U-NSF ο- A--NSF οδος-N2--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM εκαστος-A1--ASM εν-P ο- A--DPF οδος-N2--DPF αυτος- D--GSM κρινω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AP οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

21 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P ο- A--DSN δωδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM δωδεκατος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM πεμπτος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GP ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM ανασωζω-VC--APPNSM προς-P εγω- P--AS απο-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αλισκω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF

22 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S επι-P εγω- P--AS χειρ-N3--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM εσπερα-N1A-GSF πριν-D ερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM και-C αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN εως-D ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--ASN πρωι-D και-C αναοιγω-VQ--APPNSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN στομα-N3M-NSN ου-D συνεχω-VCI-API3S ετι-D

23 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--APF ερημοω-VM--XPPAPF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3P εις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM και-C καταεχω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C εγω- P--NP πολυς-A3C-NPM ειμι-V9--PAI1P εγω- P--DP διδωμι-VM--XMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εις-P κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF

25 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ειπον-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

27 ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS ει-C μην-X ο- A--NPM εν-P ο- A--DPF ερημοω-VM--XPPDPF μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P και-C ο- A--NPM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM διδωμι-VC--FPI3P εις-P καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN και-C ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DPF τειχιζω-VT--XMPDPF και-C ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DPN σπηλαιον-N2N-DPN θανατος-N2--DSM αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S

28 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ερημος-A1B-ASF και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--NSF υβρις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δια-P ο- A--ASN μη-D ειμι-V9--PAN διαπορευομαι-V1--PMPASM

29 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM ερημος-A1B-ASF και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3S δια-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN βδελυγμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P

30 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NPM λαλεω-V2--PAPNPM περι-P συ- P--GS παρα-P ο- A--APN τειχος-N3E-APN και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM πυλων-N3W-DPM ο- A--GPF οικια-N1A-GPF και-C λαλεω-V2--PAI3P ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM συνερχομαι-VB--AAS1P και-C ακουω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--APN εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPAPN παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM

31 ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P προς-P συ- P--AS ως-C συνπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S λαος-N2--NSM και-C καταημαι-V5--PMI3P εναντιον-P συ- P--GS και-C ακουω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--APN ου-D μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P οτι-C ψευδος-N3E-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C οπισω-P ο- A--GPN μιασμα-N3M-GPN ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GPM

32 και-C γιγνομαι-V1--PMS2S αυτος- D--DPM ως-C φωνη-N1--NSF ψαλτηριον-N2N-GSN ηδυφωνος-A1B-GSN ευαρμοστος-A1B-GSN και-C ακουω-VF--FMI3P συ- P--GS ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN και-C ου-D μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN

33 και-C ηνικα-D αν-X ερχομαι-VB--AAS3S ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ιδου-I ηκω-V1--PAI3S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C προφητης-N1M-NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM

   

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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.