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1 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητευω-VA--AAD2S επι-P *γωγ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS επι-P συ- P--AS *γωγ-N---ASM αρχων-N3--ASM *ρως-N---GS *μοσοχ-N---GS και-C *θοβελ-N---GS

2 και-C συναγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C καταοδηγεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C αναβιβαζω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS απο-P εσχατος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C ανααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

3 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN τοξον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF αριστερος-A1A-GSF και-C ο- A--APN τοξευμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF δεξιος-A1A-GSF και-C καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS

4 επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2S συ- P--NS και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM περι-P συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--NPN μετα-P συ- P--GS διδωμι-VC--FPI3P εις-P πληθος-N3E-APN ορνις-N3I-GPM πας-A3--DSN πετεινον-N2N-DSN και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS καταβιβρωσκω-VC--APN

5 επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN πιπτω-VF2-FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

6 και-C αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN επι-P *γωγ-N---ASM και-C καταοικεω-VC--FPI3P ο- A--NPF νησος-N2--NPF επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

7 και-C ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN γιγνωσκω-VS--FPI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ου-D βεβηλοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN ουκετι-D και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM αγιος-A1A-NSM εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM

8 ιδου-I ηκω-V1--PAI3S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF εν-P ος- --DSF λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S

9 και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C καιω-VF--FAI3P εν-P ο- A--DPN οπλον-N2N-DPN πελτη-N1--DPF και-C κοντος-N2--DPM και-C τοξον-N2N-DPN και-C τοξευμα-N3M-DPM και-C ραβδος-N2--DPF χειρ-N3--GPF και-C λογχη-N1--DPF και-C καιω-VF--FAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DPM πυρ-N3--ASN επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN

10 και-C ου-D μη-D λαμβανω-VB--AAS3P ξυλον-N2N-APN εκ-P ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN ουδε-C μη-D κοπτω-VA--AAS3P εκ-P ο- A--GPM δρυμος-N2--GPM αλλα-C η-C ο- A--APN οπλον-N2N-APN κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P πυρ-N3--DSN και-C προνομευω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APM προνομευω-VA--AAPAPM αυτος- D--APM και-C σκυλευω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APM σκυλευω-VA--AAPAPM αυτος- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

11 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM τοπος-N2--ASM ονομαστος-A1--ASM μνημειον-N2N-ASN εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM ο- A--ASN πολυανδριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPM επιερχομαι-VB--AAPGPM προς-P ο- A--DSF θαλασσα-N1S-DSF και-C περιοικοδομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN περιστομιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF φαραγξ-N3G-GSF και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P εκει-D ο- A--ASM *γωγ-N---ASM και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C καλεω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSN γαι-N---NSN ο- A--NSN πολυανδριον-A---NSN ο- A--GSM *γωγ-N---GSM

12 και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ινα-C καθαριζω-VS--APS3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εν-P επταμηνος-N2--DSF

13 και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P ονομαστος-A1--ASN ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF δοξαζω-VSI-API1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

14 και-C ανηρ-N3--APM δια-P πας-A3--GSM διαστελλω-VF2-FAI3P επιπορευομαι-V1--PMPAPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF θαπτω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM καταλειπω-VP--XMPAPM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF καθαριζω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF μετα-P ο- A--ASF επταμηνος-N2--ASF και-C εκζητεω-VF--FAI3P

15 και-C πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM διαπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM οστεον-N2N-ASN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οικοδομεω-VF--FAI3S παρα-P αυτος- D--ASN σημειον-N2N-ASN εως-P οστις- X--GSN θαπτω-VA--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--NPM θαπτω-V1--PAPNPM εις-P ο- A--ASN γαι-N---ASN ο- A--ASN πολυανδριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSM *γωγ-N---GSM

16 και-C γαρ-X ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF *πολυανδριον-N2N-NSN και-C καθαριζω-VS--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF

17 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S πας-A3--DSN ορνεον-N2N-DSN πετεινον-N2N-DSN και-C προς-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN συναγω-VQ--APD2P και-C ερχομαι-V1--PMD2P συναγω-VQ--APD2P απο-P πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM περικυκλω-D επι-P ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF θυω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DP θυσια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P κρεας-N3--APN και-C πινω-VF--FMI2P αιμα-N3M-ASN

18 κρεας-N3--APN γιγας-N3--GPM εσθιω-VF--FMI2P και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN αρχων-N3--GPM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πινω-VF--FMI2P κριος-N2--APM και-C μοσχος-N2--APM και-C τραγος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--NPM μοσχος-N2--NPM στεατοομαι-VM--XPPNPM πας-A3--NPM

19 και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P στεαρ-N3--ASN εις-P πλησμονη-N1--ASF και-C πινω-VF--FMI2P αιμα-N3M-ASN εις-P μεθη-N1--ASF απο-P ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GS ος- --GSF θυω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--DP

20 και-C ενπιμπλημι-VS--FPI2P επι-P ο- A--GSF τραπεζα-N1S-GSF εγω- P--GS ιππος-N2--ASM και-C αναβατης-N1M-ASM γιγας-N3--ASM και-C πας-A3--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM πολεμιστης-N1--ASM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

21 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF δοξα-N1S-ASF εγω- P--GS εν-P συ- P--DP και-C οραω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF επιαγω-VBI-AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--APM

22 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF και-C επεκεινα-D

23 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτι-C δια-P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPN αιχμαλωτευω-VCI-API3P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αντι-P ος- --GPM αθετεω-VAI-AAI3P εις-P εγω- P--AS και-C αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

24 κατα-P ο- A--APF ακαθαρσια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C κατα-P ο- A--APN ανομημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM και-C αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

25 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM νυν-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF *ιακωβ-N---GSM και-C ελεεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ζηλοω-VF--FAI1S δια-P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS

26 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF ατιμια-N1A-ASF εαυτου- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF αδικια-N1A-ASF ος- --ASF αδικεω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN καταοικιζω-VS--APN αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM εκφοβεω-V2--PAPNSM

27 εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--APM εκ-P ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C συναγω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--APM εκ-P ο- A--GPF χωρα-N1A-GPF ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C αγιαζω-VS--FPI1S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ενωπιον-P ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN

28 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSN επιφαινω-VD--APN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--DPM εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN

29 και-C ου-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ουκετι-D ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM αντι-P ος- --GSM εκχεω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS επι-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #5585

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5585. 'Saying, You will not see my face' means that no compassion will show itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'face', when used in reference to a person, as his interiors, that is to say, his affections and consequent thoughts, dealt with in 358, 1999, 2434, 3527, 3573, 4066, 4796, 4797, 5102. But when used in reference to the Lord, for the Lord is represented in the highest sense by 'Joseph', 'face' means mercy and compassion, and therefore 'not seeing his face' means a lack of mercy or absence of compassion. Not that the Lord lacks any compassion, for He is pure mercy; but when the intermediary that effects the joining to Him is not present it does seem to a person as though there is no compassion in the Lord. The reason for this is that if no intermediary effecting the joining together is present, no acceptance of good takes place. And if there is no acceptance of good, evil is present instead. If at this time the person calls out to the Lord because evil prompts him to do so, thus for selfish reasons in defiance of anyone else's needs, he is not heard, in which case it seems as though no compassion shows itself.

[2] As regards 'Jehovah's (or the Lord's) face' meaning mercy, this is evident from the Word; for understood properly 'Jehovah's (or the Lord's) face' is Divine love itself, and being Divine love it is the face of mercy since mercy is the expression of love towards the human race set in such miseries. The truth that 'Jehovah's (or the Lord's) face' is Divine Love may be seen from the Lord's face when He was transfigured in the presence of Peter, James, and John; that is, when He displayed His Divinity to them,

His face shone like the sun. Matthew 17:2.

It has been shown already that 'the sun' is Divine Love, see 30-38, 1521, 1529-1531, 2441, 2495, 3636, 3643, 4060, 4321 (end), 4696. The Lord's actual Divinity had never previously appeared in any face; but His Divine Human had so appeared, through which, seemingly within which, Divine Love - which in relation to the human race is Divine Mercy - showed itself. This Divine Mercy within the Divine Human is called 'the angel of His face' in Isaiah,

I will cause the mercies of Jehovah to be remembered. He has rewarded 1 them according to His mercies, and according to the abundance of His mercies; and He became their Saviour. And the angel of His face saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them. Isaiah 63:7-9.

The expression 'the angel' is used because 'angels' in the Word means in the internal sense some attribute of the Lord, 1925, 2821, 4085, in this case His mercy, which is why the phrase 'the angel of His face' is used.

[3] 'Jehovah's (or the Lord's) face' is not only mercy but also peace and goodness since these are attributes of mercy, as may also be seen from the following places: In the Blessing,

Jehovah make His face shine upon you and be merciful to you. Jehovah lift up His face upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:25-26.

Here it is quite evident that 'making His face shine' means showing mercy, and 'lifting up His face' means granting His peace. In David,

God be merciful to us and bless us, and make His face shine upon us. Psalms 67:1.

Here also 'face' stands for mercy. In the same author,

Turn us back, O God, and make Your face shine, that we may be saved. Psalms 80:3, 7, 19.

Here the meaning is similar. In the same author,

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and my pursuers. Make Your face shine upon Your servant. Psalms 31:15-16.

Likewise in Psalms 119:134-135. In Daniel,

Hear, our God, the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and make Your face shine upon Your sanctuary that has been made desolate. Daniel 9:17.

Here also 'making His face shine' stands for showing mercy.

[4] In David,

Many are saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up the light of Your face upon us. Psalms 4:6-7.

'Lifting up the light of His face' stands for His imparting good because of His mercy. In Hosea,

Let them seek My face; when they are in distress, in the morning let them seek Me. Hosea 5:15.

In David,

Seek My face! Your face, O Jehovah, will I seek. Psalms 27:8-9.

In the same author,

Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face continually. Psalms 105:4.

'Seeking Jehovah's face' stands for seeking His mercy. In the same author,

I, in righteousness, shall see Your face. Psalms 17:15.

And in Matthew,

See that you do not despise any of these tiny ones; for I say to you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 18:10.

'Seeing God's face' stands for the enjoyment of peace and good because of His mercy.

[5] But the contrary of this is the hiding or concealment and also the turning away of the face, by which showing no compassion is meant, as in Isaiah,

In an overflowing of My anger I hid My face from you for a moment; but with eternal mercy I will have mercy on you. Isaiah 54:8.

'An overflowing of anger' stands for temptation in which, because the Lord does not seem to show mercy, the words 'I hid My face from you for a moment' are used. In Ezekiel,

I will turn My face away from them. Ezekiel 7:22.

In David,

How long, O Jehovah, will You forget me [as if] for ever? How long will You hide Your face from me? Psalms 13:1

In the same author,

Do not hide Your face from me; do not cast aside Your servant in anger. Psalms 17:8, 9.

In the same author,

Why, O Jehovah, do You abandon my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? Psalms 88:14.

In the same author,

Make haste, answer me, O Jehovah. MY spirit is consumed. Do not hide Your face from me, lest I become like those going down into the pit. Cause me to hear Your mercy in the morning. Psalms 143:7-8.

And in Moses,

My anger will flare up against this people on that day, so that I forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they will be devoured. I will certainly hide My face on that day, because of all the evil which they have done. Deuteronomy 31:17-18.

'Anger flaring up' stands for turning oneself away, 5034, and 'hiding one's face' for not showing any compassion.

[6] These actions are attributed to Jehovah or the Lord, for the reason that although He is never angry and never turns away or hides His face He is said to do so because that is how it seems to someone under the influence of evil. For the person under the influence of evil turns himself away and hides the Lord's face from himself; that is, he removes His mercy from himself. The fact that it is the evils present with a person that do this is also clear from the Word, as in Micah,

Jehovah will hide His face from them at that time, inasmuch as they have rendered their deeds evil. Micah 3:4.

In Ezekiel,

Because they transgressed against Me, therefore I hid My face from them. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them and have hidden My face from them. Ezekiel 39:23-24.

In particular in Isaiah,

Your iniquities are what separate you from your God, and your sins what cause. His face to hide from you. Isaiah 59:2.

From these and many other places one may see the internal sense, which shows itself in various places and is discovered by one who is looking for it.

Footnotes:

1. Reading retribuit (has rewarded), which Swedenborg has in his rough draft and also in 221, for retribuet (will reward)

  
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