The Bible

 

Ezekiel 43

Study

   

1 και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF βλεπω-V1--PAPASF κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS

2 και-C ιδου-I δοξα-N1S-NSF θεος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αρχω-V1I-IMI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C φωνη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ως-C φωνη-N1--NSF διπλασιαζω-V1--PAPGPN πολυς-A1--GPN και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εκλαμπω-V1I-IAI3S ως-C φεγγος-N3E-NSN απο-P ο- A--GSF δοξα-N1S-GSF κυκλοθεν-D

3 και-C ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S οτε-D ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI1S ο- A--GSN χριω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSN αρμα-N3M-GSN ος- --GSN οραω-VBI-AAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S επι-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS και-C πιπτω-V1--PAI1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS

4 και-C δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF

5 και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS πνευμα-N3M-NSN και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF εσωτερος-A1A-ASF και-C ιδου-I πληρης-A3H-NSM δοξα-N1S-GSF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM

6 και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I φωνη-N1--NSF εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM προς-P εγω- P--AS και-C ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ιστημι-VXI-YAI3S εχω-V1--PMPNSM εγω- P--GS

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS οραω-VX--XAI2S υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM θρονος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ιχνος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM εγω- P--GS εν-P ος- --DPM κατασκηνοω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM και-C ου-D βεβηλοω-VF--FAI3P ουκετι-D οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS αυτος- D--NPM και-C ο- A--NPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPNPM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSF πορνεια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM φονος-N2--DPM ο- A--GPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM

8 εν-P ο- A--DSN τιθημι-V7--PAN αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASN προθυρον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPN προθυρον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APF φλια-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS εχω-V1--PMPAPF ο- A--GPF φλια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM τοιχος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ως-C συνεχω-V1--PMPASM εγω- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--GPM και-C βεβηλοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPF ανομια-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM ος- --DPF ποιεω-V2I-IAI3P και-C εκτριβω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C εν-P φονος-N2--DSM

9 και-C νυν-D αποωθεω-VA--AMD3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APM φονος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P εγω- P--GS και-C κατασκηνοω-VF--FAI1S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

10 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM δεικνυω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C κοπαζω-VF--FAI3P απο-P ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF διαταξις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

11 και-C αυτος- D--NPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF κολασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GPM περι-P πας-A3--GPM ος- --GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P και-C διαγραφω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APF εξοδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF υποστασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN νομιμος-A1--APN αυτος- D--GSM γνωριζω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM και-C διαγραφω-VF--FAI2S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C φυλασσω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN δικαιωμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN

12 και-C ο- A--ASF διαγραφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF κορυφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM κυκλοθεν-D αγιος-A1A-APN αγιος-A1A-GPN

13 και-C ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN μετρον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN εν-P πηχυς-N3U-DSM ο- A--GSM πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C παλαιστη-N1--GSF κολπωμα-N3M-NSN βαθος-N3E-NSN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-ASM και-C πηχυς-N3U-NSM ο- A--NSN ευρος-N3E-NSN και-C γεισος-N3E-NSN επι-P ο- A--ASN χειλος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κυκλοθεν-D σπιθαμη-N1--GSF και-C ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN υψος-N3E-NSN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN

14 εκ-P βαθος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSF αρχη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN κοιλωμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ο- A--ASN υποκατωθεν-D πηχυς-N3V-DPM δυο-M και-C ο- A--ASN ευρος-N3E-ASN πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN ιλαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN μικρος-A1A-GSN επι-P ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN πηχυς-N3U-NPM τεσσαρες-A3--NPM και-C ευρος-N3E-NSN πηχυς-N3U-NSN

15 και-C ο- A--ASN αριηλ-N---ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM τεσσαρες-A3--GPM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αριηλ-N---GSN και-C υπερανω-D ο- A--GPN κερας-N3T-GPN πηχυς-N3U-NSM

16 και-C ο- A--ASN αριηλ-N---ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM δωδεκα-M μηκος-N3E-GSN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-APM δωδεκα-M πλατος-N3E-GSN τετραγωνος-A1B-ASM επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM δεκα-M τεσσαρες-A3--GPM ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-APM δεκα-M τεσσαρες-A3--APM ο- A--ASN ευρος-N3E-ASN επι-P τεσσαρες-A3--ASM μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN γεισος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--DSM κυκλοθεν-D κυκλοω-V4--PMPASN αυτος- D--DSM ημισυς-A3U-ASN πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C ο- A--ASN κυκλωμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM πηχυς-N3U-NSM κυκλοθεν-D και-C ο- A--NPM κλιμακτηρ-N3H-NPM αυτος- D--GSM βλεπω-V1--PAPNPM κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF

18 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN προσταγμα-N3M-NPN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF ποιησις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN αναφερω-V1--PAN επι-P αυτος- D--GSM ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN και-C προςχεω-V1--PAN προς-P αυτος- D--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN

19 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DPM ιερευς-N3V-DPM ο- A--DPM *λευιτης-N1M-DPM ο- A--DPM εκ-P ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ο- A--DPM εγγιζω-V1--PAPDPM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN λειτουργεω-V2--PAN εγω- P--DS μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM περι-P αμαρτια-N1A-GSF

20 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--APF τεσσαρες-A3--APF γωνια-N1A-APF ο- A--GSN ιλαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF κυκλος-N2--DSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASN

21 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C κατακαιω-VC--FPI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM αποχωριζω-VT--XMPDSM ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM εξωθεν-D ο- A--GPM αγιος-A1A-GPM

22 και-C ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF δευτερος-A1A-DSF λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εριφος-N2--APM δυο-M αιξ-N3G-GPM αμωμος-A1B-APM υπερ-P αμαρτια-N1A-APF και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN καθοτι-D εκιλασκομαι-VAI-AMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSM μοσχος-N2--DSM

23 και-C μετα-P ο- A--ASN συντελεω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS ο- A--ASM εξιλασμος-N2--ASM προςφερω-VF--FAI3P μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM και-C κριος-N2--ASM εκ-P προβατον-N2N-GPN αμωμος-A1B-ASM

24 και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI2P εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C επιριπτω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM επι-P αυτος- D--APN αλς-N3--ASM και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

25 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εριφος-N2--ASM υπερ-P αμαρτια-N1A-APF κατα-P ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM και-C κριος-N2--ASM εκ-P προβατον-N2N-GPN αμωμος-A1B-APN ποιεω-VF--FAI3P

26 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C καθαριζω-VF2-FAI3P αυτος- D--ASN και-C πιμπλημι-VF--FAI3P χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM

27 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S απο-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF ογδοος-A1--GSF και-C επεκεινα-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--APN ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GP και-C προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AP λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

The Lord #52

Study this Passage

  
/ 65  
  

52. 6. Jehovah himself - that is, the Lord - spoke the Word through prophets.

We read of the prophets that they had visions and that Jehovah talked with them. When they had visions, they were not focused on their bodies but on the spirit, in which state they saw things of a heavenly nature. When Jehovah talked with them, though, they were conscious of their bodies and heard Jehovah speaking.

We need to draw a clear distinction between these two states. In a visionary state, the eyes of their spirit were open and the eyes of their body were closed; and at such times they seemed to themselves to be taken from place to place while their bodies stayed where they were. Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Daniel were in this state at times, and so was John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. They were then said to be in a vision or in the spirit. In fact, Ezekiel says,

The spirit lifted me up and brought me back into Chaldea, to the captivity, in a vision from God, in the spirit of God. In this way the vision that I saw came over me. (Ezekiel 11:1, 24)

He says that the spirit lifted him up and that he heard an earthquake and other things behind him (Ezekiel 3:12, 14). He also said that the spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven and took him off into Jerusalem in visions from God, and he saw abominations (Ezekiel 8:3 and following).

That is why (again in a vision of God or in the spirit) Ezekiel saw the four beasts that were angel guardians (chapters 1; 10), and he saw a new earth and a new temple with the angel measuring them, as we are told in chapters 40-48. He says in chapter 40:2, that he was then in visions from God; and in chapter 43:5, he says that the spirit lifted him up at that time.

The same thing happened with Zechariah. There was an angel inwardly present with him when he saw a man riding among myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8 and following); when he saw four horns and then a man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18; 2:1); when he saw Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1 and following); when he saw a lampstand and two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1 and following); when he saw a flying scroll and a measuring basket (Zechariah 5:1, 6); and when he saw four chariots coming from between two mountains, along with horses (Zechariah 6:1 and following).

Daniel was in the same kind of state when he saw four beasts come up from the sea (Daniel 7:3) and when he saw battles between a ram and a goat (Daniel 8:1 and following).

We read in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8 that he saw these things in visions. We read in Daniel 9:21 that he saw the angel Gabriel in a vision and talked with him.

Much the same happened with John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. He says that he was in the spirit on the Lord’s day (Revelation 1:10), that he was carried away in the spirit into the wilderness (17:3), to a high mountain in the spirit (21:10), that he saw horses in a vision (9:17), and elsewhere that he saw what he described, being therefore in the spirit or in a vision (1:2; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; and in the particular chapters that follow).

  
/ 65  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.

The Bible

 

Ezekiel 1

Study

1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

3 the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.

4 I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

5 Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

7 Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

8 They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings [thus]:

9 their wings were joined one to another; they didn't turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side; and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side; the four of them also had the face of an eagle.

11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and Two covered their bodies.

12 Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

14 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.

18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth Over their heads above.

23 Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

27 I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

28 As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.