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Ezekiel 48

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1 και-C ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN ονομα-N3M-NPN ο- A--GPF φυλη-N1--GPF απο-P ο- A--GSF αρχη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASN μερος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF καταβασις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM περισχιζω-V1--PAPGSM επι-P ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF *ημαθ-N---GS αυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM *αιναν-N---GS οριον-N2N-ASN *δαμασκος-N2--GSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM κατα-P μερος-N3E-ASN *ημαθ-N---GS αυλη-N1--GSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *δαν-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

2 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM *δαν-N---GSM ο- A--NPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPM προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *ασηρ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

3 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *ασηρ-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *νεφθαλιμ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

4 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *νεφθαλι-N---NSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *μανασση-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

5 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *μανασση-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *εφραιμ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

6 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *εφραιμ-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *ρουβην-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

7 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *ρουβην-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *ιουδα-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

8 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *ιουδα-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF απαρχη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM αφορισμος-N2--GSM πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF ευρος-N3E-ASN και-C μηκος-N3E-ASN καθως-D εις-A1A-NSF ο- A--GPF μερις-N3D-GPF απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPN

9 απαρχη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF αποοριζω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM μηκος-N3E-ASN πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C ευρος-N3E-ASN εικοσι-M και-C πεντε-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF

10 ουτος- D--GPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF απαρχη-N1--NSF ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN ο- A--DPM ιερευς-N3V-DPM προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF πλατος-N3E-ASN δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF πλατος-N3E-ASN δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM μηκος-N3E-ASN εικοσι-M και-C πεντε-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSN

11 ο- A--DPM ιερευς-N3V-DPM ο- A--DPM αγιαζω-VT--XMPDPM υιος-N2--DPM *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ο- A--DPM φυλασσω-V1--PAPDPM ο- A--APF φυλακη-N1--APF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM οστις- X--NPM ου-D πλαναω-VCI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DSF πλανησις-N3I-DSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM πλαναω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM *λευιτης-N1M-NPM

12 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSF απαρχη-N1--NSF διδωμι-VM--XMPNSF εκ-P ο- A--GPF απαρχη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF αγιος-A1A-NSN αγιος-A1A-GPN απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPM *λευιτης-N1M-GPM

13 ο- A--DPM δε-X *λευιτης-N1M-DPM ο- A--NPN εχω-V1--PMPNPN ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPM ιερευς-N3V-GPM μηκος-N3E-ASN πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C ευρος-N3E-ASN δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN μηκος-N3E-NSN πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C ευρος-N3E-ASN εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF

14 ου-D πιπρασκω-VC--FPI3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GSM ουδε-C καταμετρεω-VC--FPI3S ουδε-C αποαιρεω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NPN πρωτογενημα-N3M-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οτι-C αγιος-A1A-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

15 ο- A--APF δε-X πεντε-M χιλιας-N3D-APF ο- A--APF περισσος-A1--APF επι-P ο- A--DSM πλατυς-A3U-DSM επι-P ο- A--DPF πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-DPF προτειχισμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF εις-P ο- A--ASF κατοικια-N1A-ASF και-C εις-P διαστημα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

16 και-C ουτος- D--APN ο- A--APN μετρον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C τετρακισχιλιοι-M και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPM χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPM χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF τετρακισχιλιοι-A1A-APM πεντακοσιοι-A1A-APM

17 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S διαστημα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM διακοσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντηκοντα-M και-C προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM διακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C πεντηκοντα-M και-C προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF διακοσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντηκοντα-M και-C προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF διακοσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντηκοντα-M

18 και-C ο- A--NSN περισσος-A1--NSN ο- A--GSN μηκος-N3E-GSN ο- A--NSN εχω-V1--PMPNSN ο- A--GPF απαρχη-N1--GPF ο- A--GPM αγιος-A1A-GPM δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPF απαρχη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--APN γενημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF εις-P αρτος-N2--APM ο- A--DPM εργαζομαι-V1--PMPDPM ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF

19 ο- A--NPM δε-X εργαζομαι-V1--PMPNPM ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF εργαζομαι-V1--PMI3P αυτος- D--ASF εκ-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF φυλη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

20 πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF απαρχη-N1--NSF πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF επι-P πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-APF τετραγωνος-A1B-ASM αποοριζω-VF2-FAI2P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF απαρχη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM απο-P ο- A--GSF κατασχεσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF

21 ο- A--NSN δε-X περισσος-A1--NSN ο- A--DSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPDSM εκ-P ουτος- D--GSM και-C εκ-P ουτος- D--GSM απο-P ο- A--GPF απαρχη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM και-C εις-P ο- A--ASF κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF επι-P πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-APF μηκος-N3E-ASN εως-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF επι-P πεντε-M και-C εικοσι-M χιλιας-N3D-APF εως-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF εχω-V1--PMPAPN ο- A--GPF μερις-N3D-GPF ο- A--GSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPGSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF απαρχη-N1--NSF ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN και-C ο- A--ASN αγιασμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSF

22 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF κατασχεσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GPM *λευιτης-N1M-GPM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF κατασχεσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GPM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *βενιαμιν-N---GSM ο- A--GPM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

23 και-C ο- A--NSN περισσος-A1--NSN ο- A--GPF φυλη-N1--GPF απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *βενιαμιν-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

24 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN *βενιαμιν-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *συμεων-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

25 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN *συμεων-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

26 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *ζαβουλων-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

27 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN *ζαβουλων-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF *γαδ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

28 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN οριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN *γαδ-N---GSM εως-P ο- A--GPN προς-P λιψ-N3--ASM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NPN οριον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSM απο-P *θαιμαν-N---GS και-C υδωρ-N3T-GSN *μαριμωθ-N---G *καδης-N---G κληρονομια-N1A-GSF εως-P ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF ο- A--GSF μεγας-A1--GSF

29 ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF βαλλω-VF2-FAI2P εν-P κληρος-N2--DSM ο- A--DPF φυλη-N1--DPF *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM διαμερισμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

30 και-C ουτος- D--NPF ο- A--NPF διεκβολη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--NPF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM τετρακισχιλιοι-M και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM μετρον-N2N-DSN

31 και-C ο- A--NPF πυλη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF επι-P ονομα-N3M-DPN φυλη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM πυλη-N1--NPF τρεις-A3--NPF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM πυλη-N1--NSF *ρουβην-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *ιουδα-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *λευι-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

32 και-C ο- A--NPN προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF τετρακισχιλιοι-M και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C πυλη-N1--NPF τρεις-A3--NPF πυλη-N1--NSF *ιωσηφ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *βενιαμιν-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *δαν-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

33 και-C ο- A--NPN προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM τετρακισχιλιοι-M και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM μετρον-N2N-DSN και-C πυλη-N1--NPF τρεις-A3--NPF πυλη-N1--NSF *συμεων-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *ζαβουλων-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

34 και-C ο- A--NPN προς-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF τετρακισχιλιοι-M και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM μετρον-N2N-DSN και-C πυλη-N1--NPF τρεις-A3--NPF πυλη-N1--NSF *γαδ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *ασηρ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C πυλη-N1--NSF *νεφθαλιμ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF

35 κυκλωμα-N3M-NSN δεκα-M και-C οκτω-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF απο-P ος- --GSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-GSF γιγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF

   

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Sacred Scripture #79

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79. There are many passages in the prophets about our understanding of the Word, passages about the church, where it tells us that the church exists only where the Word is properly understood, and that the quality of a church depends on the quality of the understanding of the Word among its members. There are also many passages in the prophets that describe the church among the Israelite and Jewish people, a church that was utterly destroyed and annihilated by the distortion of the Word’s meaning or message, for this is exactly what destroys a church.

[2] The name Ephraim in the prophets, especially in Hosea, symbolizes both true and false understandings of the Word, because Ephraim in the Word means the understanding of the Word in the church. It is because the understanding of the Word makes a church that Ephraim is called “a precious child, and one born of delights” (Jeremiah 31:20), “the firstborn” (Jeremiah 31:9), “the strength of Jehovah’s head” (Psalms 60:7; 108:8), “powerful” (Zechariah 10:7), and “filled with a bow” (Zechariah 9:13); and the children of Ephraim are called “armed” and “bow-shooters” (Psalms 78:9). The bow means a body of teaching from the Word fighting against what is false.

So too, Ephraim was transferred to the right of Israel and blessed, and accepted in place of Reuben (Genesis 48:5, 11, and following; [1 Chronicles 5:1]). And therefore Ephraim, together with his brother Manasseh, was exalted over all by Moses in his blessing of the children of Israel in the name of their father Joseph (Deuteronomy 33:13-17).

[3] The prophets, especially Hosea, also use “Ephraim” to describe what the church is like when its understanding of the Word has been lost, as we can see from the following:

Israel and Ephraim will stumble. Ephraim will be desolate. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment. I will be like a lion to Ephraim: I will tear them and leave; I will carry them off and no one will rescue them. (Hosea 5:5, 9, 11, 14)

What shall I do to you, Ephraim? Your holiness goes away like a cloud at dawn and like the morning dew that falls. (Hosea 6:4)

[4] They will not dwell in the land of Jehovah: Ephraim will go back to Egypt and will eat what is unclean in Assyria. (Hosea 9:3)

The land of Jehovah is the church, Egypt is the preoccupation of the earthly self with mere facts, and Assyria is rationalizing based on those facts; all of which lead to distortion of the Word in regard to the way it is understood. That is why it says that Ephraim will go back to Egypt and will eat what is unclean in Assyria.

[5] Ephraim feeds on the wind and chases the east wind. Every day he increases lies and devastation. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried down into Egypt. (Hosea 12:1)

To feed on the wind, chase the east wind, and increase lies and devastation is to distort what is true and in this way destroy the church.

[6] Much the same is also meant by Ephraim’s whoredom, since whoredom means distortion of the way the Word is understood - that is, distortion of its genuine truth. See the following passages:

I know Ephraim; he has committed whoredom in every way and Israel has been defiled. (Hosea 5:3)

I have seen something foul in the house of Israel: Ephraim has committed whoredom there, and Israel has been defiled. (Hosea 6:10)

Israel is the church itself and Ephraim is the understanding of the Word that is the source of the church and that determines its quality, so it says that Ephraim has committed whoredom and Israel has been defiled.

[7] Since the church among Jews had been completely destroyed because of its distortions, it says of Ephraim,

Am I to give you up, Ephraim? Am I to hand you over, Israel? Like Admah? Shall I make you like Zeboiim? (Hosea 11:8)

Since the book of the prophet Hosea, from the first chapter to the last, is about the distortion of the Word and the consequent destruction of the church, and since whoredom means the distortion of truth in the church, the prophet was commanded to represent that state of the church by taking a whore as his wife and fathering children by her (chapter 1); and also by forming a relationship with a woman who was committing adultery (chapter 3).

[8] These instances have been presented so that readers may know and be assured from the Word that the quality of a church depends on the quality of the understanding of the Word in it - outstanding and priceless if its understanding comes from genuine truths from the Word, but in ruins, actually filthy, if it comes from distortions.

For further evidence that Ephraim means the understanding of the Word, and in its opposite sense a distorted understanding leading to the destruction of the church, you may check some other passages that deal with Ephraim: Hosea 4:17-18; 7:1, 11; 8:9, 11; 9:11-13, 16; 10:11; 11:3; 12:1, 8, 14; 13:1, 8, 14; Isaiah 17:3; 28:1; Jeremiah 4:15; 31:6, 18; 50:19; Ezekiel 37:16; 48:5; Obadiah verse 19; Zechariah 9:10.

  
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