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Ezekiel 8

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN εκτος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM πεμπτος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM πεμπτος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM εγω- P--NS καταημαι-V1I-IMI1S εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NPMC *ιουδα-N---GSM καταημαι-V1I-IMI3P ενωπιον-P εγω- P--GS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S επι-P εγω- P--AS χειρ-N3--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM

2 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN ανηρ-N3--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C εως-D κατω-D πυρ-N3--ASN και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM υπερανω-D ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF ηλεκτρον-N2N-GSN

3 και-C εκτεινω-VAI-AAI3S ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN χειρ-N3--GSF και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--GSF κορυφη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS πνευμα-N3M-NSN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF εν-P ορασις-N3I-DSF θεος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--APN προθυρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF εσωτερος-A1A-GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM ος- --GSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSF στηλη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM κταομαι-V3--PMPGSM

4 και-C ιδου-I εκει-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN

5 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM αναβλεπω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM συ- P--GS προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C αναβλεπω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM εγω- P--GS προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C ιδου-I απο-P βορεας-N1T-GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF

6 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οραω-VX--XAI2S τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--NPM ποιεω-V2--PAI3P ανομια-N1A-APF μεγας-A1--APF ποιεω-V2--PAI3P ωδε-D ο- A--GSN αποεχω-V1--PMN απο-P ο- A--GPM αγιος-A1A-GPM εγω- P--GS και-C ετι-D οραω-VF--FMI2S ανομια-N1A-APF μεγας-A3C-APF

7 και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--APN προθυρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF

8 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ορυσσω-VA--AAD2S και-C ορυσσω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I θυρα-N1A-NSF εις-A1A-NSF

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD2S και-C οραω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--APF ανομια-N1A-APF ος- --APF ουτος- D--NPM ποιεω-V2--PAI3P ωδε-D

10 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I ματαιος-A1A-NPN βδελυγμα-N3M-NPN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ειδωλον-N2N-NPN οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM διαγραφω-VP--XPPNPN επι-P αυτος- D--GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM

11 και-C εβδομηκοντα-M ανηρ-N3--NPM εκ-P ο- A--GPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GPMC οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C *ιεζονιας-N1T-NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN αυτος- D--GPM ιστημι-VXI-YAI3S προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM θυμιατηριον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εχω-V1I-IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF και-C ο- A--NSF ατμις-N3D-NSF ο- A--GSN θυμιαμα-N3M-GSN αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3S

12 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οραω-VX--XAI2S ος- --APN ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NPMC ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ποιεω-V2--PAI3P εκαστος-A1--NSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM κοιτων-N3W-DSM ο- A--DSM κρυπτος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM διοτι-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ου-D οραω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM εν καταλειπω-VX--XAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ετι-D οραω-VF--FMI2S ανομια-N1A-APF μεγας-A3C-APF ος- --APF ουτος- D--NPM ποιεω-V2--PAI3P

14 και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--APN προθυρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF οικος-N2--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C ιδου-I εκει-D γυνη-N3K-NPF καταημαι-V5--PMPNPF θρηνεω-V2--PAPNPF ο- A--ASM *θαμμουζ-N---ASM

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οραω-VX--XAI2S και-C ετι-D οραω-VF--FMI2S επιτηδευμα-N3M-APN μεγας-A3C-APN ουτος- D--GPM

16 και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF οικος-N2--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--ASF εσωτερος-A1A-ASF και-C ιδου-I επι-P ο- A--GPN προθυρον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ναος-N2--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPM αιλαμ-N---GPN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ως-C εικοσι-M ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPN οπισθιος-A1A-NPN αυτος- D--GPM προς-P ο- A--ASM ναος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--NPN προσωπον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPM απεναντι-D και-C ουτος- D--NPM προςκυνεω-V2--PAI3P ο- A--DSM ηλιος-N2--DSM

17 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS οραω-VX--XAI2S υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM μη-D μικρος-A1A-APN ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ο- A--GSN ποιεω-V2--PAN ο- A--APF ανομια-N1A-APF ος- --APF ποιεω-VX--XAI3P ωδε-D διοτι-C πιμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ανομια-N1A-APF και-C ιδου-I αυτος- D--NPM ως-C μυκτηριζω-V1--PPPNPM

18 και-C εγω- P--NS ποιεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--DPM μετα-P θυμος-N2--GSM ου-D φειδομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ουδε-C μη-D ελεεω-VF--FAI1S

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9125

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9125. 'If a thief is caught digging through' means if it is not apparent that good or truth is being taken away. This is clear from the meaning of 'digging through' as perpetrating evil in concealment, and - when said of a thief - as taking away good or truth by means of falsity arising from evil so as not to be seen, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'a thief' as one who takes away good and truth, dealt with in 5135, 8906, 9018, 9020, and in the abstract sense as truth or good that has been taken away. The term 'abstract sense' is used because angels, who see the internal sense of the Word, think in abstraction from persons, 5225, 5287, 5434, 8343, 8985, 9007. The Word too in its internal sense has spiritual realities instead of worldly objects, without any narrowing down to persons or places.

[2] As regards the meaning of 'digging through' as perpetrating evil in concealment, and - when said of a thief - as taking away good or truth by means of falsity arising from evil so as not to be seen, all this is evident from the consideration that a distinction is drawn here between a theft committed by digging through and a theft committed when the sun has risen, spoken of in the next verse. That 'digging through' has this meaning is also clear from places in the Word in which the expression occurs, as in Jeremiah,

Yes, in your skirts the blood of poor innocent souls is found. I have found those things not by digging through but on them all. Jeremiah 2:34.

This refers to foul kinds of love and the evils resulting from them. 'I have found those things not by digging through' stands for not discovering them by investigating secretly. Therefore it says those things are 'on them all', that is, they are visible everywhere. In Ezekiel,

He brought me to the door of the court, where I looked, and behold, a hole in the wall. He said to me, Dig, now, through the wall. I therefore dug through the wall, and behold, a door. Ezekiel 8:7-8.

This refers to the abominations of the house of Israel which they performed secretly. 'Digging through the wall' means going in secretly and seeing what they do. In Amos,

If they dig through into hell, from there My hand will take them. Or if they mount up into heaven, from there I will throw them down. Amos 9:2.

'Digging through into hell' means hiding oneself there, and so among falsities arising from evil. Hell consists in falsity arising from evil, since that falsity reigns there. The falsities there are called darkness, within which they hide away from the light of heaven; for they flee from the light of heaven, which is Divine Truth from the Lord. In Job,

The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, saying, No eye will see me. And he will put on a covering for his face. He digs through 1 houses in the darkness. In the daytime they mark [them] for themselves; they do not acknowledge the light. For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death, since they acknowledge the terrors of the shadow of death. Job 24:15-17.

Here 'digging through houses' plainly stands for secretly plundering another's goods. For it says that 'he digs through houses in the darkness'; that he watches for twilight, so that no eye may see him; that he puts a covering on his face; they do not acknowledge the light; also that the morning is the shadow of death to them.

[3] The use of 'digging through a house' to mean secretly taking away another's good has its origin in representatives in the next life. There when angels are talking about falsity secretly destroying good, this destruction appears as the digging through of a wall when it is represented on a lower level, where the things angels talk about are manifested in visual images. On the other hand, when angels are talking about truth approaching good and linking itself to it, that approach is represented as an open door through which people enter. This is why the Lord, who spoke in accordance with representatives in heaven and in accordance with correspondences, says in John,

Truly, truly, I say to you, He who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. John 10:1-2.

And in Luke,

Know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming he would certainly have been awake and would not have permitted his house to be dug through. 2 Luke 12:39.

Here also 'the thief' is one who destroys forms of the good of faith by means of falsities. 'Digging through a house' means carrying out such destruction secretly, since it is done when the householder is not awake. So it is also that coming like a thief means coming without being recognized, because he does not come through the door but by some other way. In John,

If you are not awake I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come upon you. Revelation 3:3.

And in the same book,

Behold, I am coming like a thief; blessed is he who is awake. Revelation 16:15.

'Coming like a thief' means coming without being recognized and unexpectedly.

The Lord is spoken of in such a way because the meaning is that the door in a person is closed by falsity arising from evil.

Footnotes:

1. or He breaks into

2. or to be broken into

  
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