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Hosea 12

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1 κυκλοω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εν-P ψευδος-N3E-DSN *εφραιμ-N---NSM και-C εν-P ασεβεια-N1A-DPF οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C *ιουδα-N---GSM νυν-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C λαος-N2--NSM αγιος-A1A-NSM καλεω-VFX-FPI3S θεος-N2--GSM

2 ο- A--NSM δε-X *εφραιμ-N---NSM πονηρος-A1A-ASN πνευμα-N3M-ASN διωκω-VAI-AAI3S καυσων-N3W-ASM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF κενος-A1--APN και-C ματαιος-A1A-APN πληθυνω-V1I-IAI3S και-C διαθηκη-N1--ASF μετα-P *ασσυριος-N2--GPM διατιθημι-VEI-AMI3S και-C ελαιον-N2N-ASN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF ενπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S

3 και-C κρισις-N3I-NSF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM προς-P *ιουδας-N1T-ASM ο- A--GSN εκδικεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM *ιακωβ-N---ASM κατα-P ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C κατα-P ο- A--APN επιτηδευμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

4 εν-P ο- A--DSF κοιλια-N1A-DSF πτερνιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C εν-P κοπος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S προς-P θεος-N2--ASM

5 και-C ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S μετα-P αγγελος-N2--GSM και-C δυναμαι-VSI-API3S κλαιω-VAI-AAI3P και-C δεω-VCI-API3P εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ων-N---GS ευρισκω-VA--AAI3P εγω- P--AS και-C εκει-D λαλεω-VCI-API3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM

6 ο- A--NSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ειμι-V9--FMI3S μνημοσυνον-N2N-NSN αυτος- D--GSM

7 και-C συ- P--NS εν-P θεος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS επιστρεφω-VF--FAI2S ελεος-N3E-ASN και-C κριμα-N3M-ASN φυλασσω-V1--PMD2S και-C εγγιζω-V1--PAD2S προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS δια-P πας-A3--GSM

8 *χανααν-N---NS εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM ζυγος-N2--NSM αδικια-N1A-GSF καταδυναστευω-V1--PAN αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3S

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM πλην-D πλουτεω-VX--XAI1S ευρισκω-VX--XAI1S αναψυχη-N1--ASF εμαυτου- D--DSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM πονος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ου-D ευρισκω-VC--FPI3P αυτος- D--DSM δια-P αδικια-N1A-APF ος- --APF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S

10 εγω- P--NS δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ανααγω-VBI-AAI1S συ- P--AS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ετι-D καταοικιζω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P σκηνη-N1--DPF καθως-D ημερα-N1A-DSF εορτη-N1--GSF

11 και-C λαλεω-VF--FAI1S προς-P προφητης-N1M-APM και-C εγω- P--NS ορασις-N3I-APF πληθυνω-VAI-AAI1S και-C εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF προφητης-N1M-GPM ομοιοω-VCI-API1S

12 ει-C μη-D *γαλααδ-N---NS ειμι-V9--PAI3S αρα-X ψευδης-A3H-NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P εν-P *γαλγαλ-N---DS αρχων-N3--NPM θυσιαζω-V1--PAPNPM και-C ο- A--NPN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPM ως-C χελωνη-N1--NPF επι-P χερσος-N2--ASF αγρος-N2--GSM

13 και-C αναχωρεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM εις-P πεδιον-N2N-ASN *συρια-N---GS και-C δουλευω-VAI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM εν-P γυνη-N3K-DSF και-C εν-P γυνη-N3K-DSF φυλασσω-VAI-AMI3S

14 και-C εν-P προφητης-N1M-DSM ανααγω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C εν-P προφητης-N1M-DSM διαφυλασσω-VQI-API3S

15 θυμοω-VAI-AAI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM και-C παραοργιζω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ο- A--NSN αιμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P αυτος- D--ASM εκχεω-VC--FPI3S και-C ο- A--ASM ονειδισμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1232

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1232. That 'Aram' or Syria means cognitions of good follows from what has been said above as well as from the Word: in Ezekiel,

Aram was your merchant in the multitude of your handiworks; they exchanged for your wares chrysoprase, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and ramoth, 1 and rubies. Ezekiel 27:16.

This refers to 'Tyre' or the possession of cognitions. Here 'handiworks, chrysoprase, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, ramoth, and rubies' means nothing else than cognitions of good. In Hosea,

Jacob fled into the field of Aram and served for a wife, and for a wife kept guard. And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. Ephraim has provoked to anger most bitterly. Hosea 12:12-14.

Here 'Jacob' stands for the external Church, and 'Israel' for the internal spiritual Church. 'Aram' stands for cognitions of good, 'Egypt' for knowledge that debases, 'Ephraim' for debased intelligence. What these mean in this context cannot possibly be deduced from the literal sense, only from the internal sense where, as has been stated, names mean things of the Church. In Isaiah,

Behold, Damascus has been rejected so that it is not a city; it has become a heap of ruins. The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel. Isaiah 17:1, 3.

Here 'the remnant of Aram' stands for cognitions of good which are called 'the glory of Israel'. 'Aram' or Syria also stands in the contrary sense for cognitions of good that have been debased, for it is usual in the Word for an expression to be used in both senses, see Isaiah 7:4-6; 9:12; Deuteronomy 26:5.

Footnotes:

1. A Hebrew word, the meaning of which is uncertain

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