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1 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSM αριθμος-N2--NSM ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ως-C ο- A--NSF αμμος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF ος- --NSF ου-D εκμετρεω-VC--FPI3S ουδε-C εκαριθμεω-VC--FPI3S και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D ειπον-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DPM ου-D λαος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS συ- P--NP εκει-D καλεω-VC--FPI3P υιος-N2--NPM θεος-N2--GSM ζαω-V3--PAPGSM

2 και-C συναγω-VQ--FPI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--ASN αυτος- D--ASN και-C τιθημι-VF--FMI3P εαυτου- D--DPM αρχη-N1--ASF εις-A1A-ASF και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οτι-C μεγας-A1--NSF ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSM *ιεζραελ-N---GSM

3 ειπον-VAI-AAD2P ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GP *λαοσεγω-N---NSM και-C ο- A--DSF αδελφη-N1--DSF συ- P--GP *ελεεω-VMI-XPPNSF

4 κρινω-VC--APD2P προς-P ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GP κρινω-VC--APD2P οτι-C αυτος- D--NSF ου-D γυνη-N3K-NSF εγω- P--GS και-C εγω- P--NS ου-D ανηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C εκαιρω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF εκ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASF μοιχεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM μαστος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSF

5 οπως-C αν-X εκδυω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF γυμνος-A1--ASF και-C απο καταιστημι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF καθως-D ημερα-N1A-DSF γενεσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C τιθημι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--ASF ως-C ερημος-N2--ASF και-C τασσω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF ως-C γη-N1--ASF ανυδρος-A1B-ASF και-C αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF εν-P διψος-N3E-DSN

6 και-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ου-D μη-D ελεεω-VF--FAI1S οτι-C τεκνον-N2N-NPN πορνεια-N1A-GSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S

7 οτι-C εκπορνευω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GPM κατααισχυνω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSF τικτω-VB--AAPNSF αυτος- D--APN ειπον-VBI-AAI3S γαρ-X ακολουθεω-VF--FAI1S οπισω-P ο- A--GPM εραστης-N1M-GPM εγω- P--GS ο- A--GPM διδωμι-V8--PAPGPM εγω- P--DS ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN ιματιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN οθονιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εγω- P--DS καταηκω-V1--PAI3S

8 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I εγω- P--NS φρασσω-V1--PAI1S ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSF εν-P σκολοψ-N3P-DPM και-C αναοικοδομεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--ASF τριβος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSF ου-D μη-D ευρισκω-VB--AAS3S

9 και-C καταδιωκω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--APM εραστης-N1M-APM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ου-D μη-D καταλαμβανω-VB--AAS3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ζητεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ου-D μη-D ευρισκω-VB--AAS3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3S πορευομαι-VF--FMI1S και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI1S προς-P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASM προτερος-A1--ASM οτι-C καλως-D εγω- P--DS ειμι-V9--IAI3S τοτε-D η-C νυν-D

10 και-C αυτος- D--NSF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S οτι-C εγω- P--NS διδωμι-VX--XAI1S αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--ASM σιτος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN και-C αργυριον-N2N-ASN πληθυνω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DSF αυτος- D--NSF δε-X αργυρους-A1A-APN και-C χρυσους-A1C-APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF *βααλ-N---DSF

11 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN επιστρεφω-VF--FAI1S και-C κομιζω-VF2-FMI1S ο- A--ASM σιτος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS κατα-P ωρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS εν-P καιρος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποαιρεω-VF2-FMI1S ο- A--APN ιματιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN οθονιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSN μη-D καλυπτω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASF ασχημοσυνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF

12 και-C νυν-D αποκαλυπτω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF ακαθαρσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF ενωπιον-P ο- A--GPM εραστης-N1M-GPM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ουδεις-A3--NSM ου-D μη-D εκαιρεω-VB--AMS3S αυτος- D--ASF εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF εγω- P--GS

13 και-C αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ευφροσυνη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSF εορτη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APF νεομηνια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF πανηγυρις-N3I-APF αυτος- D--GSF

14 και-C απο αναιζω-VF2-FAI1S αμπελος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APF συκη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSF οσος-A1--APN ειπον-VBI-AAI3S μισθωμα-N3M-NPN εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --APN διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--DS ο- A--NPM εραστης-N1M-NPM εγω- P--GS και-C τιθημι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--APN εις-P μαρτυριον-N2N-ASN και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--NPN ερπετον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

15 και-C εκδικεω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GP εν-P ος- --DPF επιθυω-V1I-IAI3S αυτος- D--DPM και-C περιτιθημι-V7I-IMI3S ο- A--APN ενωτιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APN καθορμιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S οπισω-P ο- A--GPM εραστης-N1M-GPM αυτος- D--GSF εγω- P--GS δε-X επιλανθανω-VBI-AMI3S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

16 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I εγω- P--NS πλαναω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF και-C τασσω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF εις-P ερημος-N2--ASF και-C λαλεω-VF--FAI1S επι-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF

17 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--APN κτημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF εκειθεν-D και-C ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF *αχωρ-N---GS δια αναοιγω-VA--AAN συνεσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ταπεινοω-VC--FPI3S εκει-D κατα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF νηπιοτης-N3T-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C κατα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF αναβασις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSF εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

18 και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM καλεω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C ου-D καλεω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS ετι-D *βααλιμ-N---NP

19 και-C εκαιρω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GP εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ου-D μη-D μιμνησκω-VS--APS3P ουκετι-D ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM

20 και-C διατιθημι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DPM εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF διαθηκη-N1--ASF μετα-P ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM και-C μετα-P ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C μετα-P ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C τοξον-N2N-ASN και-C ρομφαια-N1A-ASF και-C πολεμος-N2--ASM συντριβω-VF--FAI1S απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταοικιζω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ελπις-N3D-DSF

21 και-C μνηστευομαι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AS εμαυτου- D--DSM εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM και-C μνηστευομαι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AS εμαυτου- D--DSM εν-P δικαιοσυνη-N1--DSF και-C εν-P κριμα-N3M-DSN και-C εν-P ελεος-N3E-DSN και-C εν-P οικτιρμος-N2--DPM

22 και-C μνηστευομαι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AS εμαυτου- D--DSM εν-P πιστις-N3I-DSF και-C επιγιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM

23 και-C ειμι-V9--FMI3S εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM επιακουω-VF--FMI1S ο- A--DSM ουρανος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--NSM ουρανος-N2--NSM επιακουω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF

24 και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF επιακουω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASM σιτος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN και-C αυτος- D--NPN επιακουω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--DSM *ιεζραελ-N---DSM

25 και-C σπειρω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF εμαυτου- D--DSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ελεεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF *ουελεεω-N---ASF και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--DSM *ουλαοσεγω-N---DSM λαος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS και-C αυτος- D--NSM ειπον-VF2-FAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS

   

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Arcana Coelestia #10540

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10540. 'And now, take off your finery' means the nature of their external which is such that it is without anything Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'finery', when the Church is the subject, as holy truth or that which is Divine in external things, dealt with above in 10536; and from the meaning of 'taking it off' as shedding it, thus being without it. The fact that that which is Divine in external things or holy truth is meant by 'finery' is clear from the following places: In Ezekiel,

I clothed you with embroidered cloth, and shod you with badger; and I swathed you in fine linen and covered you with silk. And I adorned you with finery, and put bracelets onto your hands and a chain onto your neck. And I put a jewel onto your nose, and earrings on your ears, and a crown of glory onto your head. Thus were you adorned with gold and silver; and your garments were fine linen, and silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, [honey,] and oil; therefore you became extremely beautiful, and attained to a kingdom. For this reason your fame 1 went out among the nations, regarding your beauty; for this was made perfect by My finery which I had put on you. Ezekiel 16:10-14.

[2] This refers to Jerusalem and means the Church which had been established by the Lord after the Flood and was succeeded by the Israelite and Jewish Church. The character of the latter is also described in the same chapter; but the character of that previous Ancient Church is described in the verses just quoted, its holy truths being described by the adornments spoken of there. Anyone may see that things such as have to do with the Church are meant by those specifically mentioned, and that each one means something particular. What other purpose does such a description of Jerusalem serve?

[3] Yet which aspect of the Church is meant by each one becomes clear solely from the internal sense. For this sense shows what exactly in the spiritual world corresponds to each item in the description. The following is made clear by that sense,

'Embroidered cloth' means true factual knowledge, 9688.

'Fine linen' means intellectual truth from the Divine, 5319, 9469, 9596, 9744.

'Bracelets' means the power of truths, 3103, 3105.

'A neck-chain' means the flowing in of truth derived from good, and the consequent joining together of interior things and exterior ones, 5320.

'A nose-jewel' means the perception of truth, and 'earrings' obedience to truths, 4551, 10402.

'A crown of glory' means spiritual good, or the good of truth, good being meant by 'a crown', 9930, and that which is spiritual by 'glory', 9815.

'Gold and silver' means goodness and truth in general, 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914, 6917, 9874.

'Fine flour, honey, and oil' means truths and forms of good, external and internal ones, truth from good being meant by 'fine flour', 9995, external good by 'honey', 10530, and internal good by 'oil', 886, 4582, 4638, 9474, 9780, 10254, 10261.

'Beauty' means the outward form taken by truth derived from good, 3080, 3821, 4985, 5199.

And 'Jerusalem', about which those things are said, means the Church, see 402, 2117, 3654. From all this it is evident what 'finery' means, namely holy truth in its entirety.

[4] All the finery of the daughters of Zion which is itemized in Isaiah has a like meaning,

On that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, and of the networks, and of the crescents, and of the perfume containers 2 , and of the chainlets, and of the bracts 3 , and the tiaras, and the garters, and the sashes, and the perfume boxes 4 , and the charms; the rings, and the nose-jewels, the changes of clothes, and the robes, and the veils, and the pin-cases, the mirrors, and the muslin, and the turbans, and the linen garments. And it will happen, that instead of fragrance there will be rottenness, and instead of a girdle, a falling apart, and instead of well-set hair 5 , baldness, and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth, burning instead of beauty. Your people will fall by the sword, and [so will] your strength in war. Isaiah 3:18-25.

Those who confine themselves to the literal sense inevitably think that all these items with which the daughters of Zion are said to be adorned must be understood literally, and that it was because of that finery and the pride and arrogance it would create that the people of that kingdom would perish, since it says, your people will fall by the sword, and your strength in war. But those who raise their minds to some extent above the literal statement can see that such things should not be understood literally.

[5] From various places in the Word they can see that 'the daughters of Zion' should not be taken to mean the daughters of Zion but such things as are aspects of the Church, which are also meant by the daughters of Jerusalem, the daughters of Israel, the daughters of Judah, and many other daughters. Regarding 'daughters', that they mean the Church and aspects of the Church, see 6729, 9055(end). Since therefore the Church and aspects of the Church are meant by 'the daughters of Zion' it follows that all their finery itemized in this chapter of Isaiah mean the Church's truths and forms of good, and that each item means some specific truth or form of good. For nothing that appears in the Word, not even one small expression, is devoid of meaning.

[6] And because that Church will be bereaved of its truths and forms of good, meant by all that finery, the prophecy goes on to say that instead of fragrance there will be rottenness, instead of a girdle a falling apart, instead of well-set hair baldness, instead of a robe a girding of sackcloth, burning instead of beauty, and also that the people will fall by the sword, as will [their] strength in war. For 'fragrance' or 'spice' means the perception of Divine Truth, 10199, 10291, and 'rottenness' the deprivation of it; 'a girdle' means a bond holding truths and forms of good in connection with one another, 9341(end), 9828, 9837, 'a falling apart instead of it' the disintegration and diffusion of them; 'well-set hair' means true factual knowledge, 2831 6 , 'baldness' being deprived of an intelligent understanding of truth and of a wise discernment of good, 9960; 'burning' means the destruction of these by the evils of self-love, 1297, 2446, 7852, 9055, 9141, 'beauty' the outward form that truth springing from good takes within the Church, thus the perfection of it, 3080, 3821, 4985, 5199; and 'the sword' by which the people will fall means falsity destroying truth and good, 2799, 4499, 6353, 7102, 8294. Having no 'strength in war' means having no resistance to evil and falsity, for 'war' is spiritual conflict, and temptation, 1659, 1664, 2686, 8273, 8295, 10455.

From all this it is now evident that 'finery' in general means the Divine Truth which the Church possesses.

[7] The like is meant by 'finery' in the second Book of Samuel,

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in twice-dyed pleasantly 7 , who put gold finery on your clothing. 2 Samuel 1:24.

These words appear in David's lamentation over Saul, which he entitled in verse 18 of that chapter, To teach the children of Judah the bow. 'The bow' in this verse means doctrine consisting of truth engaged in conflict against falsities of evil, 2686, 2709, 6422. This being so, 'daughters of Israel' means the Church's affections for truth, 2362, 3963, 6729, 6775, 6788, 8994; 'being clothed in twice-dyed pleasantly' means being endued with the Church's interior truths, which spring from good, 4922, 9468; 'putting gold finery on clothing' means giving truths that spring from good a beautiful appearance, good being meant by 'gold', see in the places referred to in 9874, and truth in general by 'clothing' or 'garment', in the places referred to above in 10536(end). The reason why David's lamentation over Saul has to do with doctrine consisting of truth, meant by 'the bow', engaged in conflict against falsity of evil is that 'the king' or the royal office held by Saul means Divine Truth in respect of protection and of judgement, 1672, 2015, 2069, 3009, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044, 5068, 6148.

[8] The like is meant by 'finery' in other places: In David,

Give to Jehovah the glory of His name; bow down to Jehovah in the finery of holiness. Psalms 29:2.

'In the finery of holiness' means with the authentic truths of the Church. Similarly in Isaiah,

Your sons will make haste. Lift up your eyes round about, and see; they all gather together. I am the Living One, said Jehovah; you will put them all on as finery, and gird them round yourself like a bride. Isaiah 49:17-18.

These words too refer to Zion, by which the celestial Church is meant, 'sons' who 'will make haste' meaning this Church's truths. (For the meaning of 'sons' as truths, see 489, 491, 2623, 2803, 2813, 3373, 3704, 4257, 9807.) This explains why it says that Zion will put them all on as finery and gird them round herself like a bride; such can be said of the Church's truths, but not of the sons of Zion.

[9] Since almost everything in the Word also has a contrary meaning, so do those objects constituting finery. In the contrary sense they mean truths that have been falsified, as in Jeremiah,

You who have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed, if you adorn yourself with gold finery, if you widen your eyes with stibium 8 , in vain will you make yourself beautiful. Jeremiah 4:29, 30.

And in Hosea,

I will visit on her 9 the days of the baals to whom she burned incense, and put on her nose-jewel and her finery, and went after her lovers and forgot Me. Hosea 2:13.

And in other places.

Footnotes:

1. literally, name

2. Probably worn around the neck

3. i.e. thin metal plates worn as jewelry

4. literally, houses of the soul

5. literally, instead of the work of plaited [hair]

6. The Latin here rendered literally the work of plaited [hair] and idiomatically well-set hair is opus implexum. In 2831 the second of these words applies to the branches of trees and is consequently rendered entangled.

7. literally, with pleasant things

8. literally, break open the eyes with stibium. Stibium was a cosmetic used for blackening the eyelids and eyebrows, thereby making the eyes look brighter or more open.

9. i.e. I will punish her for

  
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