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Hosea 9

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1 μη-D χαιρω-V1--PAD2S *ισραηλ-N---VSM μηδε-C ευφραινω-V1--PMD2S καθως-D ο- A--NPM λαος-N2--NPM διοτι-C πορνευω-VAI-AAI2S απο-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS αγαπαω-VAI-AAI2S δομα-N3M-APN επι-P πας-A3--ASM αλων-N3W-ASF σιτος-N2--GSM

2 αλων-N3W-NSF και-C ληνος-N2--NSF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ο- A--NSM οινος-N2--NSM ψευδω-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM

3 ου-D καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C εν-P *ασσυριος-N2--DPM ακαθαρτος-A1B-APN εσθιω-VF--FMI3P

4 ου-D σπενδω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ου-D ηδυνω-VA--AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NPF θυσια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM ως-C αρτος-N2--NSM πενθος-N3E-GSN αυτος- D--DPM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM εσθιω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--APN μιαινω-VC--FPI3P διοτι-C ο- A--NPM αρτος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DPF ψυχη-N1--DPF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3P εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM

5 τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VF--FAI2P εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF πανηγυρις-N3I-GSF και-C εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF εορτη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM

6 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I πορευομαι-VF--FMI3P εκ-P ταλαιπωρια-N1A-GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C εκδεχομαι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APM *μεμφις-N---NS και-C θαπτω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM *μαχμας-N---NS ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GPM ολεθρος-N2--NSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S ακανθα-N1A-NPF εν-P ο- A--DPN σκηνωμα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GPM

7 ηκω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSF εκδικησις-N3I-GSF ηκω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSF ανταποδοσις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS και-C κακοω-VC--FPI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM ωσπερ-D ο- A--NSM προφητης-N1M-NSM ο- A--NSM παρα εκιστημι-VXI-XAPNSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM πνευματοφορος-N2--NSM υπο-P ο- A--GSN πληθος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GPF αδικια-N1A-GPF συ- P--GS πληθυνω-VCI-API3S μανια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS

8 σκοπος-N2--NSM *εφραιμ-N---NSM μετα-P θεος-N2--GSM προφητης-N1M-NSM παγις-N3D-NSF σκολιος-A1A-NSF επι-P πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GSM μανια-N1A-ASF εν-P οικος-N2--DSM κυριος-N2--GSM καταπηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P

9 φθειρω-VDI-API3P κατα-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSM βουνος-N2--GSM μιμνησκω-VS--FPI3S αδικια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GSM εκδικεω-VF--FAI3S αμαρτια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GSM

10 ως-C σταφυλη-N1--ASF εν-P ερημος-N2--DSF ευρισκω-VB--AAI1S ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM και-C ως-C σκοπος-N2--ASM εν-P συκη-N1--DSF πρωιμος-A1B-ASM οραω-VBI-AAI1S πατηρ-N3--APM αυτος- D--GPM αυτος- D--NPM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P ο- A--ASM *βεελφεγωρ-N---ASM και-C αποαλλοτριοω-VCI-API3P εις-P αισχυνη-N1--ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM αγαπαω-VM--XMPNPM ως-C ο- A--NPM βδελυσσω-VKI-XPPNSM

11 *εφραιμ-N---NSM ως-C ορνεον-N2N-NSN εκπεταζω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NPF δοξα-N1S-NPF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P τοκος-N2--GPM και-C ωδιν-N3--GPF και-C συλληψις-N3I-GPF

12 διοτι-C και-D εαν-C εκτρεφω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ατεκνοω-VC--FPI3P εκ-P ανθρωπος-N2--GPM διοτι-C και-D ουαι-I αυτος- D--DPM ειμι-V9--PAI3S σαρξ-N3K-NSF εγω- P--GS εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM

13 *εφραιμ-N---NSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM οραω-VBI-AAI1S εις-P θηρα-N1A-ASF παραιστημι-VHI-AAI3P ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C *εφραιμ-N---NSM ο- A--GSN εκαγω-VB--AAN εις-P αποκεντησις-N3I-ASF ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM

14 διδωμι-VO--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM κυριος-N2--VSM τις- I--ASN διδωμι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM διδωμι-VO--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM μητρα-N1A-ASF ατεκνοω-V4--PAPASF και-C μαστος-N2--APM ξηρος-A1A-APM

15 πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF κακια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P *γαλγαλ-N---AS οτι-C εκει-D αυτος- D--APM μισεω-VAI-AAI1S δια-P ο- A--APF κακια-N1A-APF ο- A--GPN επιτηδευμα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS εκβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM ου-D μη-D προςτιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--GSN αγαπαω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM απειθεω-V2--PAPNPM

16 πονεω-V2I-IAI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM ο- A--APF ριζα-N1S-APF αυτος- D--GSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3S καρπος-N2--ASM ουκετι-D μη-D φερω-VA--AAS3S διοτι-C και-D εαν-C γενναω-VA--AAS3P αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--APN επιθυμημα-N3M-APN κοιλια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM

17 αποωθεω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C ου-D ειςακουω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P πλανητης-N1M-NPM εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #316

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316. "And do not harm the oil and the wine." This symbolizes the Lord's provision that they not violate and profane the goods and truths concealed inwardly in the Word.

Oil symbolizes the goodness of love, and wine the truth springing from that goodness. Thus the oil here symbolizes sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth. The Lord's provision that these not be violated and profaned is symbolized by the people's being told not to harm them. For this instruction came from the midst of the four living creatures, thus from the Lord (no. 314). Whatever the Lord says He also provides. That this is something He provides may be seen in nos. 314 and 255 above.

That oil symbolizes the goodness of love - this we will see in nos. 778, 779 below.

That wine symbolizes the truth springing from that goodness is clear from the following passages:

Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes..., buy wine and milk without money... (Isaiah 55:1)

It shall come to pass in that day that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills flow with milk... (Joel 3:18, cf. Amos 9:13-14)

Joy is taken away... from Carmel, and in the vineyards there will be no singing... No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. (Isaiah 16:10, cf. Jeremiah 48:32-33)

Carmel symbolizes the spiritual church, because it had vineyards there.

[2] ...wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth... The vinedressers have wailed... (Joel 1:5, 10-11)

Almost the same images occur in Hosea 9:2-3.

He washes his clothing in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are red with wine... (Genesis 49:11-12)

The subject is the Lord, and the wine symbolizes Divine truth. That is why the Lord instituted the Holy Supper, in which the bread symbolizes the Lord in respect to Divine good, and the wine the Lord in respect to Divine truth; and in their recipients the bread symbolizes a sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth, received from the Lord. Therefore He said,

I say to you, that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you... in My Father's kingdom. (Matthew 26:29, cf. Luke 22:18)

Because bread and wine have these symbolic meanings, so too Melchizedek, going to meet Abram, brought out bread and wine, he being a priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-19).

[3] The grain offering and drink offering used in sacrifices had similar symbolic meanings, as described in Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19ff. The grain offering was an offering of wheat flour, thus taking the place of bread, and the drink offering was an offering of wine.

It can be seen from this what these words of the Lord symbolize:

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins... But they put the... wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17, cf. Luke 5:37-38)

New wine is the Divine truth in the New Testament, thus in the New Church, and the old wine is the Divine truth in the Old Testament, thus in the old church.

A similar idea is symbolized by these words of the Lord at the wedding in Cana of Galilee:

Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now! (John 2:1-10)

[4] Something similar is symbolized by the wine in the Lord's parable concerning the man wounded by thieves, on whose wound the Samaritan poured oil and wine (Luke 10:33-34); for the man wounded by thieves means people whom the Jews wounded spiritually by evils and falsities, and to whom the Samaritan brought aid by pouring oil and wine on their wounds, that is, by teaching them goodness and truth, and as far as possible, healing them.

Sacred truth is symbolized by wine and new wine also elsewhere in the Word, as in Isaiah 1:21-22; 25:6; 36:17.

[5] Because of this, a vineyard in the Word symbolizes a church that possesses truths from the Lord.

That wine symbolizes sacred truth can be seen also from its opposite meaning, in which it symbolizes truth falsified and profaned, as in the following places:

Harlotry, wine, and new wine have taken hold of the heart... Their wine is gone, they commit harlotry continually. (Hosea 4:11, 18)

Harlotry symbolizes the falsification of truth, and so, too, do the wine and new wine here.

...in the hand of Jehovah a cup, and He mixed it with wine; He filled it with the mixture and poured it out, and its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth, sucking, drink. (Psalms 75:8)

Babylon was a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they are deranged. (Jeremiah 51:7)

Babylon has fallen..., because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication... If anyone worships the beast..., he shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed with undiluted wine in the cup of the wrath (of God). (Revelation 14:8-10)

(Babylon has made) all the nations (drink) of the wine... of her fornication. (Revelation 18:3)

...great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. (Revelation 16:19)

...the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (Revelation 17:1-2)

[6] The wine that Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, and his lords and wives and concubines drank from the vessels of the Temple in Jerusalem, while they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone (Daniel 5:2-4) - that wine symbolized nothing else but the sacred truth of the Word and church profaned, which is why the writing then appeared on the wall, and the king that very night was slain (Daniel 5:25, 30)

Wine symbolizes truth falsified also in Isaiah 5:11-12, 21-22; 28:1, 3, 7; 29:9; 56:11-12.

The drink offering that they poured out as an offering to idols has the same symbolic meaning in Isaiah 65:11; 57:6; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Deuteronomy 32:38.

It is owing to its correspondence that wine symbolizes sacred truth, and in an opposite sense, truth profaned. For when a person reads "wine" in the Word, angels - who apprehend everything spiritually - have just this interpretation of it. Such is the correspondence between the natural thoughts of people and the spiritual thoughts of angels. The case is the same with the wine in the Holy Supper. That is why the Holy Supper occasions an introduction into heaven (no. 224 at the end).

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.