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1 λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S προς-P *ιωηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM ο- A--GSM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM

2 ακουω-VA--AAD2P δη-X ουτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NPM και-C ενωτιζομαι-VA--AMD2P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ει-C γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S τοιουτος-A1--NPN εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF συ- P--GP η-C εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM συ- P--GP

3 υπερ-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GP διαηγεομαι-VAI-AMD2P και-C ο- A--NPN τεκνον-N2N-NPN συ- P--GP ο- A--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPN τεκνον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPM εις-P γενεα-N1A-ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF

4 ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSF καμπη-N1--GSF καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ακρις-N3D-NSF και-C ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSF ακρις-N3D-GSF καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM βρουχος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSM βρουχος-N2--GSM καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ερυσιβη-N1--NSF

5 εκνηφω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--NPM μεθυω-V1--PAPNPM εκ-P οινος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C κλαιω-VA--AAD2P θρηνεω-VA--AAD2P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM πινω-V1--PAPNPM οινος-N2--ASM εις-P μεθη-N1--ASF οτι-C εκαιρω-VX--XMI3S εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GP ευφροσυνη-N1--NSF και-C χαρα-N1A-NSF

6 οτι-C εθνος-N3E-NSN αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ισχυρος-A1A-NSN και-C αναριθμητος-A1B-NSN ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM οδους-N3--NPM λεων-N3--GSM και-C ο- A--NPF μυλη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GSM σκυμνος-N2--GSM

7 τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S ο- A--ASF αμπελος-N2--ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P αφανισμος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APF συκη-N1--APF εγω- P--GS εις-P συγκλασμος-N2--ASM ερευναω-V3--PAPNSM εκερευναω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI3S λευκαινω-V1I-IAI3S κλημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF

8 θρηνεω-VA--AAD2S προς-P εγω- P--AS υπερ-P νυμφη-N1--ASF περιζωννυμι-VM--XMPASF σακκος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM παρθενικος-N2--ASM

9 εκαιρω-VX--XMI3S θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C σπονδη-N1--NSF εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM πενθεω-V2--PAD2P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--NPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-DSN

10 οτι-C ταλαιπωρεω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NPN πεδιον-N2N-NPN πενθεω-V2--PAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF οτι-C ταλαιπωρεω-VX--XAI3S σιτος-N2--NSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3S οινος-N2--NSM ολιγοω-VCI-API3S ελαιον-N2N-NSN

11 ξηραινω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM γεωργος-N2--NPM θρηνεω-V2--PAD2P κτημα-N3M-APN υπερ-P πυρος-N2--GSM και-C κριθη-N1--GSF οτι-C αποολλυω-VX--XAI3S τρυγητος-N2--NSM εκ-P αγρος-N2--GSM

12 ο- A--NSF αμπελος-N2--NSF ξηραινω-VCI-API3S και-C ο- A--NPF συκη-N1--NPF ολιγοω-VCI-API3P ροα-N1A-NSF και-C φοινιξ-N3K-NSM και-C μηλον-N2N-NSN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3P οτι-C αισχυνω-VAI-AAI3P χαρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM

13 περιζωννυμι-VA--AMD2P και-C κοπτω-V1--PMD2P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM θρηνεω-V2--PAI2P ο- A--NPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-DSN ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD2P υπνοω-VA--AAD2P εν-P σακκος-N2--DPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θεος-N2--DSM οτι-C αποεχω-VX--XAI3S εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C σπονδη-N1--NSF

14 αγιαζω-VA--AAD2P νηστεια-N1A-ASF κηρυσσω-VA--AAD2P θεραπεια-N1A-ASF συναγω-VB--AAD2P πρεσβυτερος-A1A-APM πας-A3--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM γη-N1--ASF εις-P οικος-N2--ASM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP και-C κραζω-VAI-AAD2P προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM εκτενως-D

15 οιμμοι-I οιμμοι-I οιμμοι-I εις-P ημερα-N1A-ASF οτι-C εγγυς-D ημερα-N1A-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ως-C ταλαιπωρια-N1A-NSF εκ-P ταλαιπωρια-N1A-GSF ηκω-VF--FAI3S

16 κατεναντι-D ο- A--GPM οφθαλμος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP βρωμα-N3M-NPN εκολεθρευω-VCI-API3S εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP ευφροσυνη-N1--NSF και-C χαρα-N1A-NSF

17 σκιρτεω-VAI-AAI3P δαμαλις-N3I-NPF επι-P ο- A--DPF φατνη-N1--DPF αυτος- D--GPM απο αναιζω-VSI-API3P θησαυρος-N2--NPM κατασκαπτω-VVI-API3P ληνος-N2--NPF οτι-C ξηραινω-VCI-API3S σιτος-N2--NSM

18 τις- I--ASN αποτιθημι-VF--FAI1P εαυτου- D--DPM κλαιω-VAI-AAI3P βουκολιον-N2N-NPN βους-N3--GPM οτι-C ου-D υποαρχω-V1I-IAI3S νομη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--DPM και-C ο- A--NPN ποιμνιον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN απο αναιζω-VSI-API3P

19 προς-P συ- P--AS κυριος-N2--VSM βοαω-VF--FMI1S οτι-C πυρ-N3--NSN ανααλισκω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN ωραιος-A1A-APN ο- A--GSF ερημος-N2--GSF και-C φλοξ-N3G-NSF ανααπτω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM

20 και-D ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN αναβλεπω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P συ- P--AS οτι-C ξηραινω-VCI-API3P αφεσις-N3I-NPF υδωρ-N3T-GPN και-C πυρ-N3--NSN καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APN ωραιος-A1A-APN ο- A--GSF ερημος-N2--GSF

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Arcana Coelestia #3580

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3580. 'And abundance of grain' means natural good from this, 'and of new wine' means natural truth from the same. This is clear from the meaning of 'grain' as good, and from the meaning of 'new wine' as truth. When these two are used in reference to the natural they mean natural good and truth, but when they are used in reference to the rational they are 'bread and wine' - 'bread' being celestial good, see 276, 680, 1798, 2165, 2177, 3464, 3478, and 'wine' that which is spiritual, namely truth deriving from good, 1071, 1798. These meanings of 'grain' and 'wine' may also be seen from the following places in the Word:

In Haggai,

The heavens have withheld their dew, and the earth has withheld its increase. And I have called for a drought over the land, and over the mountains, and over the grain, and over the new wine, and over that which the earth brings forth. Haggai 1:10-11.

Here 'a drought' stands for a lack of dew and rain, and so for a lack of truth deriving from any good. 'A drought over the grain' is the lack of good, and 'a drought over the new wine' the lack of truth.

[2] In Moses,

Israel will dwell securely, alone at Jacob's spring, in a land of grain and new wine; and his heavens will distill dew. Deuteronomy 33:28.

'Alone' stands for those who are not infested by evils and falsities, 139, 471. 'A land of grain and new wine' stands for the good and truth of the Church.

In Hosea,

I will be as the dew to Israel, he will blossom 1 as the lily, and strike root like Lebanon. His branches will go out, and his beauty will be like the olive, and his odour like that of Lebanon. Those dwelling in its shadow will turn back, they will quicken the grain and will blossom as the vine; the memory of it will be as the wine of Lebanon. Hosea 14:5-7.

Here 'the grain' stands for spiritual good, 'the wine' for spiritual truth.

In Isaiah,

A curse will consume the earth. The new wine will mourn, the vine will languish; all the merry-hearted will sigh. Isaiah 24:6-7.

This refers to the vastation of the spiritual Church. 'The new wine will mourn' stands for the fact that truth will come to an end.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Jehovah has redeemed Jacob. They will come and sing on the height of Zion, and they will converge towards the goodness of Jehovah. towards the grain, and towards the new wine, and towards the oil, and towards the young 2 of the flock and of the herd. Jeremiah 31:11-12.

'The grain' and 'the new wine' stand for good and for truth derived from good, 'the oil' for the good which is both a producer and a product of these, 'the young of the flock and of the herd' for the truth which is acquired in this manner. This being the meaning of those things they are called 'the goodness of Jehovah'.

In Hosea,

She did not know that it was I who gave her the grain and the new wine and the oil, and who multiplied the silver and the gold which they made for Baal. Therefore I will return and take back My grain and My new wine in its season, and I will snatch away My wool and My flax. Hosea 2:8-9.

This refers to the Church when perverted, and it is evident that 'grain' is not used to mean grain, nor 'new wine' new wine, nor yet oil, silver, gold, wool, and flax to mean such material things. Rather, spiritual things are meant, that is, those which consist in what is good and true.

Something similar is the case where in the same prophet a new Church is dealt with,

I will betroth you to Me in faith, and you will know Jehovah. And it will be on that day, that I shall hear the heavens, and they will hear the earth, and the earth will hear the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and these will hear Jezreel. Hosea 2:20-22.

'Jezreel' stands for a new Church.

In Joel,

Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine that has been cut off from your mouth. The field has been laid waste, the land is mourning because the grain has been laid waste; the new wine has dried up, the oil languishes. Joel 1:5, 10.

[4] In the same prophet,

Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God, for He has given you the morning rain for righteousness, and will cause the morning and the evening rain to come down on you in the first [month]. And the threshing-floors will be full of perfect grain, and the presses will overflow with new wine and oil. Joel 2:23-24.

In the same prophet,

It will happen on that day, that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will flow with water, and a spring will come forth from the house of Jehovah. Joel 3:18.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom, it being spiritual things that are meant by 'new wine', 'milk', and 'water', the abundance of which is being described in this fashion.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah their God will serve them on that day, as a flock His people. For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Zechariah 9:16-17.

In David,

You visit the earth and delight in it; You greatly enrich it; the stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain. The meadows clothe themselves with flocks, and the valleys are covered over with grain; let them clap their hands, let them also sing. Psalms 65:9, 13.

From all these places it is now evident what 'grain' is and what 'new wine' is.

Footnotes:

1. literally, sprout

2. literally, the sons

  
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