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1 ο λογος ο γενομενος παρα κυριου προς ιερεμιαν εν τω ενιαυτω τω δεκατω τω βασιλει σεδεκια ουτος ενιαυτος οκτωκαιδεκατος τω βασιλει ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλει βαβυλωνος

2 και δυναμις βασιλεως βαβυλωνος εχαρακωσεν επι ιερουσαλημ και ιερεμιας εφυλασσετο εν αυλη της φυλακης η εστιν εν οικω του βασιλεως

3 εν η κατεκλεισεν αυτον ο βασιλευς σεδεκιας λεγων δια τι συ προφητευεις λεγων ουτως ειπεν κυριος ιδου εγω διδωμι την πολιν ταυτην εν χερσιν βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και λημψεται αυτην

4 και σεδεκιας ου μη σωθη εκ χειρος των χαλδαιων οτι παραδοσει παραδοθησεται εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και λαλησει στομα αυτου προς στομα αυτου και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου τους οφθαλμους αυτου οψονται

5 και εισελευσεται σεδεκιας εις βαβυλωνα και εκει καθιειται

6 και λογος κυριου εγενηθη προς ιερεμιαν λεγων

7 ιδου αναμεηλ υιος σαλωμ αδελφου πατρος σου ερχεται προς σε λεγων κτησαι σεαυτω τον αγρον μου τον εν αναθωθ οτι σοι κριμα παραλαβειν εις κτησιν

8 και ηλθεν προς με αναμεηλ υιος σαλωμ αδελφου πατρος μου εις την αυλην της φυλακης και ειπεν μοι κτησαι τον αγρον μου τον εν γη βενιαμιν τον εν αναθωθ οτι σοι κριμα κτησασθαι και συ πρεσβυτερος και εγνων οτι λογος κυριου εστιν

9 και εκτησαμην τον αγρον αναμεηλ υιου αδελφου πατρος μου και εστησα αυτω επτα σικλους και δεκα αργυριου

10 και εγραψα εις βιβλιον και εσφραγισαμην και διεμαρτυραμην μαρτυρας και εστησα το αργυριον εν ζυγω

11 και ελαβον το βιβλιον της κτησεως το εσφραγισμενον και το ανεγνωσμενον

12 και εδωκα αυτο τω βαρουχ υιω νηριου υιου μαασαιου κατ' οφθαλμους αναμεηλ υιου αδελφου πατρος μου και κατ' οφθαλμους των εστηκοτων και γραφοντων εν τω βιβλιω της κτησεως και κατ' οφθαλμους των ιουδαιων των εν τη αυλη της φυλακης

13 και συνεταξα τω βαρουχ κατ' οφθαλμους αυτων λεγων

14 ουτως ειπεν κυριος παντοκρατωρ λαβε το βιβλιον της κτησεως τουτο και το βιβλιον το ανεγνωσμενον και θησεις αυτο εις αγγειον οστρακινον ινα διαμεινη ημερας πλειους

15 οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος ετι κτηθησονται αγροι και οικιαι και αμπελωνες εν τη γη ταυτη

16 και προσευξαμην προς κυριον μετα το δουναι με το βιβλιον της κτησεως προς βαρουχ υιον νηριου λεγων

17 ω κυριε συ εποιησας τον ουρανον και την γην τη ισχυι σου τη μεγαλη και τω βραχιονι σου τω υψηλω και τω μετεωρω ου μη αποκρυβη απο σου ουθεν

18 ποιων ελεος εις χιλιαδας και αποδιδους αμαρτιας πατερων εις κολπους τεκνων αυτων μετ' αυτους ο θεος ο μεγας και ισχυρος

19 κυριος μεγαλης βουλης και δυνατος τοις εργοις ο θεος ο μεγας ο παντοκρατωρ και μεγαλωνυμος κυριος οι οφθαλμοι σου εις τας οδους των υιων των ανθρωπων δουναι εκαστω κατα την οδον αυτου

20 ος εποιησας σημεια και τερατα εν γη αιγυπτω εως της ημερας ταυτης και εν ισραηλ και εν τοις γηγενεσιν και εποιησας σεαυτω ονομα ως η ημερα αυτη

21 και εξηγαγες τον λαον σου ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου εν σημειοις και εν τερασιν και εν χειρι κραταια και εν βραχιονι υψηλω και εν οραμασιν μεγαλοις

22 και εδωκας αυτοις την γην ταυτην ην ωμοσας τοις πατρασιν αυτων γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι

23 και εισηλθοσαν και ελαβοσαν αυτην και ουκ ηκουσαν της φωνης σου και εν τοις προσταγμασιν σου ουκ επορευθησαν απαντα α ενετειλω αυτοις ουκ εποιησαν και εποιησας συμβηναι αυτοις παντα τα κακα ταυτα

24 ιδου οχλος ηκει εις την πολιν ταυτην συλλαβειν αυτην και η πολις εδοθη εις χειρας χαλδαιων των πολεμουντων αυτην απο προσωπου μαχαιρας και του λιμου ως ελαλησας ουτως εγενετο

25 και συ λεγεις προς με κτησαι σεαυτω αγρον αργυριου και εγραψα βιβλιον και εσφραγισαμην και επεμαρτυραμην μαρτυρας και η πολις εδοθη εις χειρας χαλδαιων

26 και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων

27 εγω κυριος ο θεος πασης σαρκος μη απ' εμου κρυβησεται τι

28 δια τουτο ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ δοθεισα παραδοθησεται η πολις αυτη εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και λημψεται αυτην

29 και ηξουσιν οι χαλδαιοι πολεμουντες επι την πολιν ταυτην και καυσουσιν την πολιν ταυτην εν πυρι και κατακαυσουσιν τας οικιας εν αις εθυμιωσαν επι των δωματων αυτων τη βααλ και εσπενδον σπονδας θεοις ετεροις προς το παραπικραναι με

30 οτι ησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ και οι υιοι ιουδα μονοι ποιουντες το πονηρον κατ' οφθαλμους μου εκ νεοτητος αυτων

31 οτι επι την οργην μου και επι τον θυμον μου ην η πολις αυτη αφ' ης ημερας ωκοδομησαν αυτην και εως της ημερας ταυτης απαλλαξαι αυτην απο προσωπου μου

32 δια πασας τας πονηριας των υιων ισραηλ και ιουδα ων εποιησαν πικραναι με αυτοι και οι βασιλεις αυτων και οι αρχοντες αυτων και οι ιερεις αυτων και οι προφηται αυτων ανδρες ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ

33 και επεστρεψαν προς με νωτον και ου προσωπον και εδιδαξα αυτους ορθρου και εδιδαξα και ουκ ηκουσαν επιλαβειν παιδειαν

34 και εθηκαν τα μιασματα αυτων εν τω οικω ου επεκληθη το ονομα μου επ' αυτω εν ακαθαρσιαις αυτων

35 και ωκοδομησαν τους βωμους τη βααλ τους εν φαραγγι υιου εννομ του αναφερειν τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων τω μολοχ βασιλει α ου συνεταξα αυτοις και ουκ ανεβη επι καρδιαν μου του ποιησαι το βδελυγμα τουτο προς το εφαμαρτειν τον ιουδαν

36 και νυν ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ επι την πολιν ην συ λεγεις παραδοθησεται εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος εν μαχαιρα και εν λιμω και εν αποστολη

37 ιδου εγω συναγω αυτους εκ πασης της γης ου διεσπειρα αυτους εκει εν οργη μου και τω θυμω μου και παροξυσμω μεγαλω και επιστρεψω αυτους εις τον τοπον τουτον και καθιω αυτους πεποιθοτας

38 και εσονται μοι εις λαον και εγω εσομαι αυτοις εις θεον

39 και δωσω αυτοις οδον ετεραν και καρδιαν ετεραν φοβηθηναι με πασας τας ημερας εις αγαθον αυτοις και τοις τεκνοις αυτων μετ' αυτους

40 και διαθησομαι αυτοις διαθηκην αιωνιαν ην ου μη αποστρεψω οπισθεν αυτων και τον φοβον μου δωσω εις την καρδιαν αυτων προς το μη αποστηναι αυτους απ' εμου

41 και επισκεψομαι του αγαθωσαι αυτους και φυτευσω αυτους εν τη γη ταυτη εν πιστει και εν παση καρδια και εν παση ψυχη

42 οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος καθα επηγαγον επι τον λαον τουτον παντα τα κακα τα μεγαλα ταυτα ουτως εγω επαξω επ' αυτους παντα τα αγαθα α ελαλησα επ' αυτους

43 και κτηθησονται ετι αγροι εν τη γη η συ λεγεις αβατος εστιν απο ανθρωπων και κτηνους και παρεδοθησαν εις χειρας χαλδαιων

44 και κτησονται αγρους εν αργυριω και γραψεις βιβλιον και σφραγιη και διαμαρτυρη μαρτυρας εν γη βενιαμιν και κυκλω ιερουσαλημ και εν πολεσιν ιουδα και εν πολεσιν του ορους και εν πολεσιν της σεφηλα και εν πολεσιν της ναγεβ οτι αποστρεψω τας αποικιας αυτων

   

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Arcana Coelestia #666

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666. 'A covenant' means nothing other than regeneration and the things that constitute regeneration. This becomes clear from many places in the Word where the Lord Himself is called 'the Covenant', for it is He alone who regenerates, to whom a regenerated person looks, and who is the All in all of love and faith. That the Lord is the Covenant itself is clear in Isaiah,

I Jehovah have called You in righteousness, taking You by the hand and keeping You, and I will give You for a Covenant of the people, a light of the nations. Isaiah 42:6.

Here 'a Covenant' stands for the Lord, and 'the light of the nations' is faith. Similarly in Isaiah 49:6, 8. In Malachi,

Behold, I am sending My angel, and suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you are seeking, and the Angel of the Covenant in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming. Who will endure the day of His coming? Malachi 3:1-2.

Here the Lord is called 'the Angel of the Covenant'. In Exodus 31:16 the Sabbath is called an eternal covenant because it means the Lord Himself. It also means the celestial man who has been regenerated by Him.

[2] The Lord being the Covenant itself, it is clear that what constitutes the covenant is everything that joins a person to the Lord, that is to say, love and faith and the things that belong to love and faith. In fact these are the Lord's and the Lord is within them, and so the Covenant itself exists within these, where they are received. These things do not exist except with someone who has been regenerated, with whom anything at all that is the Regenerator's, or the Lord's, constitutes the covenant, or is the covenant. As in Isaiah,

My mercy will not depart from you, and the covenant of My peace will not be removed. Isaiah 54:10.

Here 'mercy and covenant of peace' means the Lord and things that are the Lord's. In the same prophet,

Incline your ear and come to Me; hear, that your soul may live, and I will make with you an eternal covenant, even the sure mercies of David. Lo, I have given Him as a witness to the peoples, a leader and lawgiver to the peoples. Isaiah 55:3-4.

Here 'David' stands for the Lord. 'The eternal covenant' exists in and acts through those qualities that are the Lord's, which are meant by 'coming to Him' and 'hearing so that your soul may live'.

[3] In Jeremiah,

I will give them one heart and one way, to fear Me all their days, for their own good and that of their sons after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear into their heart. Jeremiah 31:39, 40.

This stands for those who are to be regenerated, and also for those things with someone regenerate which are 'one heart and one way', namely charity and faith, which belong to the Lord and so to the covenant. In the same prophet,

Behold, the days are coming, said Jehovah, when I will make with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant, not like the covenant which I made with their fathers, for they rendered My covenant invalid. But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days: I will put My law in the midst of them, and will write it on their heart, and I will be their God, and they will be My people. Jeremiah 31:31-33.

This is an explicit statement of what constitutes the covenant - love and faith in the Lord, which will be present with him who is to be regenerated.

[4] In the same prophet love is called the covenant far the day, and faith the covenant for the night, Jeremiah 33:20. In Ezekiel,

I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David will be prince in the midst of them; and I will make with them a covenant of peace, and I will banish the evil wild animal from the land, and they will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. Ezekiel 34:24-25.

This clearly refers to regeneration. 'David' stands for the Lord. In the same prophet,

David will be their prince for ever. I will make with them a covenant of peace, it will be an eternal covenant with them. I will set My sanctuary in their midst for evermore. Ezekiel 37:25-26.

This similarly refers to regeneration. 'David' and 'the sanctuary' stand for the Lord. In the same prophet,

I entered into a covenant with you, and you were Mine. And I washed you with water and washed away your blood from upon you, and anointed you with oil. Ezekiel 16:8-9, 11.

This clearly stands for regeneration. In Hosea,

I will make for them a covenant on that day, with the wild animals of the field, and with the birds of the air, 1 and with the creeping things of the earth. Hosea 2:18.

This stands for regeneration. 'Wild animals of the field' stands for things of the will, 'birds of the air' 1 for those of the understanding. In David,

He sent redemption to His people, He commanded His covenant for ever. Psalms 111:9.

This stands for regeneration. This is called 'a covenant' because it is something given and received.

[5] People however who have not been regenerated - or what amounts to the same, who focus worship on things that are external and who set up and worship as gods both themselves and everything they desire and think - are referred to, because they separate themselves from the Lord, as 'rendering the covenant invalid', as in Jeremiah,

They forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and bowed down to other gods and served them. Jeremiah 22:9.

In Moses,

He who transgressed the covenant by serving other gods, the sun, the moon, and the host of heaven, was to be stoned. Deuteronomy 17:2 and following verses.

'The sun' stands for self-love, 'the moon' for false assumptions, 'the host of heaven' for falsities themselves. From this it is now clear what 'the Ark of the covenant' is, containing the testimony or covenant, namely the Lord Himself; what 'the Book of the covenant' is, namely the Lord Himself, Exodus 24:4-7, 34:27; Deuteronomy 4:13, 23; what 'the Blood of the covenant' is, namely the Lord Himself, Exodus 24:6, 8; who alone is the Regenerator. Hence 'a covenant' is regeneration itself.

Footnotes:

1. literally, bird of the heavens (or the skies)

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

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