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Jeremias 48

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1 Om Moab. Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: Ve over Nebo, for det er ødelagt; Kirjata'im er blitt til skamme, det er inntatt; festningen er blitt til skamme og slått med redsel.

2 Med Moabs ry er det forbi; i Hesbon legger de op onde råd mot det: Kom, la oss utrydde det, så det ikke mere er et folk! Også du Madmen skal bli målløs, efter dig skal sverdet fare.

3 Det lyder skrik fra Horona'im: herjing og stor ødeleggelse.

4 Moab er ødelagt; dets barn opløfter skrik.

5 For gråtende går de opover bakken til Luhut; på veien ned til Horona'im høres angstfulle klagerop over ødeleggelsen.

6 Fly, redd eders liv! Bli som hjelpeløse mennesker i ørkenen!

7 Fordi du satte din lit til dit gods og dine skatter, skal også du bli hærtatt, og Kamos skal gå i fangenskap, hans prester og hans høvdinger alle sammen.

8 Og en ødelegger skal komme over hver by, og ingen by skal gå fri; dalen skal gå til grunne og sletten bli ødelagt, som Herren har sagt.

9 Gi Moab vinger! For i flyvende fart skal det dra ut, og dets byer skal bli til en ørken, så ingen bor i dem.

10 Forbannet være den som gjør Herrens gjerning med lathet, og forbannet være den som holder sitt sverd fra blod!

11 Moab har levd i ro fra sin ungdom av; det har ligget stille på sin berme og er ikke blitt tappet om fra kar til kar og er ikke gått i fangenskap; derfor har det beholdt sin smak, og dets duft er ikke forandret.

12 Se, derfor skal dager komme, sier Herren, da jeg sender det vintappere, og de skal legge det på hell og tømme dets kar og knuse dets krukker.

13 Da skal Moab ha skam av Kamos, likesom Israels hus hadde skam av Betel, som de satte sin lit til.

14 Hvorledes kan I si: Vi er helter og djerve krigsmenn?

15 Moab blir ødelagt, og de stiger op i dets byer, og dets utvalgte unge menn stiger ned for å slaktes, sier kongen, hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud.

16 Moabs nød er nær, og dets ulykke kommer hastig.

17 Ha medynk med det, alle I som bor rundt omkring det, og alle I som kjenner dets navn! Si: Hvor det er blitt knekket, det sterke spir, den herlige stav!

18 Stig ned fra din herlighet og sett dig i et tørt land, du Dibons datter som bor i byen! For Moabs ødelegger stiger op imot dig, han ødelegger dine festninger.

19 Still dig ved veien og se ut, du som bor i Aroer! Spør de flyktende og undkomne, si: Hvad har hendt?

20 Moab er blitt til skamme, for det er knust. Hyl og skrik! Kunngjør ved Arnon at Moab er ødelagt!

21 Dommen er kommet over slettelandet, over Holon og over Jahsa og over Mofa'at

22 og over Dibon og over Nebo og over Bet-Diblata'im

23 og over Kirjata'im og over Bet-Gamul og over Bet-Meon

24 og over Kerijot og over Bosra og over alle byene i Moabs land, fjernt og nær.

25 Moabs horn er avhugget, og dets arm er brutt, sier Herren.

26 Gjør det drukkent, fordi det har ophøiet sig mot Herren! Moab skal velte sig i sitt spy og bli til latter, det også.

27 Eller var ikke Israel til latter for dig? Eller er det grepet blandt tyver, siden du ryster på hodet så ofte du taler om det?

28 Forlat byene og bo på fjellet, I Moabs innbyggere, og bli lik duen som bygger rede på den andre siden av kløftens gap!

29 Vi har hørt om Moabs veldige overmot, om dets storaktighet, dets overmot, dets opblåsthet og dets stolte hjerte.

30 Jeg kjenner dets overmot, sier Herren, og dets tomme skryt; tomhet er det de har gjort.

31 Derfor jamrer jeg over Moab, over hele Moab klager jeg; over mennene i Kir-Heres må en sukke.

32 Som Jaser gråter, gråter jeg over dig, du Sibmas vintre! Dine kvister gikk ut over havet, de nådde like til Jasers hav; over din frukthøst og din vinhøst faller en ødelegger.

33 Og glede og fryd blir borte fra den fruktbare mark og fra Moabs land, og på vinen i persekarene gjør jeg ende; ingen skal trede persen med frydeskrik; det lyder frydeskrik som ikke er frydeskrik* / {* d.e. det lyder frydeskrik fra de seierrike fiender, ikke fra høstfolkene; JE 51, 14.}

34 Det lyder skrik fra Hesbon like til El'ale, ja like til Jahas, fra Soar til Horona'im, den treårige kvige; for også Nimrims vann blir til ørkener.

35 Og jeg utrydder av Moab, sier Herren, hver den som stiger op på en haug og brenner røkelse for sine guder.

36 Derfor klager mitt hjerte likesom fløiter over Moab, mitt hjerte klager likesom fløiter over mennene i Kir-Heres; derfor går det til grunne det som Moab har samlet sammen, dets opsparte gods.

37 For hvert hode er skallet og hvert skjegg avraket; på alle hender er det flenger og om lendene sekk.

38 På alle Moabs tak og på dets gater er hele folket bare veklage; for jeg har knust Moab lik et kar som ingen bryr sig om, sier Herren.

39 Hvor forferdet det er, hvor de hyler! Se hvorledes Moab vender ryggen til! Hvor det er blitt til skamme! Moab blir til latter og til en forferdelse for alle dem som bor rundt omkring det.

40 For så sier Herren: Se, han* flyver som en ørn og breder sine vinger ut over Moab. / {* Nebukadnesar. JE 49, 22.}

41 Byene blir inntatt, borgene blir stormet, og Moabs kjemper blir på den dag til mote som en kvinne i barnsnød.

42 Og Moab ødelegges, så det ikke mere er et folk, fordi det har ophøiet sig mot Herren.

43 Gru og grav og garn over dig, du Moabs innbygger, sier Herren.

44 Den som flyr for gruen, skal falle i graven, og den som kommer op av graven, skal fanges i garnet; for jeg lar hjemsøkelsens år komme over Moab, sier Herren.

45 I Hesbons skygge står flyktninger uten kraft; for det farer ild ut fra Hesbon og en lue fra Sihon, og den fortærer Moabs kinn og ufreds-ættens isse.

46 Ve dig, Moab! Fortapt er Kamos' folk; for dine sønner føres bort i fengsel og dine døtre i fangenskap.

47 Men i de siste dager vil jeg gjøre ende på Moabs fangenskap, sier Herren. Her ender dommen over Moab.

   

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2906. 'The years of the life of Sarah' means when any Divine truth still existed on earth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a year' as a whole period of the Church from start to finish, and so of 'years' as periods, dealt with immediately above in 2905; and from the meaning of 'the life of Sarah' as states as regards Divine truth, also dealt with just above, in 2904. Thus here the end when no Divine truth at all existed any longer is meant, as also follows from the words that occur immediately before these.

[2] That 'a year' means the whole length of time a state of the Church lasts, from start to finish, or what amounts to the same, a whole period, and that consequently 'years' means the periods of time within the general whole, becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

Jehovah has anointed Me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; He has sent Me to bind up the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to captives, and opening of every kind to those that are bound, to proclaim the year of Jehovah's good pleasure, and the day of vengeance for our God. Isaiah 61:1-2.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The year of Jehovah's good pleasure' stands for the time of the new Church. In the same prophet,

The day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redeemed has come. Isaiah 63:4.

This similarly refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The year of the redeemed' stands for the time of the new Church. In the same prophet,

The day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year of retributions on account of the controversy of Zion. Isaiah 34:8.

Here the meaning is similar.

[3] That same period is also called 'the year of visitation': in Jeremiah,

I will bring evil to the men of Anathoth in the year of their visitation. Jeremiah 11:23.

In the same prophet,

I will bring upon Moab the year of their visitation. Jeremiah 48:44.

And plainer still in Ezekiel,

After many days you will be visited; in the latter years you will come upon the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which will be a waste continually. Ezekiel 38:8.

'The latter years' stands for the final period of the Church when it becomes that which is not the Church, those who previously belonged to the Church having been rejected and others having been accepted from other places. In Isaiah,

Thus said the Lord to me, Within yet a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar will be brought to an end. Isaiah 21:16.

This too stands for the final period.

[4] In Ezekiel,

You have become guilty by your blood which you have shed, and defiled by your idols which you have made, and you have brought your days near, and you have come even to your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mocking to all the lands. Ezekiel 22:4.

'Coming even to their years' stands for coming to the end when the Lord departs from the Church. In Isaiah,

Jehovah has now spoken, saying, In three years, as with the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab will grow worthless, with all its great multitude; and the residue will be tiny and of no account. Isaiah 16:14.

'In three years' also stands for the end of the previous Church - 'three' meaning that which has been completed and that which is a beginning, see 1825, 2788.

[5] Seven, and also seventy, have the same meaning, see 720, 728, 901. Consequently it is said in Isaiah,

And it will be on that day, that Tyre will pass into oblivion for seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre according to the song of the harlot. And it will be at the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she will return to hiring herself out as a harlot. Isaiah 23:15, 17.

'Seventy years' stands for a whole period, from the time a Church comes into being until the time it breathes its last, which is also 'the days of one king', for 'a king' means a Church's truth, see 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069. The captivity which the Jews were sent into lasting seventy years entails something similar. That captivity is also spoken of in Jeremiah as follows,

These nations will serve the king of Babel seventy years, and it will be, when the seventy years are fulfilled, that I will visit the king of Babel and this nation for their iniquity, said Jehovah. Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10.

[6] That 'a year', and also 'years', is a whole period of the Church, or the time it lasts, becomes clearer still in Malachi,

Behold, I am sending My angel, and he will prepare the way before Me; 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, said Jehovah Zebaoth. And who can endure the day of His coming? Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Malachi 3:1-2, 4.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The days of old' stands for the Most Ancient Church, 'ancient years' for the Ancient Church, 'the offering of Judah' for worship springing from celestial love, and 'the offering of Jerusalem' for worship springing from spiritual love. Here it is quite evident that neither Judah nor Jerusalem was meant. In David,

I have considered the days of old, and the years of long ago. Psalms 77:5.

Here 'the days of old' and 'the years of long ago' stand for the same two Churches, as is plainer still in Moses,

Recollect the days of old, understand the years of generation after generation; ask your father and he will show you, your elders and they will tell you, When the Most High gave to the nations an inheritance, and Himself separated the sons of man. Deuteronomy 32:7-8.

[7] That 'a year' or 'years' is a complete period of the Church is also evident in Habakkuk,

O Jehovah, I have heard Your fame; I was afraid. O Jehovah, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath You will remember mercy. God will come out of Teman, and the Holy One out of Mount Paran. Habakkuk 3:2-3.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'In the midst of the years' stands for in the fullness of time. For what the fullness of time is, see just above in 2905.

[8] As 'a year' and 'years', when used in reference to the Lord's kingdom on earth, which is the Church, mean a complete period from start to finish, so when used in reference to the Lord's kingdom in heaven do they mean that which is eternal; as in David,

O God, Your years are from generation to generation. You are He, and Your years will have no end. The sons of Your servants will continue, and their seed will be established before You. Psalms 102:24, 27-28.

In the same author,

You will add days to the king's days; His years as generation after generation! And He will dwell for ever before God. Psalms 61:6-7.

Here 'years' stands for that which is eternal since these words refer to the Lord and His kingdom.

[9] The lambs offered in burnt offerings and sacrifices, which were to be in their first year, Leviticus 12:6; 14:10; Numbers 6:12; 7:15, 21, 33, 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81; and elsewhere, meant the celestial things of innocence in the Lord's kingdom, which are eternal. Hence burnt offerings of calves in their first year are referred to in Micah 6:6 as being most acceptable.

[10] That 'a year' in the internal sense does not mean a year is made additionally clear from the consideration that angels, who possess the internal sense of the Word, are not able to possess the idea of any year. But because a year is a complete period of time within the natural world, they have instead of the idea of a year the idea of that which is completed in relation to states of the Church, and of that which is eternal in relation to states in heaven. To them periods of time are states, 1274, 1382, 2625, 2788, 2837.

  
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