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Osija 7

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1 Kad lečim Izrailja, tada se pokazuje bezakonje Jefremovo i zloća samarijska; jer čine laž, i lupež ulazi, i napolju udara četa.

2 I ne govore u srcu svom da ja pamtim svako bezakonje njihovo; sada stoje oko njih dela njihova, preda mnom su.

3 Nevaljalstvom svojim vesele cara i lažima svojim knezove.

4 Svi čine preljubu; kao pećsu koju užari hlebar, koji prestane stražiti kad zamesi testo pa dokle uskisne.

5 Na dan cara našeg razboleše se knezovi od meha vina, i on pruži ruku svoju podsmevačima.

6 Jer na zasede svoje upravljaju srce svoje, koje je kao peć; hlebar njihov spava celu noć, ujutru gori kao plamen ognjeni.

7 Svi su kao pećugrejani i proždiru svoje sudije; svi carevi njihovi padaju, nijedan između njih ne viče k meni.

8 Jefrem se pomešao s narodima; Jefrem je pogača neprevrnuta.

9 Inostranci jedu mu silu, a on ne zna; sede kose popadaju ga, a on ne zna.

10 I ponositost Izrailjeva svedoči mu u oči, ali se ne vraćaju ka Gospodu Bogu svom niti Ga traže uza sve to.

11 I Jefrem je kao golub, lud, bezuman; zovu Misir, idu u Asirsku.

12 Kad otidu, razapeću na njih mrežu svoju, kao ptice nebeske svući ću ih, karaću ih kako je kazivano u zboru njihovom.

13 Teško njima, jer zađoše od mene; pogibao će im biti, jer me izneveriše; ja ih iskupih, a oni govoriše na me laž.

14 Niti me prizivaše iz srca svog, nego ridaše na odrima svojim; žita i vina radi skupljajući se odstupaju od mene.

15 Kad ih karah, ukrepih im mišice; ali oni misliše zlo na me.

16 Vraćaju se, ali ne ka Višnjem, postaše kao luk lažljiv; knezovi će njihovi popadati od mača s obesti jezika svog; to će im biti podsmeh u zemlji misirskoj.

   

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True Christianity #322

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322. In the spiritual meaning, testifying falsely refers to convincing people that a false belief is a true one and an evil life is a good one, and the reverse; but only if these things are done deliberately, not out of ignorance. Doing them deliberately is doing them after we know what truth and goodness are, not before. The Lord says, "If you were blind you would have no sin. But now that you say, 'We see,' your sin remains" (John 9:41).

This falseness is what is meant in the Word by a lie and this deliberateness is what is meant by deceit in the following passages:

We are striking a pact with death; we are making an agreement with hell. We have put our trust in lying and have hidden ourselves with falsity. (Isaiah 28:15)

They are a people of rebellion, lying children. They do not want to hear the law of Jehovah. (Isaiah 30:9)

Everyone from prophet to priest is acting out a lie. (Jeremiah 8:10)

The inhabitants speak a lie, and as for their tongue, deceit is in their mouths. (Micah 6:12)

You are to destroy those who speak a lie. Jehovah loathes a man of deceit. (Psalms 5:6)

They taught their tongue to tell a lie, to dwell in the midst of their deceit. (Jeremiah 9:5-6)

Because "a lie" means a falsity, the Lord says, "The Devil speaks a lie from his own resources" (John 8:44). A lie also means falsity and deception in the following passages: Jeremiah 9:4; 23:14, 32; ; 21:29; Hosea 7:1; 12:1; Nahum 3:1; Psalms 120:2-3.

  
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