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Jonas 2

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1 Nang magkagayo'y nanalangin si Jonas sa Panginoon niyang Dios mula sa tiyan ng isda.

2 At kaniyang sinabi, Tinawagan ko ang Panginoon dahil sa aking pagdadalamhati, At siya'y sumagot sa akin; Mula sa tiyan ng Sheol ako'y sumigaw, At iyong dininig ang aking tinig.

3 Sapagka't inihagis mo ako sa kalaliman, sa gitna ng dagat, At ang tubig ay nasa palibot ko; Ang lahat ng iyong alon at lahat ng iyong malaking alon ay umaapaw sa akin.

4 At aking sinabi, Ako'y nahagis mula sa harap ng iyong mga mata; Gayon ma'y titingin ako uli sa iyong banal na templo.

5 Kinukulong ako ng tubig sa palibot hanggang sa kaluluwa; Ang kalaliman ay nasa palibot ko; Ang mga damong dagat ay pumilipit sa aking ulo.

6 Ako'y bumaba sa mga kaibaibabaan ng mga bundok; Ang lupa sangpu ng kaniyang halang ay tumakip sa akin magpakailan man: Gayon may isinampa mo ang aking buhay mula sa hukay, Oh Panginoon kong Dios.

7 Nang ang aking kaluluwa ay nanglupaypay sa loob ko; naaalaala ko ang Panginoon; At ang aking dalangin ay umabot sa loob ng iyong banal na templo.

8 Ang nagsisilingap ng mga walang kabuluhang magdaraya Binabayaan ang kanilang sariling kaawaan.

9 Nguni't ako'y maghahain sa iyo ng tinig ng pasasalamat; Aking tutuparin yaong aking ipinanata. Kaligtasa'y sa Panginoon.

10 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita sa isda, at iniluwa si Jonas sa tuyong lupa.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6726

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6726. 'And put him in the weed at the bank of the river' means that at first it was among false factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the weed' as factual knowledge, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the river of Egypt' as falsity, dealt with in 6697. For what this really means, that those who are introduced into God's truth are at first put among falsities, see just above in 6724. The reason why 'the weed' means factual knowledge is that every small plant mentioned in the Word means some type of factual knowledge. 'The weed' which grows at the bank of a river is inferior factual knowledge, as also in Isaiah,

The rivers will recede, and the streams of Egypt will dry up; reed and weed will wither. Isaiah 19:6.

'The rivers' stands for matters of intelligence, 2702, 3051; 'the streams of Egypt will dry up' stands for matters of knowledge; 'reed and weed' stands for the lowest forms of factual knowledge, which are sensory impressions. 'The weed' stands for false factual knowledge in Jonah,

The waters surrounded me, even to my soul, the deep closed around me, weed was wrapped about my head. Jonah 2:5.

This prophecy describes a state of temptations. The waters which surrounded him, even to his soul, are falsities, 'deluges of water' being temptations and desolations, see 705, 739, 790, 5725. The deep which closed around him is the evil of falsity. The weed that was wrapped about his head stands for false factual knowledge that beset truth and goodness. This is how it is in a state of desolations.

  
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Isaiah 19:6

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6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.