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Jeremija 44

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1 Reč koja dođe Jeremiji za sve Judejce koji življahu u zemlji misirskoj, koji življahu u Migdolu i u Tafnesu i u Nofu i u zemlji Patrosu, govoreći:

2 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama Bog Izrailjev: Vi videste sve zlo što navedoh na Jerusalim i na sve gradove Judine, i evo su danas pusti i nema nikoga da živi u njima,

3 Za zloću njihovu koju činiše da bi me gnevili hodeći da kade i služe drugim bogovima, kojih ne znaše ni oni ni vi ni oci vaši.

4 I slah k vama sve sluge svoje proroke zarana jednako govoreći: Ne činite taj gad na koji mrzim.

5 Ali ne poslušaše niti prignuše uha svog da se vrate od zloće svoje, da ne kade drugim bogovima.

6 Zato se izli jarost moja i gnev moj, i razgore se u gradovima Judinim i po ulicama jerusalimskim, te postaše razvaline i pustoš, kao što se vidi danas.

7 A sada ovako veli Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev: zašto sami sebi činite tako veliko zlo da istrebite iz Jude ljude i žene, decu i koja sisaju, da ne ostane u vas ostatka,

8 Gneveći me delima ruku svojih, kadeći drugim bogovima u zemlji misirskoj, u koju dođoste da se stanite da biste se istrebili i postali kletva i rug u svih naroda na zemlji.

9 Jeste li zaboravili zla otaca svojih i zla careva Judinih i zla žena njihovih, i svoja zla i zla žena svojih, koja činiše u zemlji Judinoj i po ulicama jerusalimskim?

10 Ne pokoriše se do danas niti se pobojaše, niti hodiše po mom zakonu i uredbama mojim, koje stavih pred vas i pred oce vaše.

11 Za to ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev: evo, ja ću vam obratiti lice svoje na zlo, da istrebim sve Judejce.

12 I uzeću ostatak Judin, koji okrenu lice svoje da ide u zemlju misirsku da se onde stani, i izginuće svi; u zemlji će misirskoj pasti i izginuti od mača i od gladi, malo i veliko, izginuće od mača i od gladi, i biće uklin i čudo i prokletstvo i rug.

13 I pohodiću one koji nastavaju u zemlji misirskoj, kao što sam pohodio Jerusalim, mačem, glađu i pomorom;

14 I nijedan od ostatka Judinog, što otidoše u zemlju misirsku da se onde stane, neće uteći niti se izbaviti da se vrate u zemlju Judinu, u koju se žele vratiti da se nasele; jer se neće vratiti, osim koji pobegnu.

15 Tada odgovoriše Jeremiji svi ljudi koji znahu da žene njihove kade drugim bogovima, i sve žene, kojih stajaše onde velik zbor, i sav narod što življaše u zemlji misirskoj, u Patrosu, govoreći:

16 Šta nam kaza u ime Gospodnje, nećemo te poslušati;

17 Nego ćemo činiti sve što je izašlo iz naših usta kadeći carici nebeskoj i lijući joj nalive, kao što smo činili mi i oci naši, carevi naši i knezovi naši po gradovima Judinim i po ulicama jerusalimskim, jer bejasmo siti hleba i beše nam dobro i zlo ne viđasmo.

18 A od kad prestasmo kaditi carici nebeskoj i liti joj nalive, ništa nemamo i ginemo od mača i od gladi.

19 I kad kadimo carici nebeskoj i lijemo joj nalive, eda li joj bez glavara svojih pečemo kolače služeći joj i lijemo joj nalive?

20 Tada reče Jeremija svemu narodu, ljudima i ženama, i svemu narodu, koji mu onako odgovoriše, govoreći:

21 Eda li se ne opomenu Gospod kada, kojim kadiste u gradovima Judinim i po ulicama jerusalimskim vi i oci vaši, carevi vaši i knezovi vaši i narod zemaljski? I ne dođe li Mu u srce?

22 I ne može Gospod više podnositi zloću dela vaših i gadove koje činiste, te zemlja vaša posta pustoš i čudo i prokletstvo, da niko na živi u njoj, kako se vidi danas.

23 Zato što kadiste i što grešiste Gospodu i ne slušaste glas Gospodnji, i po zakonu Njegovom i uredbama Njegovim i svedočanstvima Njegovim ne hodiste, zato vas zadesi ovo zlo, kako se vidi danas.

24 Još reče Jeremija svemu narodu i svim ženama: Čujte reč Gospodnju, svi Judejci, koji ste u zemlji misirskoj.

25 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev, govoreći: vi i žene vaše rekoste ustima svojim i rukama svojim izvršiste govoreći: Izvršavaćemo zavete svoje što zavetovasmo kadeći carici nebeskoj i lijući joj nalive. Doista, ispuniste zavete svoje i izvršiste.

26 Zato čujte Judejci reč Gospodnju, svi Judejci koji stanujete u zemlji misirskoj: evo, ja se zaklinjem velikim imenom svojim, veli Gospod, da se ime moje neće više izricati ustima ni jednog Judejca u svoj zemlji misirskoj da bi rekao: tako da je živ Gospod Gospod!

27 Evo, ja ću paziti na njih zla radi, ne dobra radi, i Judejci koji su u zemlji misirskoj, svi će ginuti od mača i od gladi, dokle ih ne bude ni jednog.

28 A koji uteku od mača, vratiće se iz zemlje misirske u zemlju Judinu, malo njih, jer sav ostatak Judin, što otidoše u zemlju misirsku da se onde nastane, poznaće čija će se reč navršiti, moja ili njihova.

29 A ovo da vam je znak, govori Gospod, da ću vas pohoditi na tom mestu da znate da će se doista ispuniti reči moje vama na zlo;

30 Ovako veli Gospod: Evo, ja ću dati Faraona Vafrija, cara misirskog, u ruke neprijateljima njegovim i u ruke onim koji traže dušu njegovu, kao što sam dao Sedekiju cara Judinog u ruke Navuhodonosoru caru vavilonskom, neprijatelju njegovom i koji tražaše dušu njegovu.

   

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Fury

  

Fury is a receding from good, and anger is a receding from truth.

In Genesis 49:20, this signifies turning away from confirmed truth. (Arcana Coelestia 6359)

In Exodus 15:7, this signifies the fury of lusts and their endeavor to inflict violence. (Arcana Coelestia 8284)

In Zephaniah 1:15, this signifies the advent of the Lord to judgment. (Divine Love and Wisdom 5)

In Revelation 14:10, this signifies truth from which comes good. (Apocalypse Revealed 635)

(Referenties: Arcana Coelestia 3517, 3614, 4052)

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3614. 'Until your brother's wrath turns back' means until the state changes; and 'until your brother's anger turns back from you' means the subsequent stage of the state with natural good. This is clear from the meaning of 'wrath' and of 'anger' as states that are antagonistic to each other, dealt with below. And when these states become such that they cease to be antagonistic any longer and begin to join together, wrath is said to turn back and anger to turn back. Consequently 'until your brother's wrath turns back' means until the state changes, and 'until your brother's anger turns back' means the subsequent stage of the state with natural good. 'Wrath' implies something different from 'anger', as may be seen from the fact that in addition to their being similar expressions it is a pointless repetition to say, 'Until your brother's wrath turns back' and then 'until your brother's anger turns back'. What each implies is evident from the general explanation and also from that to which wrath and anger are each used to refer. 'Wrath' is used in reference to truth, in this case to the truth of good, represented by 'Esau', while 'anger' is used in reference to that good itself.

[2] 'Wrath' and 'anger' are mentioned many times in the Word, but in the internal sense they do not mean wrath or anger but that which is antagonistic. The reason for this is that whatever is antagonistic towards any affection produces wrath or anger; so that in the internal sense simply forms of antagonism are meant by those two expressions. 'Wrath' is used to describe that which is antagonistic towards truth and 'anger' that which is antagonistic towards good; but in the contrary sense 'wrath' describes that which is antagonistic towards falsity or the affection for it, that is, towards false assumptions, while 'anger' describes that which is antagonistic towards evil or the desire for it, that is, towards self-love and love of the world. Also, in this contrary sense actual wrath is meant by 'wrath', and actual anger by 'anger'; but when those expressions are used in reference to good and truth the wrath and anger which are manifestations of zeal are meant. And because this zeal is to outward appearance like wrath and anger it is called such in the sense of the letter.

[3] As regards 'wrath' or 'anger' in the internal sense meaning simply forms of antagonism, this may be seen from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

Jehovah's indignation is against all the nations, and wrath against all their host. Isaiah 34:2.

'Jehovah's indignation against the nations' stands for antagonism towards evil - 'the nations' meaning evils, see 1259, 1260, 1849, 1868, 2588 (end). 'Wrath against all their host' stands for antagonism towards falsities derived from that evil, for by 'the stars' - here called 'the host of heaven' - are meant cognitions, and so truths, and in the contrary sense falsities, see 1128, 1808, 2120, 2495, 2849. In the same prophet,

Who gave Jacob over to plunder, and Israel to spoilers? Was it not Jehovah against whom we have sinned? And He poured out upon him the wrath of His anger. Isaiah 42:24-25.

'Wrath of anger' stands for antagonism towards falsity stemming from evil, 'Jacob' for people under the influence of evil, and 'Israel' for those under the influence of falsity.

[4] In the same prophet,

I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples there was no man (vir) with Me. I trod them in My anger, and destroyed them in My wrath. And I trod down the peoples in My anger, and made them drunk in My wrath. Isaiah 63:3, 6.

This refers to the Lord and His victories in temptations. 'Treading' and 'treading down in anger' stand for victories over evils, 'destroying' and 'making drunk in wrath' for victories over falsities. In the Word 'treading down' has reference to evil, and 'making drunk' to falsity. In Jeremiah,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih. Behold, My anger and My wrath have been poured out on this place, on man, and on beast, and on the tree of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched. Jeremiah 7:20.

Both are mentioned - 'anger' and 'wrath' - because both evil and falsity are the subject.

[5] In the Prophets, whenever evil is mentioned so also is falsity, even as whenever good is mentioned so also is truth, the reason being the heavenly marriage, which is the marriage of good and truth in every detail of the Word, 683, 793, 801, 2173, 2516, 2712. It is also why 'anger' and 'wrath' are both mentioned; otherwise one of them would be enough. In the same prophet,

I Myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, and in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation; and I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. Jeremiah 21:5-6.

Here in a similar way 'anger' has reference to the punishment of evil, 'wrath' to the punishment of falsity, and 'indignation' to that of both. Since anger and wrath describe antagonism they also mean punishment, for things antagonistic to one another also clash with one another; and in that case evil and falsity suffer punishment. For evil holds within itself antagonism towards good, and falsity holds within itself antagonism towards truth. And because there is antagonism a clash also occurs; and from this punishment results, see 696, 967.

[6] In Ezekiel,

And My anger will be accomplished, and I will make My wrath on them die down, and I will be comforted; and they will know that I Jehovah have spoken in My zeal, when accomplishing My wrath on them - when executing judgements on you in anger and in wrath and in wrathful rebukes. Ezekiel 5:13, 15.

Here also 'anger' stands for the punishment of evil, and 'wrath' for the punishment of falsity, that result from antagonism and consequent aggression. In Moses,

Jehovah will not be pleased to pardon him, for then the anger of Jehovah, and His zeal, will smoke against that man, and Jehovah will separate him as evil from all the tribes of Israel. The whole land will be brimstone and salt, a burning; it will not be sown, and it will not sprout, nor will any plant come up on it, as at the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, of Admah and Zeboiim, which Jehovah overthrew in His anger and His wrath. And all the nations will say, Why has Jehovah done this to this land? What means the heat of this great anger? Deuteronomy 29:20-21, 23-24.

Since 'Sodom' means evil, and 'Gomorrah' falsity deriving from this, 2220, 2246, 232, and the nation to which Moses is referring here is compared to those nations as regards evil and falsity, the expression 'anger' is used in reference to evil, 'wrath' in reference to falsity, and 'the heat of anger' to both. Such passions as these are attributed to Jehovah or the Lord according to the appearance, for the Lord does seem to man to display such when man enters into evil and evil punishes him, see 245, 592, 696, 1093, 1683, 1874, 2335, 2395, 2447, 3605.

  
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