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Oseas 10

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1 Ang Israel ay isang mayabong na baging, na nagbunga: ayon sa karamihan ng kaniyang bunga kaniyang pinarami ang kaniyang mga dambana; ayon sa kabutihan ng kaniyang lupain ay nagsigawa sila ng mga mainam na haligi.

2 Ang kanilang puso ay nahati; ngayo'y mangasusumpungan silang salarin: kaniyang ibabagsak ang kanilang mga dambana, kaniyang sasamsamin ang kanilang mga haligi.

3 Walang pagsalang ngayo'y kanilang sasabihin, Kami ay walang hari; sapagka't kami ay hindi nangatatakot sa Panginoon; at ang hari, ano ang magagawa niya para sa atin?

4 Sila'y nagsasalita ng mga walang kabuluhang salita, na nagsisisumpa ng di totoo sa paggawa ng mga tipan: kaya't ang kahatulan ay lumilitaw na parang ajenjo sa mga bungkal sa parang.

5 Ang mga nananahan sa Samaria ay malalagay sa pangingilabot dahil sa mga guya ng Beth-aven; sapagka't ang bayan niyaon ay mananangis doon, at ang mga saserdote niyaon na nangagagalak doon, dahil sa kaluwalhatian niyaon, sapagka't nawala roon.

6 Dadalhin din naman sa Asiria na pinakakaloob sa haring Jareb: ang Ephraim ay tatanggap ng kahihiyan, at ang Israel ay mapapahiya sa kaniyang sariling payo.

7 Tungkol sa Samaria, ang kaniyang hari ay nahiwalay, na parang bula sa tubig.

8 Ang mataas na dako naman ng Aven, ang kasalanan ng Israel ay masisira: ang mga tinik at ang mga dawag ay sisibol sa kanilang mga dambana; at sasabihin nila sa mga bundok, Takpan ninyo kami; at sa mga burol, Mahulog kayo sa amin.

9 Oh Israel, ikaw ay nagkasala mula sa mga kaarawan ng Gabaa: doon sila nagsitayo; ang pagbabaka laban sa mga anak ng kasamaan ay hindi aabot sa kanila sa Gabaa.

10 Pagka siya kong nasa, ay aking parurusahan sila; at ang mga bayan ay magpipisan laban sa kanila, pagka sila'y nagapos sa kanilang dalawang pagsalangsang.

11 At ang Ephraim ay isang dumalagang baka na tinuturuan, na maibigin sa pagiik ng trigo; nguni't aking pinararaan ang pamatok sa kaniyang magandang leeg: ako'y maglalagay ng isang mananakay sa Ephraim; magaararo ang Juda, dudurugin ng Jacob ang kaniyang mga bugal.

12 Mangaghasik kayo sa inyong sarili sa katuwiran, magsigapas kayo ayon sa kaawaan; bungkalin ninyo ang inyong pinabayaang bukiran; sapagka't panahon na hanapin ang Panginoon, hanggang sa siya'y dumating, at magdala ng katuwiran sa inyo.

13 Kayo'y nangaghasik ng kasamaan, kayo'y nagsiani ng kasalanan; kayo'y nagsikain ng bunga ng kabulaanan; sapagka't ikaw ay tumiwala sa iyong lakad, sa karamihan ng iyong makapangyarihang lalake.

14 Kaya't babangon ang isang kagulo sa iyong mga bayan, at lahat ng iyong mga katibayan ay magigiba, na gaya ni Salman na gumiba sa Beth-arbel sa kaarawan ng pagbabaka: ang ina ay pinaglurayluray na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak.

15 Gayon ang gagawin ng Beth-el sa inyo dahil sa inyong malaking kasamaan: sa pagbubukang liwayway, ang hari ng Israel ay lubos na mahihiwalay.

   

Van Swedenborgs Werken

 

Arcana Coelestia #1179

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1179. 'Therefore it used to be said, Like Nimrod, mighty in hunting before Jehovah' means that since so many were being persuaded this became a proverbial expression. In addition to this it means that such a religion easily captivates people's minds. This becomes clear from what has been stated and also from the actual sense of the letter. Moreover because in early times names were given to real things this name was given to this form of worship, that is to say, it used to be said that 'Nimrod', meaning that form of worship, was 'mighty in hunting', that is, was one that captivated people's minds. The reason for the words 'before Jehovah' is that people with whom that form of worship existed called separated faith 'Jehovah' or 'a man Jehovah', as is clear from what has been stated already about Cain in 340, who likewise means faith separated from charity. The difference between Cain and Ham however lies in the fact that the former existed in the celestial Church which had perception, while the latter existed in the spiritual Church which had none. As a consequence the former was far more monstrous than the latter. In early times such people were called 'mighty', as in Isaiah,

All the glory of Kedar will be brought to an end, and the remainder of the number of the bows of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be diminished. Isaiah 21:16-17.

And in Hosea,

You have ploughed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity, you have eaten the fruit of lying, because you have trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men. Hosea 10:13.

And in other places. They called themselves 'men' (vir) and 'mighty' from faith, for one particular word in the original language expresses the idea of being 'mighty' and at the same time that of a man (vir), and it is used in the Word in reference to faith, and indeed in both senses.

  
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Genesis 10

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1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."

10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

17 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.