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Te langete mõõga läbi, Iisraeli piiril mõistan ma kohut teie üle ja te saate tunda, et mina olen Issand.
Hesekiel 11:10
Jeremija 32
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Sõna, mis Jeremijale tuli Issandalt Juuda kuninga Sidkija kümnendal aastal; see oli Nebukadnetsari kaheksateistkümnes aasta.
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Paabeli kuninga sõjavägi piiras siis Jeruusalemma ja prohvet Jeremijat peeti kinni vahtkonnaõues, mis oli Juuda kuningakoja juures,
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kuhu Juuda kuningas Sidkija oli ta kinni pannud, öeldes: 'Mispärast sa kuulutad ja ütled: Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, ma annan selle linna Paabeli kuninga kätte ja ta vallutab selle!?
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Ja Juuda kuningas Sidkija ei pääse kaldealaste käest, vaid antakse kindlasti Paabeli kuninga kätte ja ta peab temaga rääkima suust suhu ja nägema teda silmast silma.
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Sidkija viiakse tema poolt Paabelisse ja ta jääb sinna, kuni ma võtan tema oma hoolde, ütleb Issand; kui te sõdite kaldealaste vastu, ei ole teil õnne.'
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Ja Jeremija ütles: 'Mulle tuli Issanda sõna; ta ütles:
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Vaata, Hanameel, su lelle Sallumi poeg, tuleb sinu juurde ja ütleb: Osta enesele minu Anatotis olev põld, sest sul on selle ostuks lunaõigus!'
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Ja Hanameel, mu lellepoeg, tuli Issanda sõna kohaselt mu juurde vahtkonnaõue ja ütles mulle: 'Osta ometi mu põld, mis on Anatotis Benjamini maal, sest sinul on pärimis- ja lunaõigus; osta see enesele!' Siis ma mõistsin, et see oli Issanda sõna.
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Ja ma ostsin Hanameelilt, oma lellepojalt, Anatotis oleva põllu ning vaagisin temale seitseteist hõbeseeklit hõbedat,
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kirjutasin üriku ja pitseerisin selle, võtsin siis tunnistajad ja vaagisin hõbeda vaekaussidega.
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Siis ma võtsin käsu ja seaduste kohaselt pitseeritud ostukirja ja lahtise kirja
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ning andsin ostukirja Baarukile, Mahseja poja Neerija pojale, oma lellepoja Hanameeli ja tunnistajate nähes, kes olid ostukirjale alla kirjutanud, kõigi juutide nähes, kes istusid vahtkonnaõues.
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Ja ma käskisin Baarukit nende nähes, öeldes:
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'Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Võta need kirjad, see pitseeritud ostukiri ja see lahtine kiri, ja pane saviastjaisse, et need säiliksid kaua aega!
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Sest nõnda ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Kord ostetakse siin maal jälle kodasid, põlde ja viinamägesid.'
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Ja pärast seda, kui olin andnud ostukirja Baarukile, Neerija pojale, palusin ma Issandat, öeldes:
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'Oh Issand Jumal! Vaata, sina oled teinud taeva ja maa oma suure rammu ja väljasirutatud käsivarrega: ükski asi ei ole võimatu sinul,
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kes osutad heldust tuhandeile, aga tasud vanemate süü nende laste sülle pärast neid; sina oled suur, vägev Jumal, kelle nimi on vägede Issand,
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suur nõu ja vägev teo poolest, sina, kelle silmad on lahti inimlaste kõigi teede kohal, et anda igaühele tema teede ja tegude vilja järgi,
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sina, kes oled teinud tunnustähti ja imetegusid Egiptusemaal ning teed neid tänapäevani Iisraelis ja muude inimeste seas, ja kes oled teinud enesele nime, nõnda nagu see tänapäeval on.
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Sina tõid ära oma Iisraeli rahva Egiptusemaalt tunnustähtede ja imetegudega, vägeva käe ja väljasirutatud käsivarrega ning suure hirmu abil
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ja andsid neile selle maa, mille sa vandega olid tõotanud anda nende vanemaile, maa, mis voolab piima ja mett.
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Aga kui nad tulid ja võtsid selle omaks, siis nad ei võtnud kuulda su sõna ega käinud su Seaduse järgi, nad ei teinud midagi kõigest sellest, mida sa neid olid käskinud teha; seepärast lasksid sa tulla neile kogu selle õnnetuse.
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Vaata, piiramisvallid ulatuvad linnani, et seda vallutada, ja linn antakse mõõga, nälja ja katku abil kaldealaste kätte, kes sõdivad selle vastu. Millest sa oled rääkinud, see on sündinud, ja Vaata, sa ise näed seda.
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Aga sina, Issand Jumal, ütlesid mulle ometi: Osta raha eest enesele põld ja võta tunnistajad, ehk küll linn antakse kaldealaste kätte!'
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Ja Issanda sõna tuli Jeremijale; ta ütles:
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'Vaata, mina olen Issand, kõige liha Jumal! Ons mulle mõni asi võimatu?
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Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Vaata, ma annan selle linna kaldealaste kätte ja Paabeli kuninga Nebukadnetsari kätte ja tema vallutab selle.
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Ja kaldealased, kes sõdivad selle linna vastu, tulevad ning süütavad selle linna tulega ja põletavad selle ja kojad, mille katustel minu pahandamiseks on suitsutatud Baalile ja on valatud joogiohvreid teistele jumalatele.
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Sest Iisraeli lapsed ja Juuda lapsed on oma noorusest alates teinud minu silmis ainult kurja; on ju Iisraeli lapsed mind ainult pahandanud oma kätetööga, ütleb Issand.
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Jah, see linn on mulle olnud viha ja raevu põhjuseks alates päevast, kui see ehitati, kuni tänapäevani, nõnda et ma pean selle kõrvaldama oma palge eest
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kõigi Iisraeli laste ja Juuda laste kurjuse pärast, mida nad on teinud, et mind pahandada, nemad, nende kuningad, nende vürstid, nende preestrid ja nende prohvetid, ja Juuda mehed ja Jeruusalemma elanikud.
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Nad on pööranud mu poole kukla, aga mitte näo; ja kuigi ma olen neid õpetanud ja õpetanud, ei ole nad kuulnud, et võtta õpetust.
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Nad on asetanud oma jäledused kotta, millele on pandud minu nimi, ja on selle roojastanud.
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Ja nad on ehitanud Baali ohvrikünkad, mis on Ben-Hinnomi orus, et ohverdada Moolokile oma poegi ja tütreid, mida ma neid ei ole käskinud ja mis mulle ei ole tulnud meeldegi, et nad võiksid teha niisugust jõledust, selleks et saata Juudat pattu tegema.
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Aga nüüd, tõepoolest, ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, nõnda selle linna kohta, mille kohta te ütlete: 'See antakse Paabeli kuninga kätte mõõga, nälja ja katku abil!'
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Vaata, ma kogun neid kõigist maadest, kuhu ma olen nad tõuganud oma vihas, raevus ja suures meelepahas, ja toon nad tagasi siia paika ning lasen neid elada turvaliselt.
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Siis on nad mulle rahvaks ja mina olen neile Jumalaks.
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Ja ma annan neile ühesuguse südame ja ühesuguse tee, nõnda et nad alati kardavad mind, kasuks neile ja nende lastele pärast neid.
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Ja ma teen nendega igavese lepingu, et ma ei loobu tegemast neile head; ja ma annan neile südamesse minu kartuse, et nad ei lahkuks minust.
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Ja ma tunnen neist rõõmu, tehes neile head, ma istutan nad ustavalt siia maale kõigest oma südamest ja kõigest oma hingest.
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Sest nõnda ütleb Issand: Nii nagu ma tõin sellele rahvale kogu selle suure õnnetuse, nõnda ma toon neile kõik selle hea, mis ma neile olen tõotanud.
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Ja põlde ostetakse veelgi sellel maal, mille kohta te ütlete: 'See on lage, inimesteta ja loomadeta, ja see antakse kaldealaste kätte!'
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Põlde ostetakse raha eest, ostukirju kirjutatakse ja pitseeritakse ja tunnistajaid võetakse Benjamini maal, Jeruusalemma ümbruskonnas, Juuda linnades, mäestiku linnades, madalmaa linnades ja Lõunamaa linnades, sest ma pööran nende vangipõlve, ütleb Issand.'
Apocalypse Explained # 577
577. And the heads of the horses as the heads of lions, signifies knowledge (scientia) and thought therefrom destructive of truth. This is evident from the signification of "the heads of horses," as being knowledge [scientia] and thought therefrom (of which presently); and from the signification of "the heads of lions," as being the consequent destruction of truth. "The heads of lions" signify here the destruction of truth, because a "lion" in the highest sense signifies Divine truth in respect to power, and in the contrary sense falsity destroying truth, consequently the destruction of truth, and "the head of a lion" signifies the powers of the mind through which it destroys, which are reasonings from falsities. (That a "lion" signifies Divine truth in respect to power, and in the contrary sense falsity destroying truth, may be seen above, n. 278.) The "heads of horses" signify knowledge [scientia] and thought therefrom, because "head" signifies intelligence, and "the horse" the understanding; and as the sensual man and here his reasoning from falsities are treated of, and the sensual man who reasons from falsities has no intelligence, but only knowledge [scientia] and thought therefrom, therefore these are here signified by "the heads of the horses." (That those who are in falsities have no intelligence, but instead of intelligence only knowledge, may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 33.)
[2] The "head" signifies intelligence, because the understanding and the will of man have their seat in the interiors of his head; consequently in the front part of the head, which is the face, are the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and taste, into which the understanding and the will flow from the interior and vivify them, and also cause them to enjoy their sensations; this is why the "head" signifies in the Word intelligence. But as those only who receive influx from heaven are intelligent, for all intelligence and wisdom flow in out of heaven from the Lord, it follows that they who are in the falsities of evil have no intelligence; for in them the higher and spiritual mind is closed, and only the lower mind, which is called the natural mind, is opened; and when the higher mind is closed the lower receives nothing of truth and good, consequently no intelligence from heaven, but only from the world. Such, therefore, in place of intelligence have mere knowledge [scientia] and thought from it, and from this proceeds reasoning, and by means of it the confirmation of falsity and evil against truth and good.
[3] That the "head" signifies in the Word intelligence and wisdom, and in the contrary sense knowledge [scientia] and fatuous thought therefrom, can be seen from the following passages in the Word. In Ezekiel:
I put a jewel upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a crown of adorning upon thy head (Ezekiel 16:12).
This is said of Jerusalem, which signifies the church, here such as it was in the beginning; "a jewel upon the nose" signifies the perception of truth from good; "the ear-rings in the ears" signify hearkening and obedience, and "a crown upon the head" signifies wisdom; for intelligence, which is from Divine truth, becomes wisdom from the good of love, and this is signified by "a crown of gold."
[4] In Revelation:
A woman encompassed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars (Revelation 12:1).
The "head" upon which was a crown of twelve stars, signifies intelligence, as will be seen in the explanation hereafter.
That the Jews placed a crown of thorns upon the Lord's head, and that they smote His head (Matthew 27:29, 30; Mark 15:17, 19; John 19:2);
signifies that they treated with such contumely Divine truth itself and Divine wisdom; for they falsified the Word, which is Divine truth and in which is Divine wisdom, and adulterated it by their traditions and by applying it to themselves; thus they desired a king who would exalt them over all in the whole earth. And as the Lord's kingdom was not earthly but heavenly, they perverted everything that was said respecting Him in the Word, and mocked at what was foretold of Him. This is what was represented by "their placing a crown of thorns upon His head, and smiting His head."
[5] Where the statue of Nebuchadnezzar seen in a dream is described, it is said in Daniel:
Its head was of pure gold, its breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of brass, its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay (Daniel 2:32, 33).
That statue represented the successive states of the church; "the head of gold" represented and signified the Most Ancient Church, which was in celestial wisdom, and thus in intelligence above the churches that followed; this wisdom and its intelligence are meant by the "head of gold." That the other parts of that statue signified the states of subsequent churches may be seen above (176, 411).
In David:
Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid oppressions 1 upon our loins. Thou hast caused man to ride over our head (Psalms 66:11, 12).
"To cause man to ride over our head" signifies that there is no intelligence (See above, n. 355), where this is more fully explained).
[6] In Moses:
These blessings shall come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of the Nazirite of his brethren (Genesis 49:26; Deuteronomy 33:13-16).
That "blessings shall come upon the head of Joseph" signifies that all the things that had just been mentioned, that are blessings of heaven, should take place in the interiors of his mind, which are the lives of the understanding and will, for these are the interiors of the mind. That they shall come upon "the crown of the head of the Nazirite of his brethren" signifies that they should also take place in the exteriors of his natural mind, for the "Naziriteship" signifies the exteriors of the natural mind, since it means the hairs, or the hair of the head. (But these words may be seen further explained above, n. 448; and in (Arcana Coelestia 6437, 6435) the Arcana Coelestia 6437, 6438.) In the same:
Take you wise men and intelligent, and I will put them as your heads (Deuteronomy 1:13).
It is said "as your heads" because wisdom and intelligence, in which they should excel all others, are meant; therefore it is said, "Take you wise men and intelligent."
[7] In Isaiah:
Jehovah hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath He covered (Isaiah 29:10).
"Prophets" signify those who teach truths and are intelligent, and in an abstract sense, the doctrine of truth and intelligence; therefore it is said, "Jehovah hath closed your eyes, the prophets, and your heads, the seers," where the prophets are called "eyes," and the seers "heads," because "eyes" signify the understanding of truth in respect to doctrine, and "seers" like as "heads" signify intelligence.
[8] In the same:
Jehovah will cut off from Israel 2 head and tail, branch and rush. The old man and the honorable will make the head, and the prophet, the teacher of lies the tail (Isaiah 9:14, 15).
In the same:
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work which will make the head or tail, branch or rush (19 Isaiah 19:15).
"He will cut off from Israel head and tail," and "neither shall there be for Egypt head or tail," signify that all the intelligence and knowledge [scientia] of truth they have shall perish (as may be seen above, n. 559, where these passages are more fully explained). In the same:
In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the crossings of the river, by the king of Assyria, the head and the hairs of the feet; and shall also consume the beard (Isaiah 7:20).
That this signifies that reasonings from falsities will deprive the men of the church of all wisdom and spiritual intelligence, may be seen above n. 569, where this is explained in particular; it is said "in the crossings of the river," because "the river Euphrates" signifies the reasonings from falsities, therefore here attack by these upon the truths of the church which are destroyed by reasoning from falsities.
[9] In Ezekiel:
Son of man, take thee a sharp sword, a barber's razor, and cause it to pass over 3 the head and over the beard; a third part thou shalt burn with fire, a third part thou shalt smite with the sword, and a third part thou shalt disperse in the wind (Ezekiel 5:1, 2).
Here also "to cause a razor to pass over the head" signifies to deprive of all intelligence of truth; for the reason that intelligence perishes when there are no ultimates of intelligence, which are signified by "the hairs of the head, which should be shaved with a razor by causing it to pass over the head;" for when ultimates are taken away it is as when the base is taken away from a column, or the foundation from a house. This is why it was unlawful in the Jewish Church, which was a representative church, to shave the hairs of the head and induce baldness, in like manner the beard; so also those who are without intelligence appear bald in the spiritual world.
[10] From all this the signification of "a bald head" and "baldness" in the following passages can be seen. In Isaiah:
On all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off (Isaiah 15:2);
in other words, there is no intelligence. In Ezekiel:
Shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all heads (7 Ezekiel 7:18).
In the same:
Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled (2 Ezekiel 29:18).
These words have a similar meaning. So Aaron and his sons were forbidden to shave their heads and the corner of the beard, of which it is said in Moses:
That Aaron and his sons shall not shave their heads nor rend their clothes, lest they die, and lest Jehovah be angry in consequence with the whole congregation (Leviticus 10:6).
And in the same:
That the sons of Aaron should not make baldness upon their head, nor shave the corner of the beard (Leviticus 21:5).
The "beard" signifies the ultimate of the rational man, and "not shaving the beard" signifies not to be deprived of the rational, by taking away its ultimate; for, as was said above, when the ultimate is taken away the interior also perishes. What is meant by:
When a woman taken captive from the enemy is desired for a wife she must shave her head and pare her nails (Deuteronomy 21:11, 12);
may be seen explained above n. 555.
[11] Because shame was represented by the hands upon the head, it is said in Jeremiah:
Thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. From her also thou shalt go forth with thy hands upon thy head (Jeremiah 2:36, 37).
And in the same:
They were ashamed and put to confusion and covered their heads (Jeremiah 14:3-4).
Because this was a representative of shame:
Tamar, after she had been ravished by her brother Amnon, put her hand on her head, and went weeping 4 and crying (2 Samuel 13:19).
To "put the hand upon the head" signified that no intelligence remained. Also grief for sin in having acted insanely and foolishly was represented by sprinkling dust upon the head, and by bowing the head down even to the earth; and by this cursing also was signified. As in Ezekiel:
They shall cast up dust upon thy head, they shall roll thee in ashes (Ezekiel 27:30).
In Lamentations:
The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the earth, they keep silence; they have cast up dust upon their head; they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the virgins of Jerusalem have made their head to hang down to the ground (Lamentations 2:10).
[12] But in the contrary sense the "head" signifies the craftiness that those have who are in the love of ruling. This is meant by the "head" in Moses:
The seed of the woman shall trample upon the head of the serpent, and the serpent shall hurt the heel (Genesis 3:15).
In David:
The Lord at thy right hand hath stricken through kings in the day of His anger; He hath judged among the nations; He hath filled with dead bodies; He hath stricken through the head over many a land; He shall drink out of the brook in the way; therefore shall He exalt the head (Psalms 110:5-7).
(This passage may be seen explained above, n. 518.) In the same:
God shall strike through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of such as go on in guilt (Psalms 68:21).
That the craftiness by which they purpose and contrive evil against others returns upon themselves is signified by:
Bringing their way upon their own head (Ezekiel 9:10; 11:21; 16:43; 17:19; 22:31; Joel 3:4, 7).
What is signified in Revelation by:
The seven heads upon which were seven diadems (Revelation 12:3; 13:1, 3; 17:3, 7, 9);
will be seen hereafter. Moreover, the "head," as what is highest and primary in man, has also many other meanings; as the peak of a mountain, the top of anything, what is primary, the beginning of a way, of a street, of a month, and the like.
Mga talababa:
1. Latin has "oppressions," the Hebrew "oppression," as found in AE 355.
2. Latin has "Abraham," the passage quoted just before has "Israel," as in AE 559, 624.
3. Latin has "through," the passage, as cited before, has "over," with the Hebrew.
4. Latin has "weeping," the Hebrew "going."
