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Exodus第36章

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1 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *βεσελεηλ-N---NSM καί-C *ελιαβ-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM σοφός-A1--NSM ὁ- A--DSF διάνοια-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSM δίδωμι-VCI-API3S σοφία-N1A-NSF καί-C ἐπιστήμη-N1--NSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM συνἵημι-V7--PAN ποιέω-V2--PAN πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN κατά-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPN κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

2 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM *βεσελεηλ-N---ASM καί-C *ελιαβ-N---ASM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἔχω-V1--PAPAPM ὁ- A--ASF σοφία-N1A-ASF ὅς- --DSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπιστήμη-N1--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἑκουσίως-D βούλομαι-V1--PMPAPM προςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN πρός-P ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN ὥστε-C συντελέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--APN

3 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P παρά-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-APN ὅς- --APN φέρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN ποιέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--APN καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM προςδέχομαι-V1I-IMI3P ἔτι-D ὁ- A--APN προςφέρω-V1--PMPAPN παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM φέρω-V1--PAPGPM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D πρωΐ-D

4 καί-C παραγίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM σοφός-A1--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN ἕκαστος-A1--NSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --ASN αὐτός- D--NPM ἐργάζομαι-V1I-IMI3P

5 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ὅτι-C πλῆθος-N3--ASN φέρω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM παρά-P ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN ὅσος-A1--APN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ποιέω-VA--AAN

6 καί-C προςτάσσω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C κηρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF παρεμβολή-N1--DSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM καί-C γυνή-N3K-NSF μηκέτι-D ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMD3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF ἀπαρχή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN καί-C κωλύω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἔτι-D προςφέρω-V1--PAN

7 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ἔργον-N2N-NPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ἱκανός-A1--NPN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κατασκευή-N1--ASF ποιέω-VA--AAN καί-C προσ καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P

8 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM σοφός-A1--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMPDPM ὁ- A--APF στολή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ὅς- --NPF εἰμί-V9--PAI3P *ααρων-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

9 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπωμίς-N3D-ASF ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSM νήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF

10 καί-C τέμνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NPN πέταλον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSN χρυσίον-N2N-GSN θρίξ-N3--NPF ὥστε-C συνὑφαίνω-VA--AAN σύν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὑάκινθος-N2--DSF καί-C ὁ- A--DSF πορφύρα-N1A-DSF καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DSN κόκκινος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--DSN διανήθω-VT--XMPDSN καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DSF βύσσος-N2--DSF ὁ- A--DSF κλώθω-VT--XMPDSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN

11 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN ἐπωμίς-N3D-APF συνἔχω-V1--PAPAPF ἐκ-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μέρος-N3E-GPN

12 ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN εἰς-P ἀλλήλω- D--APN συνπλέκω-VK--XMPASN κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--ASN ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐτός- D--GSN ποίησις-N3I-ASF ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN διανήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

13 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APM ὁ- A--APM λίθος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF σμάραγδος-N2--GSF συνπορπάω-VM--XMPAPM καί-C περισιαλόω-VM--XMPAPM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN γλύφω-VP--XMPAPM καί-C ἐκκολάπτω-VP--XMPAPM ἐκκόλαμμα-N3M-ASN σφραγίς-N3D-GSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄνομα-N3M-GPN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

14 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ὦμος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF λίθος-N2--APM μνημόσυνον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

15 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P λογεῖον-N2N-ASN ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN ποικιλία-N1A-DSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN διανήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF

16 τετράγωνος-A1B-ASN διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN σπιθαμή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C σπιθαμή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N2--ASN διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN

17 καί-C συνὑφαίνω-VCI-API3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ὕφασμα-N3M-NSN κατάλιθος-A1B-NSN τετράστιχος-A1B-NSN στίχος-N2--NSM λίθος-N2--GPM σάρδιον-N2N-NSN καί-C τοπάζιον-N2N-NSN καί-C σμάραγδος-N2--NSF ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM

18 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM δεύτερος-A1A-NSM ἄνθραξ-N3K-NSM καί-C σάπφειρος-N2--NSF καί-C ἴασπις-N3D-NSF

19 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM τρίτος-A1--NSM λιγύριον-N2N-NSN καί-C ἀχάτης-N1M-NSM καί-C ἀμέθυστος-N2--NSF

20 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM τέταρτος-A1--NSM χρυσόλιθος-N2--NSM καί-C βηρύλλιον-N2N-NSN καί-C ὀνύχιον-N2N-NSN περικυκλόω-VM--XMPAPN χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C συνδέω-VM--XMPNPN χρυσίον-N2N-DSN

21 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM λίθος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄνομα-N3M-GPN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM δώδεκα-M ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄνομα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐνγράφω-VP--XMPNPN εἰς-P σφράγις-N3D-APF ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSN ὄνομα-N3M-GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF δώδεκα-M φυλή-N1--APF

22 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN κροσός-N2--APM συνπλέκω-VK--XMPAPM ἔργον-N2N-ASN ἐμπλοκίον-N2N-GSN ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καθαρός-A1A-GSN

23 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δύο-M ἀσπιδίσκη-N1--APF χρυσοῦς-A1C-APF καί-C δύο-M δακτύλιος-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NSM καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APM δύο-M δακτύλιος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASM ἐπί-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀρχή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSN λογεῖον-N2N-GSN

24 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN ἐμπλοκίον-N2N-APN ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM δακτύλιος-N2--APM ἐπί-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μέρος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSN λογεῖον-N2N-GSN

25 καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF δύο-M συμβολή-N1--APF ὁ- A--APN δύο-M ἐμπλοκίον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF δύο-M ἀσπιδίσκη-N1--APF καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ὦμος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF ἐκ-P ἐναντίος-A1A-GSF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN

26 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δύο-M δακτύλιος-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NSM καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN δύο-M πτερυγίον-N2N-APN ἐπί-P ἄκρος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSN λογεῖον-N2N-GSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἄκρος-A1A-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ὀπίσθιος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF ἔσωθεν-D

27 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δύο-M δακτύλιος-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NSM καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APM ὁ- A--APM ὦμος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF κάτωθεν-D αὐτός- D--GSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF ἄνωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSF συνυφή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF

28 καί-C συνσφίγγω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM δακτύλιος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM δακτύλιος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF συνἔχω-V1--PMPAPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF συνπλέκω-VK--XMPAPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὕφασμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF ἵνα-C μή-D χαλάω-V3--PMS3S ὁ- A--NSN λογεῖον-N2N-NSN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

29 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM ὑποδύτης-N1M-ASM ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπωμίς-N3D-ASF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN ὅλος-A1--ASN ὑακίνθινος-A1--ASN

30 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X περιστόμιον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μέσος-A1--DSN διαὑφαίνω-VT--XMPASN συμπλεκτός-A1B-NSN ὤ|α-N1A-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAPNSN κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--ASN περιστόμιον-N2N-ASN ἀδιάλυτος-A1B-ASN

31 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN λῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κάτωθεν-D ὡς-C ἐκἀνθέω-V2--PAPGSF ῥοά-N1A-GSF ῥοίσκος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN νήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF

32 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P κώδων-N3--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APM κώδων-N3--APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λῶμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM ῥοίσκος-N2--GPM

33 κώδων-N3--NSM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NSM καί-C ῥοίσκος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN λῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

34 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P χιτών-N3W-APM βύσσινος-A1--APM ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN *ααρων-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM

35 καί-C ὁ- A--APF κίδαρις-N3I-APF ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF μίτρα-N1A-ASF ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN περισκελής-A3--APN ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF

36 καί-C ὁ- A--APF ζωνή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN νήθω-VT--XMPGSN ἔργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

37 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN πέταλον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASN ἀφόρισμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καθαρός-A1A-GSN καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN γράμμα-N3M-APN ἐκτυπόω-VM--XMPAPN σφραγίς-N3D-GSF ἁγίασμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--DSM

38 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASN λῶμα-N3M-ASN ὑακίνθινος-A1--ASN ὥστε-C ἐπικεῖμαι-V5--PMN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF μίτρα-N1A-ASF ἄνωθεν-D ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

   

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9688. 'The work of an embroiderer' means things that belong to factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the work of an embroiderer', or embroidery, as factual knowledge. A large number of places in the Word speak of that which has been embroidered and of embroidery, and in every case factual knowledge is meant by it. The reason for this goes back to representatives in the next life; there garments embroidered in various ways are seen, and by these garments truths on the level of factual knowledge are meant.

[2] Truths on the level of factual knowledge differ from those on the level of the understanding in the same way as outward things differ from inward ones, or as the natural level with a person differs from the spiritual. Facts serve the understanding as objects from which it may deduce truths; for the power of understanding is the internal or spiritual man's power of sight, and known facts are its objects in the external or natural man. These facts are meant by 'the work of an embroiderer' whereas that power of understanding is meant by 'the work of a designer', 9598, for designing is a function of the understanding, and embroidering a function of the knowledge and skill employed by the understanding. This explains why the objects within the dwelling-place, which were signs meaning inner realities, were the work of a designer, such as the curtains that formed it, verse 1, and the veil between the holy place and the holy of holies, verse 31. But the objects which were signs meaning outer realities were the work of an embroiderer, such as the screen in place of a tent door, and the screen in place of a gate of the court, Exodus 38:18, and also the girdle, Exodus 39:29, 'the girdle' being what is external linking everything internal, 'the court' being the lowest part of heaven, and 'the tent door' the place where there is an exit from the middle heaven into the lowest.

[3] The fact that 'embroidery' and that which has been 'embroidered' mean factual knowledge belonging to the external or natural man is clear from the following places in the Word: In Ezekiel,

Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt was your sail; violet and purple from the islands of Elishah was your covering. Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks; [they exchanged for your wares] chrysoprase and purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen. The merchants of Sheba [came] with balls of violet and with embroidered work. Ezekiel 27:7, 16, 24.

This refers to Tyre, by which those in possession of cognitions or knowledge of truth and good are meant, and in the abstract sense those cognitions themselves, 1201. 'Fine linen with embroidery' means truth on the level of factual knowledge, for 'fine linen' means truth from a celestial origin, 5319, 9469, and 'embroidery' is factual knowledge. This also is the reason why it says that it came from Egypt - for 'Egypt' means factual knowledge, 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462, 2588, 4749, 4964, 4966, 5700, 5702, 6004, 6015, 6125, 6651, 6679, 6683, 6692, 6750, 7779 (end), 9391 - and also from Syria and from Sheba, since cognitions of truth and good are meant by 'Syria', 1232, 1234, 3051, 3249, 3664, 3680, 4112, and in like manner by 'Sheba', 1171, 3240. Cognitions of truth and good constitute the Church's factual knowledge. Anybody endowed with the ability to think intelligently and weigh things up can see that in these verses from Ezekiel one should not understand embroidery, fine linen, violet, or purple, but that these commodities mean things such as are worthy of mention in the Word, namely spiritual realities that belong to heaven and the Church.

[4] In the same prophet,

All the princes of the sea will step down from upon their thrones, and will cast away their robes and will strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with tremblings. Ezekiel 26:16.

This too refers to Tyre. 'The princes of the sea' are the first and foremost known facts, which are called dogmas, 'princes' meaning things which are first and foremost, see 1482, 2089, 5044, and 'the sea' factual knowledge in general 28, 2850. 'Robes' are external truths, 'embroidered' are truths on the level of factual knowledge, which too are external ones. For the meaning of 'garments' as truths, 2576, 4545, 4763, 5248, 5319, 5954, 6914, 6917, 6918, 9093, 9158, 9212, 9216.

[5] In the same prophet,

I clothed you with embroidered cloth, and shod you with badger; I swathed you in fine linen and covered you with silk. Thus were you adorned with gold and silver; and your garments were fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. But you took your embroidered garments and covered the images, with which you committed whoredom. 1 Ezekiel 16:10, 13, 18.

This refers to Jerusalem, by which the Church is meant. 'Embroidered garments' stands for truths on the level of factual knowledge. 'Covering the images, with which she committed whoredom' stands for giving strength to falsities, for 'committing whoredom' means perverting truths by bringing them into contact with falsities or with evils. Is there anyone who cannot see that since these verses describe Jerusalem 'fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth' are not used to mean fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth? Yet what they really mean the Christian world does not seek to know, because it supposes that heavenly and spiritual matters in the Word reside in its literal sense; the more internal contents of the Word it calls mystical, but has no interest in them.

[6] In the same prophet,

A great eagle with great wings, with long pinions, full of feathers, 2 which had embroidery ... Ezekiel 17:3.

This refers to the house of Israel, which means the spiritual Church; and this Church is called 'an eagle' by virtue of its perception of truth, 3901, 8764, 'which had embroidery' standing for its possession of factual knowledge. In David,

All glorious is the king's daughter within, in her clothing with gold interweavings; in an embroidered [robe] she will be led to the king. Psalms 45:13-14.

'The king's daughter' stands for an affection for truth, 'an embroidered [robe]' for factual knowledge of truth. In the Book of Judges,

Will they not divide the spoil, ... the spoil of colours for Sisera, the spoil of colours of embroidered work, embroiderers' colour - on the necks of the spoil? 3 Judges 5:30.

In this verse, which is part of the Song of Deborah and Barak, 'embroidered [work]' stands for factual knowledge belonging to the natural man.

脚注:

1. Here verse 18 of Ezekiel 16 has become confused with the preceding verse 17.

2. literally, A great eagle, great with wings, long with pinions, and full with feathers,

3. The meaning in the Hebrew of this verse is very obscure. The Latin rendering by Sebastian Schmidt, which Swedenborg relies on here, is literal and equally difficult to make sense of.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.