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Ezekiel第36章

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1 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

2 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἐχθρός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP εὖγε-D ἔρημος-A1--NPN αἰώνιος-A1B-NPN εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ἐγώ- P--DP γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S

3 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSN ἀτιμάζω-VS--APN σύ- P--AP καί-C μισέω-VC--APN σύ- P--AP ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GPM κύκλος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAN σύ- P--AP εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--DPN κατάλοιπος-A1B-DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI2P λάλημα-N3M-ASN γλῶσσα-N1S-DSF καί-C εἰς-P ὀνείδισμα-N3N-ASN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

4 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὄρος-N3E-VPN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βουνός-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF φάραγξ-N3G-DPF καί-C ὁ- A--DPM χειμάρρους-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἐκἐρημόω-VM--XPPDPM καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPDPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἐν καταλείπω-VP--XMPDPF ὅς- --NPF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF καί-C εἰς-P καταπάτημα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DPM καταλείπω-VC--APPDPM ἔθνος-N3E-DPN περικύκλῳ-D

5 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM εἰ-C μήν-X ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN θυμός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN λοιπός-A1--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF *ιδουμαία-N1A-ASF πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὅτι-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF μετά-P εὐφροσύνη-N1--GSF ἀτιμάζω-VA--AAPNPM ψυχή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSN ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VA--AAN ἐν-P προνομή-N1--DSF

6 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βουνός-N2--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF φάραγξ-N3G-DPF καί-C ὁ- A--DPF νάπη-N1--DPF ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ζῆλος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM θυμός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSM ὀνειδισμός-N2--APM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN φέρω-VA--AAN σύ- P--AP

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐγώ- P--NS αἴρω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN περικύκλῳ-D σύ- P--GP οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--ASF ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P

8 σύ- P--GP δέ-X ὄρος-N3E-VPN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASF σταφυλή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐγγίζω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN

9 ὅτι-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP καί-C καταἐργάζομαι-VS--FPI2P καί-C σπείρω-VD--FPI2P

10 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM πᾶς-A3--ASN οἶκος-N2--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P τέλος-N3E-ASN καί-C καταοἰκέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPNSF οἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3S

11 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-APN καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASN ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF σύ- P--GP καί-C εὖ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ὥσπερ-D ὁ- A--APN ἔμπροσθεν-P σύ- P--GP καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM

12 καί-C γεννάω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM καί-C κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--AP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D προςτίθημι-VC--APS2P ἔτι-D ἀτεκνόω-VC--APN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM

13 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P σύ- P--DS καταἐσθίω-V1--PAPNSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C ἀτεκνόω-VM--XMPNSF ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔθνος-N3E-GSN σύ- P--GS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S

14 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM οὐκέτι-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔθνος-N3E-ASN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D ἀτεκνόω-VF--FAI2S ἔτι-D λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

15 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VC--FPI3S οὐκέτι-D ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἀτιμία-N1A-NSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ὀνειδισμός-N2--APM λαός-N2--GPM οὐ-D μή-D ἀναφέρω-VA--AAS2P λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

16 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

17 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C μιαίνω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN εἴδωλον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀπο καταἧμαι-V5--PMPGSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS

18 καί-C ἐκχέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM

19 καί-C διασπείρω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C λικμάω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χώρα-N1A-APF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM κρίνω-VBI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

20 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D καί-C βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λέγω-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM λαός-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--NPM καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAI3P

21 καί-C φείδομαι-VAI-AMI1S αὐτός- D--GPM διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI3P οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D

22 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D σύ- P--DP ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀλλά-C ἤ-C διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2P ἐκεῖ-D

23 καί-C ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN ὁ- A--ASN βεβηλόω-VC--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὅς- --ASN βεβηλόω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἁγιάζω-VS--APN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM

24 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ἀθροίζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF γαῖα-N1A-GPF καί-C εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σύ- P--GP

25 καί-C ῥαίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ὕδωρ-N3--ASN καθαρός-A1A-ASN καί-C καθαρίζω-VS--FPI2P ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GP καί-C καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP

26 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP καρδία-N1A-ASF καινός-A1--ASF καί-C πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN καινός-A1--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF λίθινος-A1--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GP καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP καρδία-N1A-ASF σάρκινος-A1--ASF

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἵνα-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN δικαίωμα-N3M-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS πορεύομαι-V1--PMS2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-VA--AMS2P καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2P

28 καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --GSF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM σύ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P λαός-N2--ASM καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS εἰμί-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--DP εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

29 καί-C σώζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C καλέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C οὐ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP λιμός-N2--ASM

30 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--APN γένημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM ὅπως-C μή-D λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2P ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM λιμός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN

31 καί-C μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI2P ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--APF πονηρός-A1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--APN μή-D ἀγαθός-A1--APN καί-C προςὀχθίζω-VF2-FAI2P κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GP

32 οὐ-D διά-P σύ- P--AP ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM γνωστός-A1--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP αἰσχύνω-VC--APD2P καί-C ἐντρέπω-VB--AAD2P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF ὁδός-N2--GPF σύ- P--GP οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

33 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF

34 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF ἐργάζομαι-VC--FPI3S ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ὅτι-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM πᾶς-A3--GSM παραὁδεύω-V1--PAPGSM

35 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὡς-C κῆπος-N2--NSM τρυφή-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPNPF καί-C κατασκάπτω-VV--XPPNPF ὀχυρός-A1A-NPF καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3P

36 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὅσος-A1--NPN ἄν-X καταλείπω-VV--APS3P κύκλος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APF κατααἱρέω-VM--XMPAPF καί-C καταφυτεύω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APF ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VT--XPPAPF ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S

37 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἔτι-D οὗτος- D--ASN ζητέω-VC--FPI1S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM

38 ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὡς-C πρόβατον-N2N-APN *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GSF οὕτως-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF πόλις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἔρημος-N2--NPF πλήρης-A3H-NPF πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia#2973

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2973. 'Which was in all its borders round about' means exterior cognitions. This is clear from the meaning of 'borders' and of 'round about' as things that are exterior, dealt with in 2936. Thus here '[every] tree which was in the borders round about' means exterior cognitions. Exterior cognitions have to do with the religious observances and matters of doctrine which constitute the external things of the Church, whereas interior cognitions have to do with matters of doctrine which constitute the internal things of the Church. What the external things of the Church are, and what the internal, has been stated several times already.

[2] Furthermore in various places in the Word mention is made of the middle or the midst and of the regions encircling it, as when the land of Canaan is referred to, 'the middle' is used to describe where Zion and Jerusalem are, while the areas encircling describe where the nations are who are round about. 'The land of Canaan' represented the Lord's kingdom, 'Zion' the celestial part of it and 'Jerusalem' the spiritual, and there Jehovah or the Lord had His dwelling-place. The things that were round about, even to the borders, represented celestial and spiritual things spread out and derived in order from there. Where the furthest boundaries lay, there the representatives of celestial and spiritual things ended. Those representatives had their origin in the things that existed in the Lord's kingdom in heaven, where the Lord as the Sun is in the middle, from where all celestial flame and spiritual light radiate. Those nearest to Him dwell in the brightest light, while those who are more remote dwell in less light, and those who are the most remote in the least bright. At this point lie the borders where hell, which is outside heaven, begins.

[3] With celestial flame and spiritual light the position is that the existence of celestial things which are forms of innocence and love, and spiritual things which are forms of charity and faith, is proportional to the heat and light that is received, for those things are the source of all heat and light in heaven. This then is why 'the middle' means that which is inmost, and the encircling regions that which is outermost; and the spacing of the things that radiate in order from the inmost to the outermost is determined by their degree of innocence, love and charity. It is similar with each individual community of heaven. Those members in the middle are the best of its kind, and the love and charity of that kind becomes correspondingly less as these become more remote, that is, as such love and charity exist with members away from the middle.

[4] It is also similar with man. The inmost part of him is where the Lord resides with him, and from there governs the outlying parts. When a person permits the Lord to bring order to the outlying parts so that these correspond to the inmost parts, his state is such that he can be received into heaven, and the inmost, the interior, and the external parts of him act as one. But if the person does not permit the Lord to bring order to those outlying parts so that they correspond, he moves away from heaven, as far away as he is from permitting the Lord to bring that order to them. The fact that man's soul resides in the middle or inmost part of his being and the body in the outlying region or outermost parts is well known, for the body is that which surrounds and clothes his soul or spirit.

[5] With those in whom celestial and spiritual love reigns, good from the Lord flows in by way of the soul into the body, as a consequence of which the body becomes full of light, but with those in whom bodily and worldly love reigns, good from the Lord cannot flow in by way of the soul into the body. Instead their interiors are engulfed in darkness, as a consequence of which the body too becomes full of darkness, according to the Lord's own teaching in Matthew,

The lamp of the body is the eye. If the eye is sound, the whole body is full of light. If the eye is evil, the whole body is full of darkness. If therefore the light is darkness, how great is the darkness! Matthew 6:22-23.

'The eye' means the understanding part, which belongs in the soul, 2701.

[6] But matters are worse still with people whose interiors are 'darkness' while their exteriors seem to be 'full of light'. They are such as outwardly pretend to be angels of light but inwardly they are devils. They are referred to as 'Babel'. These people, when the things that are round about are destroyed, are carried headfirst into hell. This was represented by the city of Jericho whose walls fell down, and the city was given to destruction, after the priests had gone round it seven times with the ark, and had sounded their trumpets, Joshua 6:1-17. The same is meant in Jeremiah,

Set yourselves against Babel round about, all you who bend the bow. Raise a shout over her round about, she has given her hand, her foundations have fallen, her walls have been destroyed. Jeremiah 50:14-15.

From this it is now evident what 'round about' means. Reference is also made several times in the Word to 'the encircling regions', as in Jeremiah 21:14; 46:14; 49:5; Ezekiel 36:3-4, 7; 37:21; Amos 3:11; and elsewhere. By 'the encircling regions' is meant the things that are exterior, concerning which, in the Lord's Divine mercy, more will be said elsewhere.

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