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Ezekiel第29章

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1 Nang ikasangpung taon, nang ikasangpung buwan, nang ikalabing dalawang araw ng buwan, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi,

2 Anak ng tao, ititig mo ang iyong mukha laban kay Faraon na hari sa Egipto, at manghula ka laban sa kaniya, at laban sa buong Egipto;

3 Iyong salitain, at iyong sabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Narito, ako'y lalaban sa iyo, Faraong hari sa Egipto, na malaking buwaya na nahihiga sa gitna ng kaniyang mga ilog, na nagsabi: Ang ilog ko ay aking sarili, at aking ginawa sa ganang aking sarili.

4 At kakawitan kita ng mga pangbingwit sa iyong mga panga, at aking padidikitin ang isda ng iyong mga ilog sa iyong mga kaliskis; at isasampa kita mula sa gitna ng iyong mga ilog, na kasama ng lahat na isda ng iyong mga ilog na magsisidikit sa iyong mga kaliskis.

5 At ikaw ay aking iiwan tapon sa ilang, ikaw at ang lahat na isda ng iyong mga ilog: ikaw ay mabubuwal sa luwal na parang; ikaw ay hindi pipisanin, o pupulutin man; aking ibinigay kang pagkain sa mga hayop sa lupa, at sa mga ibon sa himpapawid.

6 At lahat ng nananahan sa Egipto ay makakaalam na ako ang Panginoon, sapagka't sila'y naging tukod na tambo sa sangbahayan ni Israel.

7 Nang kanilang pigilan ka sa iyong kamay, iyong binali, at iyong nilabnot ang kanilang mga balikat; at nang sila'y sumandal sa iyo, iyong binalian, at iyong pinapanghina ang kanilang mga balakang.

8 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Narito, pagdadalhan kita ng tabak sa iyo, at aking ihihiwalay sa iyo ang tao at hayop.

9 At ang lupain ng Egipto ay magiging giba at sira; at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon. Sapagka't kaniyang sinabi, Ang ilog ay akin, at aking ginawa;

10 Kaya't, narito, ako'y laban sa iyo, at laban sa iyong mga ilog, at aking lubos na gigibain at sisirain ang lupain ng Egipto, mula sa moog ng Seveneh hanggang sa hangganan ng Etiopia.

11 Walang paa ng tao na daraan doon, o paa man ng hayop ay daraan doon, o tatahanan man siyang apat na pung taon.

12 At aking gagawing sira ang lupain ng Egipto sa gitna ng mga lupain na sira; at ang kaniyang mga bayan sa gitna ng mga bayang giba ay magiging sira na apat na pung taon; at aking pangangalatin ang mga taga Egipto sa gitna ng mga bansa, at aking pananabugin sila sa mga lupain.

13 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sa katapusan ng apat na pung taon ay aking pipisanin ang mga taga Egipto, mula sa mga bayan na kanilang pinangalatan;

14 At aking ibabalik uli ang mga bihag sa Egipto, at aking pababalikin sila sa lupain ng Patros, na lupain na kinapanganakan sa kanila; at sila'y magiging doo'y isang mababang kaharian.

15 Siyang magiging pinakamababa sa mga kaharian; at hindi na matataas pa man ng higit kay sa mga bansa: at aking babawasan sila, upang huwag na silang magpuno sa mga bansa.

16 At hindi na magiging pagasa pa ng sangbahayan ni Israel, na nagpapaalaala ng kasamaan, pagka kanilang lilingunin sila: at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoong Dios.

17 At nangyari, nang ikadalawang pu't pitong taon, nang unang buwan, nang unang araw ng buwan, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi:

18 Anak ng tao, pinapaglilingkod ng mabigat ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia ang kaniyang kawal laban sa Tiro: lahat ng ulo ay nakalbo, at lahat ng balikat ay nalabnot; gayon ma'y wala siyang kaupahan, o ang kaniyang hukbo man, mula sa Tiro, sa paglilingkod na kaniyang ipinaglingkod laban doon.

19 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Narito, aking ibibigay ang lupain ng Egipto kay Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia; at dadalhin niya ang kaniyang karamihan, at kukunin ang samsam sa kaniya, at kukunin ang huli sa kaniya; at magiging kaupahan para sa kaniyang hukbo.

20 Ibinigay ko sa kaniya ang lupain ng Egipto na pinakaganti sa kaniya dahil sa kaniyang ipinaglingkod, sapagka't sila'y nagsipagpagal ng dahil sa akin, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

21 Sa araw na yao'y aking palilitawin ang isang sungay upang tumulong sa sangbahayan ni Israel, at aking papangyayarihin ang iyong salita sa gitna nila: at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

   

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66. (Verse 14) And his head and his hairs were white. That this signifies the Divine in primaries and in ultimates, is evident from the signification of the head when mentioned in reference to the Lord, of whom these things are said, as denoting the Divine in primaries, concerning which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of hairs, as denoting the Divine in ultimates, of which also we shall speak presently; and from the signification of white, as denoting what is pure. (That white (album) and white (candidum) denote what is pure, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319.) The reason why the head, when mentioned in reference to the Lord, denotes the Divine in primaries, is, that the head is the highest part of man, and therein are those primary things which give rise to all things that take place in the body. For in the head are the understanding and the will, from which, as from their beginnings, all the other things flow that relate to man's remoter things, as speech, and all actions. But the reason why hairs, when mentioned in reference to the Lord, denote the Divine in ultimates is, that hairs are ultimates, for they grow from the ultimate parts of man, and the primaries terminate in them; therefore, when the head and hairs are mentioned, primaries and ultimates are meant.

[2] He who knows that the head signifies primaries, and the hairs ultimates, even in spiritual things, and that primaries and ultimates signify all things (as was shown above, n. 41), may know many arcana of the internal sense, where those things are mentioned. As, for instance, a Nazarite was not allowed to shave the hair of his head, because, as is said, it was the Nazariteship of God upon his head, and when the days were accomplished, he had to shave it off, and consecrate it (Numbers 6:1-21); also the strength of Samson was in his hairs, and when they were shaved off he became weak, and when they grew again his strength returned (Judges 16:13 to the end). Again, forty-two boys were torn in pieces by bears, because they mocked Elisha, calling him bald-head (2 Kings 2:23, 24). So too Elias was clothed with a garment of hair (2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist with camel's hair (Mark 1:6). Moreover what is signified by the head, hairs, beard and baldness, may be seen where they are mentioned in the Word.

[3] The reason why a Nazarite was not allowed to shave his hair, because, as is stated, it was the Nazariteship of God upon his head, and that when the days were accomplished, he had to shave it off, and consecrate it, was, that a Nazarite represented the Lord in primaries and in ultimates, and His Divine in ultimates was His Human, which He made Divine even to the flesh and bones, which are the ultimates. That He made the Human Divine even to the flesh and bones, is clear from the fact that He left nothing in the sepulchre, and that He said to His disciples that He had flesh and bones, which a spirit has not (Luke 24:39, 40). And when the Divine itself is also Divine in ultimates, then it rules all things from primaries by ultimates. (As is evident from what was said and shown above, n. 41; especially from the things which are adduced in Arcana Coelestia, to the effect that interiors successively flow into exteriors, even to the outermost or ultimate, and that therein also they exist and subsist, n. Arcana Coelestia 634, 6239, 6465, 9215, 9216; that they not only flow in successively, but also form what is simultaneous in the ultimate; concerning which order see n. 5897, 6451, 8603, 10099; that therefore all interior things are held together in connection, from the primary by means of the ultimate, n. 9828; and in the work, Heaven and Hell 297; that hence the ultimate is more holy than the interiors, n. Arcana Coelestia 9824; that hence in the ultimates there is strength and power, n. 9836.) It was for these reasons that the Nazariteship was instituted. The reason why the Nazarite should ultimately consecrate his hair by putting it into the fire of the altar, was, because the Holy Divine was thereby represented, and the fire of the altar signified that Holy (n. 934, 6314, 6832).

[4] From these considerations it is also evident why the strength of Samson was in his hair (Judges 16[13] to the end), for it is said that he was a Nazarite from his mother's womb (Judges 13:7; 16:17); so also it was not lawful for the chief priest and his sons, nor for the Levites, to shave the head and make themselves bald (Leviticus 10:6; 21:5, 10; Ezekiel 44:20). So, too, to cut off the beard, which also had a similar signification, was ignominious with the people of Israel (2 Sam. 10:4, 5). The reason why the forty-two boys were torn in pieces by bears, because they mocked Elisha, calling him bald-head, was, that Elijah and Elisha represented the Lord as to the Word, which is Divine truth, the sanctity and strength of which are in the ultimates from primaries, as said above; and because baldness signified the deprivation of them, therefore this circumstance took place; bears also signify truth in ultimates. (That Elijah and Elisha represented the Lord as to the Word, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 2762, 5247.)

[5] From these considerations it is also clear why the garment of Elias was hairy, and that of John was made of camel's hair; for John the Baptist, as well as Elias, represented the Lord as to the Word, therefore he was also called Elias (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 7643, 9372). When these things are understood it can be known what is signified by the head, hairs, beard, and baldness in the Word. As in Isaiah:

"In that time shall the Lord, by the king of Assyria, shave the head, and the hairs of the feet; he shall also consume the beard" (7:20).

In the same:

"Upon all heads shall be baldness, every beard shaven" (15:2).

In Jeremiah:

"Truth hath perished, and is cut off from their mouth; cut off thine hair and cast it away" (7:28, 29).

And in Ezekiel:

"Take a razor, and pass it upon the head and beard" (5:1).

Again:

"On every face shall be shame, and upon all heads baldness" (7:18).

Again:

"Every head was made bald" (29:18).

In Amos:

"I will bring baldness upon every head" (8:10).

And in David:

"God shall bruise the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on in his guilt" (Psalm 68:21).

In these passages, and in others, by cutting off the hair of the head, shaving the beard, and inducing baldness, is signified to deprive of all good and truth, because he who is deprived of the ultimates is also deprived of things prior, for prior things exist and subsist in ultimates, as said above. In the world of spirits also, there are seen those who are bald; and I have been informed that they are those who were abusers of the Word and had applied the sense of the letter, which is Divine truth in the ultimates, to wicked purposes, and consequently were deprived of all truth; they are also the most wicked, and many of them are from the Babylonish nation; but, on the contrary, the angels are seen with becoming hair.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.