Doctrine of Holy Scripture - Swedenborg Foundation

DOCTRINE OF HOLY SCRIPTURE 214one thing, but become one thing by conjunction. Many things arealso joined together in the Word, such as “fire” and “flame,” “gold”and “silver,” “brass” and “iron,” “wood” and “stone,” “bread” and“water,” “bread” and “wine,” “bright crimson” and “fine linen,”etc., which is done because “fire,” “gold,” “brass,” “wood,” “bread,”and “bright crimson” signify good; and “flame,” “silver,” “iron,”“stone,” “water,” “wine,” and “fine-linen” signify truth. And in thesame way it is said that men are to “love God with all the heart andwith all the soul”; and that God will “create in a man a new heartand a new spirit”; for “heart” is predicated of the good of love, and“soul” of the truth from that good. There are also words that areused alone, or without a mate, because they partake of both goodand truth. But these and many other things are not apparent exceptto the angels, and to those also who while in the natural sense arealso in the spiritual sense.85. That such pairs of expressions which appear like repetitionsof the same thing, run through the Word, would be too prolix amatter to show from the Word, for whole sheets could be filledwith it; but to remove all doubt about it I will quote passages inwhich occur the expressions “righteousness” (or “justice”) and“judgment,” “nation” and “people,” and “joy” and “gladness.”First, “righteousness” and “judgment:”The city was full of judgment, righteousness lodged in her (Isa. 1:21).Zion shall be redeemed in judgment, and they that return of her inrighteousness (Isa. 1:27).Jehovah Zebaoth shall be exalted in judgment, and God the holy one shallbe sanctified in righteousness (Isa. 5:16).He shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establishit in judgment and in righteousness (Isa. 9:7).Jehovah shall be exalted, for he dwelleth on high; he hath filled Zion withjudgment and righteousness (Isa. 33:5).