And through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Roofs in scripture.
The altars which were on the roof the upper chamber of ahaz which the kings of judah had made and the altars which manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the lord the king broke down.
Proverbs 1 25 view whole chapter see verse in context.
By a mourning on all the roofs is signified the vastation of all goods with those who in the representative sense are meant by moab namely those who are in natural good who easily suffer themselves to be seduced ac 2468.
And the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and raised his eyes and looked and behold a man running by himself.
Webster s bible translation by much slothfulness the building decayeth.
World english bible by slothfulness the roof sinks in.
If i prefer not jerusalem above my chief joy.
Occasionally pitched roofs occurred.
And by a mourning in the streets is signified the vastation of all truths.
The roof of a house is its highest point and the part most exposed to the sun.
100 bible verses about roof matthew 8 5 10 esv 4 helpful votes helpful not helpful when he entered capernaum a centurion came forward to him appealing to him lord my servant is lying paralyzed at home suffering terribly.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in.
Behold i will pour out my spirit unto you i will make known my words unto you.
New king james version.
And through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
On all the roofs of moab and in the streets thereof all is mourning jer.
New american standard bible when you build a new house you shall make a parapet for your roof so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone falls from it.
Isaiah 22 1 verse concepts.
The top of the house or building mostly flat accessible by outside stairs.
Now david was sitting between the two gates.
If i do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.
So the people went forth and brought them and made themselves booths every one upon the roof of his house and in their courts and in the courts of the house of god and in the street of the water gate and in the street of the gate of ephraim.
Proverbs 1 23 view whole chapter see verse in context turn you at my rep roof.
So it makes sense that in the bible roof represents what is inmost in a person the part that is closest and most in contact with the lord.
See house flat roofs were usually formed of clay packed with stone rollers supported by mats of rushes or branches across wood beams or palm tree trunks.
Swedenborg also notes that this inmost part is in everyone a love or affection rather than a truth or idea.