In Deuteronomy 18:10, this signifies people who destroy the goods and truths of the church by knowledges applied wrongly, and who learn and teach by means of falsities from the evils of the love of self and the world. (Arcana Coelestia 9188[8])

In Joshua 13:22, this signifies that sorceries could not destroy the representative church signified by Israel. (Apocalypse Explained 140)

In Daniel 5:11, see Diviners.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3698)

174. Internal Meaning of Daniel, Chapter 3

1-2 Babylon was minded to depart from the worship of the Lord to the worship of another god, which is the statue of gold set up by Nebuchadnezzar. (2)

3-7 All such agreed together, threatening all that they would otherwise be cast into hell. (2, 15)

8-12 Those rulers who worshipped the Lord did not obey; (11)

13-21 they were therefore excommunicated and condemned to hell by Babylon, together with all things of the Lord's church;, (3, 11)

22-25 but still no harm came to them, and it was clearly seen that they were protected by the Lord. (11)

26-30 Babylon was compelled by this to acknowledge and worship the Lord. (11)