9204. And Mine anger shall wax hot. That this signifies the state of those who do this, is evident from the signification of “anger,” when attributed to Jehovah, that is, to the Lord, as being clemency and mercy (see n. 6997, 8875). But the reason why these words denote the state of those who do this, that is, who afflict and oppress the stranger, the widow, and the orphan, is that the “anger” is in them, and then appears as if it were in the Lord. (That anger is attributed to the Lord, when yet it is in the man, see n. 6997, 8284, 8483, 8875; and that in general the evil which is attributed to the Lord in the Word is in those who are in evil, n. 1861, 2447, 6071, 6832, 6991, 7533, 7632, 743, 7679, 7710, 7926, 8197, 8227, 8228, 8282)

743. Verses 8-9. Of the clean beast, and of the beast that is not clean, and of the fowl, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground, there went in two and two, to Noah into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. By “the clean beast” affections of good are signified as before; by “the beast that is not clean” cupidities; by “the fowl” in general, thoughts; by “everything that creepeth upon the ground” the sensuous part and its every pleasure; “two and two” signify things corresponding; that they “went into the ark” signifies that they were protected; “male and female” signify as before truth and good; “as God commanded Noah” signifies that so it came to pass.