In Deuteronomy 32:32, in reference to the Jewish church, as 'the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah,' denotes that the intellect was obsessed by falsities derived from infernal love. 'Their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter,' denotes that the case was similar with the will. 'Grape,' when it signifies charity, relates to the will, but in the intellect. It is the same in the opposite sense. All truth is of the understanding, and all good is of the will.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 5117)

In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the lower things have been separated and put away to protect the good, but in others, it can mean that a less exalted idea or good desire is supporting a more exalted one.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4564 [1-2], 8610, 9656)