Shield
'A shield' signifies defense which is trusted against evils and falsities. In respect to the Lord, it signifies defense, and in respect to people, confidence in the Lord's protection. This is because it was a protection for the breast, and 'the breast' signifies good and truth, good because of the heart in it, and truth because of the lungs. In an opposite sense, 'shield' denotes evils and falsities which are used to wage combat, and is used as a defense in Jeremiah 46:3-4 among other passages.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1788)
Balm
In Jeremiah 8:22, 46:11, this signifies the truths of the literal sense of the Word, and their defense. (Apocalypse Explained 654[41])
In Ezekiel 27:17, this signifies goods of love and charity and the joy they bring. (Arcana Coelestia 3941[7], Apocalypse Explained 375[35])
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 5615)