9880. “以拧细绳的手工” 表一个不可分割的联结. 这从 “细绳” 含义清楚可知,

“细绳” 是指联结, 如前所述 (9854节). 此处之所以表示一个不可分割的联结, 是因为一根细绳是经过拧和缠绕的手工制成的; 这一点从原文明显看出来, 在原文, 像这样的绳子被称为细绳. 经过拧和缠绕的手工制成的东西在灵义上表示某种不可分割的事物.

'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)