1170. “西巴, 哈腓拉, 撒弗他, 拉玛, 撒弗提迦” 是指具有这类认知的很多民族, 因为在内义上, 这些民族表认知本身. 这从下面所引用的圣言经文清楚可知.

'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)