10457. 'The noise of a wretched cry I hear' means the lamentable state of their interiors. This is clear from the meaning of 'the noise of a wretched cry' as that which is lamentable. In the original language this is expressed by a word which means not only a cry but also affliction, and wretchedness, and so means a wretched cry. And when 'the noise' means the essential nature of the interiors, 10454, 'the noise of a wretched cry' means the lamentable state of the interiors.

3217. When angels' discussion has to do with the understanding part of the mind, horses appear in the world of spirits below them, that is, in the communities which correspond to them. The size, shape, colour, and stance of the horses depends on the ideas which the angels have concerning the understanding. The horses also carry differing adornments. There is also a place quite deep down and a little towards the right which is called the abode of the intelligent. There horses are seen constantly, the reason being that those there are engaged in thought about the understanding; and when the angels who are engaged in a discussion about the understanding flow into the thoughts of those spirits, horses are seen. From this I have come to see what was meant by the horses seen by the prophets, and also by the horses mentioned in the Word, namely aspects of the understanding, 2760-2762.