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But he cried to the Lord, and he shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. There he appointed him ordinances, and judgments, and there he proved him,
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But he cried to the Lord, and he shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. There he appointed him ordinances, and judgments, and there he proved him,
8354. 'And Jehovah showed him [some] wood' means that the Lord instilled good. This is clear from the meaning of 'showing' - when done by 'Jehovah', that is, the Lord - as imparting perception, which because it takes place through influx means instilling it; and from the meaning of 'wood' as good, dealt with in 643, 2784, 2812, 3720.