9948. 'And you shall make belts for them' means a holding in connection. This is clear from the meaning of 'belts' as outward bonds holding the truths and forms of the good of faith and love in connection, dealt with in 9341 (end), 9828, 9837, 9944.
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It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.