Israel
'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.
In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 768)
Sword and famine
In Jeremiah 5:12, these stand for being deprived of the knowledge of truth and goodness. (Arcana Coelestia 1460[2])