Arcana Coelestia # 7198
7198. 'And also I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel' means their distress arising from conflict. This is clear from the meaning of 'the groaning' as distress arising from conflict; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those belonging to the spiritual Church, who are molested by falsities and therefore involved in conflict.
Jesaja 49:4
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Ich aber sprach: Umsonst habe ich mich abgemüht, vergeblich und für nichts meine Kraft verzehrt; doch mein
echt ist bei Jehova und mein Lohn bei meinem Gott. -
