8297. The sea covered them. That this signifies that all falsity enveloped them, is evident from the signification of “covering,” as being to envelop; and from the signification of “the sea,” here the waters of the sea Suph, as being falsities from evils, and because this sea denotes hell (see n. 8099, 8137, 8138, 8148); (that they were enveloped by falsities from evil, see n. 8210, 8232).