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Judges 11:35

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35 And it was, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Alas, my daughter! And thou hast made me stoop·​·low, stooping·​·low, and thou art among those who trouble me; for I have opened· my mouth ·wide to Jehovah, and I am· not ·able to turn·​·back.


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Rend, the garments

  

'To rend the garments' signifies mourning for truth lost or destroyed, or the loss of faith.

'Rending the garments' can also signify zeal for doctrine and truth, and humility.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4763, Genesis 37:29, 37:34)