10539. 'Were I for one moment to go up in your midst I would consume you' means that they would be destroyed if what is Divine were to flow in and reside with them. This is clear from what has been shown above in 10531-10533, where also similar words occur.

9837. 'And the girdle of his ephod, which is on it' means the outward bond that gathers things together. This is clear from the meaning of 'the girdle' as a common bond by which everything within is held in connection, dealt with above in 9828, thus a bond that gathers things together. The reason why an outward bond is meant is that 'the ephod' means the outermost part of the spiritual kingdom, 9824.