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He has left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword], and because of his fierce anger.
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He has left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword], and because of his fierce anger.
In Jeremiah 2:14, this signifies people who think not from themselves, but from others. (Apocalypse Explained 836)
In Revelation 13:16, this signifies people who are wise from others. (Apocalypse Revealed 604)
To be in a state of slavery is to be under the domination of evil spirits. (Arcana Coelestia 892)
'A slave' means people who do not think for themselves but from others.
1722. 'After he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him' means the release and reclamation of the apparent goods and truths. 'I his is clear from what has gone before and from what has been stated above regarding Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.