'The smitten' signify people who are oppressed by the falsities of ignorance.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 357)

6526. 'And the whole house of Joseph' means aspects of the celestial of the spiritual. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as the celestial of the spiritual, dealt with in 4286, 4592, 4963, 5307, 5331, 5332; consequently aspects of the celestial of the spiritual are meant by 'the house of Joseph'.