In Isaiah 25:8, this signifies to obliterate, here to assuage grief. (Arcana Coelestia 4215)
In Revelation 7:17, this signifies removal of states of combat against evils and their falsities. (Apocalypse Revealed 385)
In Revelation 21:4, wiping away all tears signifies that the Lord will take from them all grief of mind. (Apocalypse Revealed 884)
In John 11:2; 12:3; 13:5, this signifies that intelligence in ultimates may worship the Lord in His Divine Human down to the lowest natural, removing all that is unessential. (True Christian Religion 223)