8187. 'And they will come after them' means the attempt to do violence by flowing in with falsity arising from evil. This is clear from the meaning of 'coming after them' as flowing in with falsity arising from evil, also the attempt to bring under their control, thus to do violence. For 'drawing near' means influx, 8159, 'travelling after them' means a more immediate influx and communication, 8161, and 'pursuing them' means the attempt to bring under their control, 8136, 8152, 8154, so that 'coming after them' means the attempt to do violence by flowing in with falsity arising from evil.
Arcana Coelestia # 8136
8136. 'And he will pursue them' means that they would go on trying to bring them under their control. This is clear from the meaning of 'pursuing them' as trying to bring under their control, for their aim in pursuing them was to return them to the state of servitude, and 'serving', when the Egyptians are being referred to, means the aim to bring under their control, 6666, 6670, 6671.