2436. Verse 22. Haste thee, escape thither, for I cannot do anything until thou be come thither. Therefore he called the name of the city Zoar. “Haste thee, escape thither,” signifies that he should remain in it, because he cannot go further; “for I cannot do anything until thou be come thither,” signifies that before the Judgment upon the evil, they are to be saved who are in the affection of truth; “Therefore he called the name of the city Zoar,” signifies the affection of truth.
