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21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.
'Perpetual' in the literal sense, means to the end of one's life, after death, and eternity.
(Verweise: Arcana Coelestia 8991)