'Waters' particularly signify the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual aspects of faith, and also their opposites.

'The waters above the firmament,' as in Genesis 1:7, signify the knowledges in the internal self, and 'the waters beneath the firmament' signify the knowledges of the external self.

'Waters,' as in Ezekiel 47:9, refer to the New Jerusalem, and they signify spiritual things from a celestial origin.

'Many waters,' as in Revelation 17:1, signify truths of the Word adulterated. 'Waters' or 'rivers' signify spiritual, rational, or scientific things pertaining to truth.

'Waters … that go softly,' as in Isaiah 8:6-7, signify spiritual things, and 'waters … strong and many,' signify falsities.

'Waters,' as in Psalms 104:3, signify divine truths.

'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities.

'The waters were dried up from off the earth,' as in Genesis 8:7, signifies the apparent dissipation of falsities.

(Referencias: Apocalypse Explained 17; Apocalypse Revealed 50; Genesis 8)

3949. “到了晚上, 雅各从田里回来” 表处于良善状态的真理之良善, 只是尚处在诸如包裹属世层的那种模糊中. 这从 “雅各” 的代表, 以及 “田” 和 “晚上” 的含义清楚可知: “雅各” 是指属世层的真理之良善 (参看3669, 3677, 3775, 3829节); “田” 是指教会的良善 (2971节), 因而是指良善; “晚上” 是指模糊 (3056, 3833节).