'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)

1849. “并且他们所服事的民族” 表压迫的恶者. 这从 “民族” 和 “服事” 的含义清楚可知. 从正面意义上说, “民族” 表良善, 或也可说表良善之人. 因为当抽象地论及良善时, 它们仍涉及一个主体, 这个主体就是世人, 灵人, 或天使. 然而, 从反面意义上说, “民族” 表邪恶, 或也可说表邪恶之人 (参看1159, 1258-1260节). 然而, “服事” 或奴役表压迫, 如前一节所述 (创世记 15:13).