625. Verse 12 And God saw the earth ¹ and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth' 'God saw the earth ¹ ' means God's knowledge of man. 'It was corrupt' means that there was nothing but falsity. 'For all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth ¹ ' means that man's bodily-mindedness destroyed all understanding of truth.

फुटनोट:

'The two luminaries' denote love and faith in the internal self.

(सन्दर्भ: Arcana Coelestia 30-37)