3622. 'Like these of the daughters of the land' means because they are not from that ground, that is, from truths which the genuine Church knows. This is clear from the meaning of 'the daughters of the land' as Churches, for 'the daughters' means affections for good and truth, 2363, and 'the land' means the region where the Church is situated, and so means the Church itself, dealt with in 662, 1066, 1067, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928, 3355. 'The daughters of the land' accordingly means the goods and truths of the Church.

2929. 'He spoke to them, saying' means thought and perception concerning those people. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking and saying' as thinking and perceiving, dealt with in 1898, 1919, 2080, 2271, 2287, 2506, 2515, 2552, 2619.