3319. And Esau said to Jacob. That this signifies the Lord’s perception from the good of the natural, is evident from the signification of “saying,” as being to perceive (n. 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2080, 2862); and from the representation of Esau, as being the Lord as to the good of the natural (see n. 3300, 3302, and below concerning Edom); and from the representation of Jacob, as being the truth of the natural (n. 3305), concerning which there is now perception.

1297. And let us burn them to a burning. That this signifies evils from the love of self, is evident from the signification in the Word of “to burn,” of “a burning,” of “fire,” of “sulphur,” and of “bitumen,” which are predicated of cupidities, especially of those which belong to the love of self. As in Isaiah:

Our house of holiness, and our beauty [decus], where our fathers praised Thee, hath been made a burning of fire; and all our desirable things have been made a waste (Isaiah 64:11).

Again:

Conceive chaff, bring forth stubble; your wind is a fire that shall devour you; thus will the peoples be burnings of lime; thorns lopped off, they will be kindled with fire (Isaiah 33:11-12).

Not to mention many other similar expressions. “To be burned” and “fire” are predicated of cupidities, because the case as regards them both is much the same.