'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.

In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.

(参照: Apocalypse Explained 768)

In Genesis 49:20, Psalm 141:4, and Revelation 18:14, this signifies the delights from good and what is pleasant from truth. (Arcana Coelestia 3502, 3512)