Sons of the stranger
'Sons of the stranger' signify counterfeit truths, or falsities. 'Our sons' signify the doctrines of truth, and 'our daughters,' the doctrines of good, as in Psalm 144:11-12.
(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 489; Psalms 144:11)
Psalms 144:11-12
11
Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12
Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
