'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because there is no truth. 'Wilderness,' as in Jeremiah 23:10, signifies the Word when it is adulterated.

(Референци: Arcana Coelestia 1927)

7928. 'And Jehovah will pass by the door' means that damnation will stay away from there. This is clear from what has been stated above in 7878, where similar words occur.