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Ezekiel 20:14

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14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

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Forest of the south

  

The forest of the south, as in Ezekiel 20:46, 47, signifies people in the light of truth and extinguish it.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1458)

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Ezekiel 20:46

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46 Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop [your word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south;