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Ezekiel 38:17

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17 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Art thou he of whom I spake in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, that prophesied in those days for [many] years that I would bring thee against them?

Commentary

 

Elishah, Tarshish, Kitthin, and Dodanium

  

In Genesis 10:4, this signifies a nation among whose people external worship prevailed. This also signifies doctrinal rituals. (Arcana Coelestia 1152)

In Psalm 72:10, this signifies external worship corresponding to internal. (Arcana Coelestia 1171)

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1156)