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Jeremiah 44:5

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5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

Commentary

 

Wail and howl

  

In Micah 1:8, this signifies the grief of the angels of heaven and the people of the church.

In Jeremiah 25:36, this signifies that good and truth are vastated. (Arcana Coelestia 2240)

In Isaiah 23:6, this signifies grief on account of vastation. (Apocalypse Explained 406[11])

(References: Apocalypse Explained 695; Apocalypse Revealed 884; Micah 1; Revelation 21:4)