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Jeremiah 50:18

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18 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

Commentary

 

Cut off, to be

  

In Daniel 9:26, this signifies that divine truth shall be taken from the people, but will live again in a new church. (Apocalypse Explained 315[23])

In Genesis 17:14, this signifies eternal death. (Arcana Coelestia 2058)

In Exodus 23:23, this signifies that hell is removed solely through the protection of heaven by the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 9316) To be cut off, as in Genesis 41:36, signifies to perish.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 5302, Genesis 41)

Commentary

 

Substance and treasures

  

In Genesis 7:4, this signifies man's proprium, which seems destroyed when vivified by the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 731)

In Genesis 7:23, this signifies lusts belonging to self-love. (Arcana Coelestia 808)

In Genesis 34:23, this signifies all acquired knowledge. (Arcana Coelestia 4508)

In Jeremiah 17:3, these stand for the spiritual riches of faith. (Arcana Coelestia 368)

In Genesis 31:18, this signifies the separation of the truths and goods of the new state from those of the old state. (Arcana Coelestia 4105)

In Luke 8:3, this signifies the church which serves the Lord with goods and truths implanted in life. (Arcana Coelestia 3310)