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So this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send punishment on the king of Babylon and on his land, as I have given punishment to the king of Assyria.
Jeremiah 50:18
Nation
'A nation,' as in Genesis 21:18, signifies the spiritual church which should receive the good of faith.
In Isaiah 1:4, this signifies evils of the will, or lusts, while people signify falsities of the understanding, or persuasions. (Arcana Coelestia 622)
In Psalm 106:5, this signifies the Lord's kingdom. (Arcana Coelestia 1416[5])
In Ezekiel 29:15, this signifies the gentiles who will no longer be under the dominion of external truths. (Arcana Coelestia 409, 410)
In Micah 7:16, this signifies people who trust in themselves. (Arcana Coelestia 249)
(References: Arcana Coelestia 2699; Jeremiah 5, 5:17, Jeremiah 17)
