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利未记 13:9

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9 人有了大麻风的灾病,就要将他带到祭司面前。

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Flax

  

Flax, as in Exodus 9:31, signifies truth of the natural exterior principle. A smoking flax, as in Isaiah 42:3, signifies a bit of truth from good. Flax, or linen, as in Hosea 2:5, 9, signifies truth from the literal sense of the Word.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 7600; Isaiah 9, 19, 19:9)


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Isaiah 42:3

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3 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.