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Ezekiel 14:17

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17 Or [if] I bring the sword upon that land, and say, sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,

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Sons of the stranger

  

'Sons of the stranger' signify counterfeit truths, or falsities. 'Our sons' signify the doctrines of truth, and 'our daughters,' the doctrines of good, as in Psalm 144:11-12.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 489; Psalms 144:11)

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Isaiah 2:18

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18 The idols shall utterly pass away.