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Ezekiel 14:5

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5 that I may take the house of Israel by their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

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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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2 Peter 3:9

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9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.