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Ezekiel 28:17

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17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground, I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

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Apocalypse Explained #363

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363. Come and see. That this signifies attention and perception, is clear from what was said above where the same words were explained (as shown above, n. [354] 1 ).

Footnotes:

1 NCBS Editor's Note: Originally had n. 364, but appears to refer to 354.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Nahum 2:4

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4 The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the broad ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.