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Ich bin euren Feiertagen gram und verachte sie und mag nicht riechen in eure Versammlung.
Amos 5:21
Damascus
In Genesis 14:15, Damascus, being the chief city of Syria, signifies knowledge of good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 1715)
In Ezekiel 27:18, this signifies external knowledge. (Apocalypse Explained 376[18])
In Isaiah 17:3, this signifies people who value religion for knowing only external things. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 17)
Damascus and Aroer (Isaiah 17:1, 2) signify knowledge of truth and good. See Eliezer of Damascus.
(References: Apocalypse Explained 911)
Hosea 14:5-7
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I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
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His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
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Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
