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Ezekiel 16:2

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2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

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Furrows

  

In Psalm 65:10, this signifies things of the church that will become productive and full of knowledge. (Apocalypse Explained 644)

In Psalm 129:3, to make long furrows signifies the state of good, or its holiness, or here the profanation of the holy things of the church. (Arcana Coelestia 650)

In Ezekiel 17:10, this signifies the effect when there is no good in a particular church. (Apocalypse Explained 419[26])

In Hosea 10:4, this signifies the church devastated to such a degree that at heart they worship another god, and so the evils of punishment are brought upon them. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 193)

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Numbers 11:18

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18 "Say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you will eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, "Who will give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you will eat.