The Bible

 

Ezekiel 16:40

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40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.

Commentary

 

Hurt

  

'To hurt,' as mentioned in Revelation 6:6, signifies violation and profanation.

In Revelation 9:4, this signifies perverting the truths and goods of the church by crafty rationalizations from sensory scientific facts and fallacies.

'To be hurt of the second death,' as mentioned in Revelation 2:11, signifies sinking under evils and falsities from hell.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 9 [4]; Apocalypse Revealed 316)


Commentary

 

Give food

  

To give food, as in Genesis 41:48, signifies to store up.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 5342)