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Genesis 1:17

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17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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Waters, rivers, and depths

  

'Waters,' 'rivers,' and 'depths,' as in Psalm 78:15-16, signify truths from the Lord.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 2702 [1-17])

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Jeremiah 16:4

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4 They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and for the animals of the earth.