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31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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11. The fifth state is when he speaks from faith and in so doing confirms himself in truth and good. What he brings forth at this point are animate and are called the fish of the sea and the birds of the air. 1
Footnotes:
1. literally, birds of the heavens (or the skies)
Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.