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Genesis 18:31

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31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

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Arcana Coelestia #6133

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6133. 'Since the silver has been used up' means that truth can be seen no longer because of the desolation. This is clear from what is stated above in 6116, where similar words occur.

  
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