The Bible

 

Obadiah 1:10

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10 For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

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Stubble

  

'To be consumed as stubble' denotes total vastation.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 8285)

Commentary

 

Fire

  
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Fire, in the spiritual sense, can mean either love or hatred depending on the context, just as natural fire can be either comforting in keeping you warm, or scary in burning down your house. Our language reflects this, too -- we use concepts like a smoldering hatred or a burning love. So fire signifies a love, either a good love of the neighbor and to the Lord, or, in a bad sense, selfish love of oneself that, if unchecked by conscience, leads to hatred of anyone that opposes it.