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Ezekiel 5:12

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12 Thy third part -- by pestilence they die, And by famine are consumed in thy midst, And the third part, by sword they fall round about thee, And the third part, to every wind I scatter, And a sword I draw out after them.

Commentary

 

Tender of age

  

'Tender of age' denotes the state of truths that have been newly received and are not yet genuine.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4377)