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Hosea 2:16

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16 And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, Thou dost call Me -- My husband, And dost not call Me any more -- My lord.

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Gomer

  

'Gomer' denotes people in outward worship.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1131)

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Arcana Coelestia #1131

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1131. Those who had external worship corresponding to internal are the sons of Japheth, verse 2. Those who had worship more remote from internal are the sons of Gomer and Javan, verses 3-4; and those who had worship more remote still are 'the islands of the nations', verse 5.

  
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