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Arcana Coelestia #2014

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2014. I will make thee nations. That this signifies that all good is from Him, is evident from the signification of “nations” in its genuine and primitive sense, as being good (spoken of in Part First, n. 1259, 1260, 1416, 1849).

  
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The Bible

 

Deuteronomy 28:17

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17 Your basket and your kneading trough shall be cursed.