In Exodus 14:3, this signifies confusion regarding church matters. (Arcana Coelestia 8133)

In Matthew 22:15, this signifies an attempt to confuse the Lord, which cannot be done, for He is order itself. (Spiritual Experiences 155[5])

In Psalm 18:5, this signifies temptations from hell. (Divine Love and Wisdom 14)

8133. 'They are enmeshed in the land' means that they are in a state of confusion so far as things of the Church are concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'being enmeshed' as being entangled in, thus as being in a state of confusion, dealt with in 2831; and from the meaning of 'the land' as things of the Church. For the meaning of 'the land' as the Church, see 8011.