'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.

In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.

(Referencat: Apocalypse Explained 768)

'The land of Jordan,' as in Psalm 42:6, signifies what is lowly and consequently what is distant from the celestial.

(Referencat: Arcana Coelestia 1585)