"And the voice of harpers and musicians, and of pipers and trumpeters, shall be heard in thee no more," signifies interior and exterior joys no longer; "and no craftsman of whatsoever craft shall be found in thee any more," signifies no longer any wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge (scientia); "and the voice of the mill shall be heard in thee no more," signifies no longer any understanding of truth from the will of good. "And the light of a lamp shall shine in thee no more," signifies that there will be nothing of the truth of heaven and of the church; "and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more," signifies no joy from the conjunction of good and truth; "because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth," signifies those who are in the exercise of dominion, and in the love and delight of it, and who have gained the highest honours and also the riches of the world; "because by thy sorcery have all the nations been seduced," signifies that by wicked arts and persuasions they compelled all the simple good to believe and do those things which result in their opulence and dominion.