240. 'Full of eyes before and behind' signifies Divine Wisdom therein. By 'eyes', when [said] concerning man, the understanding is signified, and when concerning the Lord, the Divine Wisdom (n. 48, 125). In like manner, when [said] concerning the Word, as here, since the Word is from the Lord and concerning the Lord, and so is the Lord. The like is said concerning the cherubs in Ezekiel, that they 'were full of eyes' (chap. x 12). [By] 'before and behind', when [said] concerning the Word from the Lord, is signified the Divine Wisdom and Divine Love therein.