Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 359

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359. Verse 6 And Jehovah said to Cain, Why has your anger been set ablaze, and why has your facea fallen?

'Jehovah said to Cain' was the dictate of conscience. 'Anger has been set ablaze and the facea has fallen' means, as previously, the departure of charity and the change that took place in interiors.

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a lit. faces

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