Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5693

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5693. 'And he sought [somewhere] to weep' means an expression of mercy springing out of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'weeping' as an expression of mercy springing out of love, dealt with in 3801, 5480.


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