Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7653

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7653. 'How long will this thing be a snare to us?' means that by behaving in that way they would be held captive by their own evil. This is clear from the meaning of 'this thing being a snare' as being held captive by their own evil, and so being led into the misery that punishment brings.


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