Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1693

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1693. Verse 11 And they took all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food and went their way.

'They took all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah' means that they were stripped of the power to do evil. 'And all their food' means that [they were stripped of] the power to think what was false. 'And went their way' means that in this condition they were left.

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