Ezekiel 22:3

³ Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

Parable

In Numbers 23:7, Psalm 49:4, Psalm 78:2, and Mark 4:34, this signifies external expression of the spiritual and celestial things of the Lord's kingdom. (Arcana Coelestia 4637)