The Bible

 

Ezekiel 22:4

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4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself by thy idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even to thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

Commentary

 

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)