¹⁶ Then He brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their ^(A)backs to the temple of the Lord while their faces were toward the east; and ^(B)they were ^[a]prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun.

Evil Rulers to Be Judged

11 Now the ^(A)Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s house which faced eastward. And behold, there were twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate, and among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and ^(B)Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

²⁰ And as for the ^(A)gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width.

Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

43 Then he led me to the ^(A)gate, the gate facing east;