Ezekiel 8:16 meaning and explanation
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
Ezekiel 8:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel is in Babylon, and the Spirit carries him in vision to Jerusalem's temple. The guiding figure brings him to the inner court, between the portico and the altar, where priests would normally stand facing the temple and the Holy of Holies.
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