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General Information:
Ezekiel continues to tell about the vision that started in Ezekiel 8:1. The people were trusting Jerusalem to keep them safe. But God was going to pull them out of Jerusalem.
Then the Spirit lifted me up
This refers to the Holy Spirit.
to the eastern gate of the house of Yahweh, facing east
"the gate on the eastern side of the wall surrounding the house of Yahweh"
the house of Yahweh
See how you translated this phrase in Ezekiel 8:16.
behold
The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah
These are the names of men.
among them
"among the twenty-five men"