¹⁶ So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, ^(A)between the porch and the altar, ^(B)were about twenty-five men ^(C)with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping ^(D)the sun toward the east.

¹⁹ And take heed, lest you ^(A)lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, ^(B)all the host of heaven, you feel driven to ^(C)worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has ^[a]given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.

Judgment on Wicked Counselors

11 Then ^(A)the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to ^(B)the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces eastward; and there ^(C)at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

³³ And they have turned to Me the ^(A)back, and not the face; though I taught them, ^(B)rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

³ who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either ^(A)the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, ^(B)which I have not commanded,

^5 (A)The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, ^(B)the glory of the Lord filled the ^[a]temple.