spirit. As in Ezekiel 2:2. Hebrew. ruach, App-9. See note on Ezekiel 8:3.
the east gate. Compare Ezekiel 43:1.
the LORD'S. Hebrew. Jehovah. s. App-4.
door. entrance.
five and twenty men. These are not the same as in Ezekiel 8:16, but were princes of the People,. title never given to priests, who were called "princes of the sanctuary" (Isaiah 43:28). They were probably those referred to in Jeremiah 38:4.
men. Hebrew Ish App-14.
Jaazaniah. Not the same as in Ezekiel 8:11.