Ezekiel 11
Ezekiel 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet/priest Ezekiel, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. In this chapter, Ezekiel pronounces judgment on Jerusalem's "wicked counsellors" and promises that God will restore Israel. Text. The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 25 verses. Textual witnesses. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which  includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4Q73 (4QEzek; 50–25 BCE) with extant verses 1–3, 5–11; and 11Q4 (11QEzek; 50 BCE–50 CE) with the extant verse 19. There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; formula_1; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; formula_1; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; formula_1; 6th century ). Verse 1. In his vision, Ezekiel moves from the northern gateway of the temple's inner court (, ) to the east gate. The 25 men who are assembled there are "evidently a separate group" from the group of "about twenty-five men" who assembled at the inner court's northern entrance (), as this group are condemned for their wicked counsel whereas the earlier group are condemned for their sun-worship. Verse 24. Some versions refer to Babylonia rather than Chaldea. The International Standard Version explains that at this point, "the vision that I had been observing ended", concluding an account which  commenced in chapter 8.