en_tn/ezk/08/16.md

behold

The word “behold” here shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.

portico

an open building that has a roof and columns that support it, but no walls

and their faces toward the east

"and they were looking toward the east"

Shamesh

This is the name of a false god that the people of Babylon worshiped. He was known as the sun god. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)