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Zechariah 2:1

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
KJV
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
WEB
I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
ASV
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
DARBY
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
BLB
And I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man, and in his hand [was] a measuring line.
ÅB
Så løftet jeg mine øyne opp og fikk se en mann som hadde en målesnor i sin hånd.
OTB
Så løftet jeg mine øyne og så, og se, det var en mann med en målesnor i hånden.
B1930
Så løftet jeg mine øine op og fikk se en mann som hadde en målesnor i sin hånd.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 40:3

    And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

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  • Zechariah 1:16

    Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

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  • Ezekiel 47:4

    Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

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  • Revelation 21:15

    And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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  • Revelation 11:1

    And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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  • Ezekiel 40:5

    And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

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  • Zechariah 1:18

    Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

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