Zechariah 2:2

1 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”

3 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him

4 and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.

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.

Compare

BSB
“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Then I asked, “Where are you going?” He said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
BLB
And I said, “Where [are] you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] its width and what [is] its length.”
ÅB
Jeg spurte ham: Hvor skal du hen? Han svarte: Jeg skal til Jerusalem for å utmåle det og se hvor bredt og hvor langt det skal være.
OTB
Jeg spurte: “Hvor går du hen?” Han svarte: “For å måle Jerusalem, for å finne ut hvor bredt og hvor langt det er.”
B1930
Jeg spurte ham: Hvor skal du hen? Han svarte: Jeg skal til Jerusalem for å utmåle det og se hvor bredt og hvor langt det skal være.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 21:15–17

    The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

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  • Ezekiel 45:6

    As the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.

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  • Jeremiah 31:39

    The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

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  • Revelation 11:1

    Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.

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  • Zechariah 5:10

    “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

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  • Ezekiel 48:15–17

    The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it

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  • John 16:5

    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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  • Ezekiel 48:30–35

    “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,

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