Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy;
Zechariah 2:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. American Standard Version (1901) And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. Common English Bible Then I looked up and saw a man. In his hand was a measuring line. Catholic Public Domain Version And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw, and behold, a man, and in his hand was a measuring line. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand. |
Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy;
And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.
When he brought me there, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring reed in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.
And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Going on eastward with a line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water; and it was ankle-deep.
Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was up to the loins.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrible and dreadful and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Therefore, thus says the Lord, I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion; my house shall be built in it, says the Lord of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told: “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
And he who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.