‘As the property of the city, set aside an area 2.65 kilometres wide and 13.25 kilometres long, adjacent to the holy donation of land. It will be for the whole house of Israel.
He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the city gate.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: In mercy, I have returned to Jerusalem; my house will be rebuilt within it #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.