So I said,"Whereare you going?"And he saidto me, "To measureJerusalem,to seehowwideit is and howlongit is."
"The measuringlinewill goout fartherstraightaheadto the hillGareb;then it will turnto Goah.
So He broughtme there;and behold,there was a manwhose appearancewas like the appearanceof bronze,with a lineof flaxand a measuringrodin his hand;and he was standingin the gateway.
"You shall givethe citypossessionof [an area] 5,000[cubits] wideand 25,000[cubits] long,alongsidethe allotmentof the holyportion;it shall be for the wholehouseof Israel.
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"I will returnto Jerusalemwith compassion;My housewill be builtin it," declaresthe LORDof hosts,"and a measuringlinewill be stretchedoverJerusalem."'
I saidto the angelwho was speakingwith me, "Whereare they takingthe ephah?"
"But nowI am goingto Him who sentMe; and noneof you asksMe, 'Whereare You going?'
Thenthere was givenme a measuring rodlikea staff;and someone said,"Getup and measurethe templeof Godand the altar,and thosewho worshipin it.
