Zechariah 2:1

New International Reader's Version

Then I looked up and saw a man. He was holding a measuring line.

Cross References

Isaiah 54:16

“I created blacksmiths. They fan the coals into flames of fire. They make weapons that are fit for their work. I also created those who destroy others.

Jeremiah 31:39

The measuring line will reach out from there. It will go straight to the hill of Gareb. Then it will turn and reach as far as Goah.

Jeremiah 48:25

Moab’s power is gone. Its strength is broken,” announces the Lord.

Ezekiel 40:3

He took me there. I saw a man who appeared to be made out of bronze. He was standing at the gate of the outer courtyard. He was holding a linen measuring tape and a measuring rod.

Ezekiel 40:5

I saw a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was 11 feet long. He measured the wall with it. The wall was as thick and as high as one measuring rod.

Ezekiel 47:3

Then the man went toward the east. He had a measuring line in his hand. He measured off 1,700 feet. He led me through water that was up to my ankles.

Ezekiel 47:4

Then he measured off another 1,700 feet. He led me through water that was up to my knees. Then he measured off another 1,700 feet. He led me through water that was up to my waist.

Daniel 7:7

“After that, in my vision I looked up and saw a fourth animal. It was terrifying and very powerful. It had large iron teeth. It crushed those it attacked and ate them up. It stomped on anything that was left. It was different from the other animals. And it had ten horns.

Zechariah 1:16

“ ‘So the Lord says, “I will return to Jerusalem. I will show its people my tender love. My temple will be rebuilt there. Workers will use a measuring line when they rebuild Jerusalem,” announces the Lord.

Zechariah 1:18

Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.

Revelation 11:1

I was given a long stick that looked like a measuring rod. I was told, “Go and measure the temple of God. And measure the altar where the people are worshiping.

Revelation 21:15

The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.