Look, I have created the craftsman who blows on the charcoal fire and produces a weapon suitable for its task; and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.
Zechariah 2:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Look, I have created the craftsman who blows on the charcoal fire and produces a weapon suitable for its task; and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.
A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn towards Goah.
Moab’s horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
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.
Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of 53 centimetres; each unit was the standard length plus 8 centimetres. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 3.2 metres, and its height was the same.
As the man went out east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off five hundred and thirty metres and led me through the water. It came up to my ankles.
Then he measured off five hundred and thirty metres and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another five hundred and thirty metres and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.
‘After this, while I was watching in the night visions, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
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.
Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: ‘Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.
The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.