But I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and water will overflow the hiding place.
Ezekiel 40:3 - Tree of Life Version He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze. He had a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod. He was standing in the gateway. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He brought me there, and behold, there was a man [an angel] whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. American Standard Version (1901) And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. Common English Bible When he brought me there, I saw a man standing in the gate. He appeared to be bronze, and he had a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate. |
But I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and water will overflow the hiding place.
To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
From what appeared as his waist upward, I saw a glowing metal, looking like a fire encased in a frame. From what was like his waist down, I saw the appearance of fire radiating around him.
Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like the hoof of a calf. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
Then he brought me to the Temple, and measured the pillars—six cubits wide on one side, six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tent.
When he measured the east side with the measuring rod, it was 500 rods, with the measuring rod round about.
Then I heard someone speaking to me from the House, while a man was standing beside me.
When the man went out eastward with a line in his hand, he measured a 1,000 cubits. Then he led me into the water—water to the ankles.
I looked, and behold, a form resembling fire—from the appearance of his waist downward, fire; and from his loins and waist upward, something like the appearance of brightness, as glowing metal.
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of rushing waters.
Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count those worshiping in it.
The angel speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.