Zechariah 2:2
And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
3And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,
Cross References
Jeremiah 31:39And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.
Ezekiel 45:6And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand in breadth, and five and twenty thousand in length, alongside of the holy heave-offering: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:30And these are the goings out of the city. On the north side, four thousand and five hundred [cubits] by measure.
John 16:5But now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?
Revelation 21:15And he that spoke with me had a golden reed [as] a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2:2-6
The Vision of the Measuring Line. ( b. c. 520.) 1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of… Read the whole commentary →