Zechariah 2:1
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the killer to destroy.
Ezekiel 40:3And 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.
Ezekiel 47:4And again he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the water up to the knees.
Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
Revelation 11:1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and it was said to me: Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar and them that adore therein.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2:1
In this chapter we have, I. Another vision which the prophet saw, not for his own entertainment, but for his satisfaction and the edification of those to whom he was sent, ver. 1, 2 . II. A sermon upon it, in the rest of the chapter, 1. By way of explication of the vision, showing it to be a prediction of the replenishing of Jerusalem and of its safety and honour, ver. 3-5 . 2. By way of application. Here is, (1.) A use of exhortation to the Jews that were yet in Babylon, pressing them to hasten their return to… Read the whole commentary →