Zechariah 2:1

Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

In Context

2I said, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and length.”

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Cross References

Zechariah 1:16Therefore, says the Lord, I am turning to show mercy to Jerusalem. My temple will be rebuilt in it, says the Lord of hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.

Revelation 11:1Then I was given a measure like a rod, and a voice said to me – ‘Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there.

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 →

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