Zechariah 2:1

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and hinei four keranot (horns, powers)! + 2:1 i.e., empires; see Daniel chapters 2 and 7

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

2And I said unto the malach that spoke with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the keranot which have scattered Yehudah, Yisroel, and Yerushalayim.

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Cross References

Isaiah 54:16See, I have created the charash (ironsmith, blacksmith) 1 that fanneth the red-hot coals in the eish (fire), 1 the one forging a keli (an instrument) for his ma'aseh (work); 1 and I have created the mashchit (destroyer, waster, spoiler) to destroy. 1

Ezekiel 40:3And He brought me there, and, hinei, there was an ish, whose appearance was like the appearance of nechoshet, with a cord of linen in his yad, and a keneh hamiddah (measuring rod); and he + 40:3 the angelic being stood in the sha'ar. + 40:3 i.e., the Eastern Gate; see further 43:15; 44:1-3; Hashem ʼs glory enters and exits here and Moshiach, see 44:3

Ezekiel 47:4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the mayim; the mayim were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the mayim were to the loins.

Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith Hashem: 1 I am returning to Yerushalayim with rachamim; 1 My Beis + 1:16 Hamikdash shall be rebuilt in her, + 1:16 Yerushalayim 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 and a measuring line shall be stretched forth upon Yerushalayim. 1

Revelation 11:1And a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, saying, Come and measure the Beis Hamikdash of Hashem and the Mizbe'ach (altar) and the ones worshiping there. + 11:1 Ezek 40:3

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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