1 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
Zechariah 2:1–2
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Zechariah 5:4–6
4 I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.” 5 Then the angel who was speaking with m…
Revelation 21:14–16
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length…
Book of Enoch 61:1–3
1 And I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the north. (ENO) 2 And I asked the angel, saying unto him: ‘Why have those (angels) taken these cords and gone off?’ And he said unto m… (ENO)
Ezekiel 40:2–4
2 In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. 3 So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a l…
Revelation 11:1–2
1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. 2 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nation…
Zechariah 4:3–5
3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” 4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. 5 “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
Ezekiel 47:2–4
2 Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. 3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubit…
Zechariah 5:9–11
9 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. 10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
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