Ezekiel 47:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.”

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BSBPD

“As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In the going out of the man eastward, and a line in his hand, then he measureth a thousand by the cubit, and he causeth me to pass over into water--water to the ankles.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 47:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 40:3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
  2. Zechariah 2:1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  3. Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
  4. Luke 24:49And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  5. Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
  6. Acts 2:33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  7. Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
  8. Acts 11:16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
  9. Revelation 11:1Then 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.
  10. Revelation 21:15The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

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