Zechariah 2:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.”
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“Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 2:1 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
- Jeremiah 48:25The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 40:5And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
- Ezekiel 47:4Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.
- Daniel 7:7After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
- Zechariah 1:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
- Zechariah 1:18Then I looked up and saw four horns.
- 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.
- 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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