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Zechariah 2:1 KJV
Zechariah · chapter 2 · verse 1
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.Zechariah 2:1 · King James Version
Zechariah 2:1 in context
1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
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Key words (Strong's)
- measuringmiddâhproperly, extensionH4060 →
- lookedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- linechebela rope , especially a measuring lineH2256 →
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This prophet was ordered, in God's name, to assure the people (Zac 1:16) that a line should be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Now here we have that promise illustrated and confirmed, that the prophet might deliver that part of his message to the people with the more clearness and assurance. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5