KJV King James Version
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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Zechariah 2:1
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
WEB World English Bible
I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
ASV American Standard Version
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 2
1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 Then 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.
3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
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Ezekiel 40:3And he brought me thither, and, behold, [there was] a man, whose appearance [was] like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.Revelation 21:15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.Revelation 11:1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.Ezekiel 40:5And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits [long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.Ezekiel 47:4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins.Zechariah 1:18Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
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