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Amos 7:7
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Amos 7:7
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A Vision of a Plumb Line
7 Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight.
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Amos 7:7
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Amos 7:7
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7 This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb,[a] with a plumb line[b] in his hand.
2 Kings 21:13
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2 Kings 21:13
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13 I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure[a] I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.
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- 21:13 Hebrew the same plumb line I used for Samaria and the same plumb bob.
2 Kings 21:13
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2 Kings 21:13
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13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line(A) used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe(B) out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
Revelation 21:15
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Revelation 21:15
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15 The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
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Revelation 21:15
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Revelation 21:15
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15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates(B) and its walls.
Revelation 11:1
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Revelation 11:1
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The Two Witnesses
11 Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.
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Revelation 11:1
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Revelation 11:1
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The Two Witnesses
11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod(A) and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.
Zechariah 2:1-2
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Zechariah 2:1-2
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Future Prosperity of Jerusalem
2 [a]When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 “Where are you going?” I asked.
He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.”
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- 2:1 Verses 2:1-13 are numbered 2:5-17 in Hebrew text.
Zechariah 2:1-2
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Zechariah 2:1-2
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A Man With a Measuring Line
2 [a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 I asked, “Where are you going?”
He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.”(A)
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- Zechariah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:5-17.
Ezekiel 40:3
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Ezekiel 40:3
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3 As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.
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Ezekiel 40:3
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Ezekiel 40:3
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3 He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze;(A) he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod(B) in his hand.
Lamentations 2:8
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Lamentations 2:8
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8 The Lord was determined
to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
have fallen down before him.
Lamentations 2:8
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Lamentations 2:8
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Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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11 It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl,
the great owl and the raven.[a]
For God will measure that land carefully;
he will measure it for chaos and destruction.
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- 34:11 The identification of some of these birds is uncertain.
Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
Isaiah 28:17
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Isaiah 28:17
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17 I will test you with the measuring line of justice
and the plumb line of righteousness.
Since your refuge is made of lies,
a hailstorm will knock it down.
Since it is made of deception,
a flood will sweep it away.
Isaiah 28:17
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Isaiah 28:17
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2 Samuel 8:2
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2 Samuel 8:2
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2 David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
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2 Samuel 8:2
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2 Samuel 8:2
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2 David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)
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