Bible verses about Measures
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Unjust, an abomination to God
Proverbs 20:10- The Jews not to be unjust in
Leviticus 19:35; Deuteronomy 25:14,15- The Jews often used unjust
Micah 6:10- OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
- Log
Leviticus 14:10,15
- Cab
II Kings 6:25
- Omer or tenth-deal (the tenth of an ephah)
Exodus 16:36; Leviticus 5:11; 14:10
- Hin
Exodus 29:40
- Bath or ephah
Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:11
- Homer or Cor
Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:14
- Firkin
John 2:6- OF LENGTH
- Handbreadth
Exodus 25:25; Psalms 39:5
- Span
Exodus 28:16; I Samuel 17:4
- Cubit
Genesis 6:15,16; Deuteronomy 3:11
- Fathom
Acts 27:28
- Furlong
Luke 24:13; John 11:13
- Mile
Matthew 5:41- Distances measured by rods and lines
II Samuel 8:2; Jeremiah 31:39; Ezekiel 40:3; Revelation 21:16- Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
I Chronicles 23:29- ILLUSTRATIVE
- (Correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
Jeremiah 30:11
- (Drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Psalms 80:5
- (Measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Isaiah 40:12
- (The measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
Psalms 39:4
- (Drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Ezekiel 4:11,16
- (The measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
Ephesians 4:13
- (Opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
Isaiah 5:14