Zechariah 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 2:1

Vision of the Measuring Line

1 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, ^aa man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, ^a“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

3 And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him,

4 who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ^a‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 2:1

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American Standard Version
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Amplified® Bible
AND I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Contemporary English Version
This time I saw someone holding a measuring line,

Darby English Version
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Good News Bible
In another vision I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

King James Version
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

New American Standard Bible
Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, {there was} a man with a measuring line in his hand.

New International Version
Then I looked up—and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand!

New King James Version
Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man appeared with a measuring line in his hand.

Revised Standard Version
And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!

Young's Literal Translation
And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.

New English Translation
(2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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