The meaning of Measuring Line in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

(qaw, qeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13, but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as I Kings 7:23; Job 38:5; Jeremiah 31:39. Whether the line for measuring had a definite length or not we have no means of knowing. In Isaiah 44:13 it refers to the line used by the carpenter in marking the timber on which he is working, and in Zechariah 1:16 it refers to the builder's line.

Figuratively: It signifies destruction, or a portion of something marked off by line for destruction, as in II Kings 21:13; or for judgment, as in Isaiah 28:17.

H. Porter

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