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He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what <i>is</i> the breadth thereof, and what <i>is</i> the length thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what <i>is</i> its width and what <i>is</i> its length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So I said, &#8220Where are you going?&#8221 And he said to me, &#8220To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I asked, “Where are you going? ” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I asked, &#8220Where are you going?&#8221 He answered me, &#8220To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I asked, "Where are you going?" "To measure Jerusalem," was the answer. "To find out how wide and long it is." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I asked him, "Where are you going?" He answered, "I am going to measure Jerusalem to see how wide and how long it is."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he answered, "to see how long and how wide it is." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I asked, "Where are you going?" He responded, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and length."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Where are you going?? I asked. ?To measure Jerusalem,? he replied, ?and to determine its width and length.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth, and what is its length.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I asked, “Where are you going?” He said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “To where are you going?” And he says to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth and how much its length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how much is its breadth, and how much its length.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, Whither goest thou? And he will say to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see according to what its breadth, and according to what its length.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, so that I may see how great its width and how great its length may be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I asked, “Where are you going?” And he said, “To measure Jerusalem—to see how great its width is and how great its length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said to him: ”Where are you going?” And he said to me, ”I shall measure Jerusalem and I shall see how great its length and how great its width”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said to him, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=246" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">The Vision of the Measuring Line</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/575.htm" title="575: ’ā·nāh (Interrog) -- Where? whither?. Or manah; contracted from 'aiyn; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither.">“Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">going?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: lā·mōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">“To measure</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“and to determine</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: kam·māh- (Prep-k:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rā·ḥə·bāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">its width</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: wə·ḵam·māh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">and length.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-5</a></span><br />So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. / “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.” / And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Isaiah 49:16</a></span><br />Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13-15</a></span><br />So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire. / Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through; / so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7-9</a></span><br />This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. / “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them: / The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2-3</a></span><br />“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. / For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Psalm 48:12-13</a></span><br />March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, / consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a></span><br />No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11-12</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. / “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10-12</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan, / and if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out. / This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6-7</a></span><br />On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, / nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-12</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said I, Where go you? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.</p><p class="hdg">Whither.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Zechariah 5:10</a></b></br> Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-5.htm">John 16:5</a></b></br> But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?</p><p class="hdg">To.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm">Jeremiah 31:39</a></b></br> And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Ezekiel 45:6</a></b></br> And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy <i>portion</i>: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Ezekiel 48:15-17,30-35</a></b></br> And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane <i>place</i> for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Length</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joel/3-7.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/5-2.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/matthew/2-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/matthew/8-19.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-2.htm">Length</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">God, in the care of Jerusalem, sends to measure it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">The redemption of Zion.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">The promise of God's presence.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Where are you going?” I asked.</b><br>This phrase captures a moment of inquiry and curiosity. The speaker is Zechariah, a prophet during the post-exilic period when the Israelites were returning from Babylonian captivity. The question reflects a desire to understand God's plans and purposes. In biblical narratives, questions often precede divine revelations or significant actions, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-9.htm">Genesis 3:9</a> when God asks Adam, "Where are you?" This inquiry sets the stage for a revelation about Jerusalem's future.<p><b>“To measure Jerusalem,” he replied,</b><br>The act of measuring signifies preparation and intention. In ancient times, measuring a city was often associated with construction or restoration, indicating a divine plan for rebuilding. This echoes the vision in <a href="/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-42</a>, where a man measures the temple, symbolizing restoration and hope. Measuring also implies ownership and protection, suggesting God's commitment to Jerusalem's future. Theologically, it points to God's precise and intentional plans for His people.<p><b>“and to determine its width and length.”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the specific dimensions of Jerusalem, highlighting the city's physical and spiritual significance. In biblical symbolism, dimensions often represent completeness and perfection, as seen in the New Jerusalem described in <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, which is measured to signify its divine perfection. Historically, Jerusalem's size was a concern for returning exiles, as they sought to rebuild and repopulate the city. The act of determining its dimensions underscores God's promise of restoration and expansion, ensuring that Jerusalem would once again be a place of security and prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet who received visions from God, encouraging the Israelites during the post-exilic period.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_line.htm">The Man with the Measuring Line</a></b><br>A symbolic figure representing God's intention to restore and protect Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city central to Jewish identity and worship, symbolizing God's presence and future glory.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A prophetic revelation given to Zechariah, illustrating God's plans for Jerusalem's restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Jewish people returning from Babylonian captivity, seeking hope and reassurance of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_plans.htm">God's Sovereignty and Plans</a></b><br>The act of measuring signifies God's control and detailed plans for His people. Just as He had a plan for Jerusalem, He has a plan for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>The vision of measuring Jerusalem is a message of hope and restoration. In times of despair, we can trust in God's promise to restore and renew.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>The measuring line indicates God's protection over Jerusalem. Similarly, believers are assured of God's protection and care in their spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The vision encourages faith in God's promises. Despite current circumstances, God's word assures us of a future filled with His presence and glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_expansion.htm">Spiritual Growth and Expansion</a></b><br>Just as Jerusalem was to expand, believers are called to grow spiritually, expanding their influence and witness for God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zechariah_2_4's_'wall-less'_jerusalem_possible.htm">Zechariah 2:4 - How can the prophecy of a Jerusalem 'without walls' align with the city's continuous history of fortified walls?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/zechariah_2_5__evidence_for_god_as_fire.htm">Zechariah 2:5 - What evidence supports the claim that God would be 'a wall of fire' around Jerusalem, and how is this scientifically or historically verifiable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_all_nations_attacking_jerusalem.htm">Zechariah 14:2 - Where is the evidence of all nations jointly attacking Jerusalem in a single event, either historically or archeologically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_god's_presence_in_jerusalem_seen.htm">Zechariah 2:10 - If God promised to 'live among' the people, why does history not reflect a direct, physical divine presence in Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What is the breadth thereof.</span> The man measures to see what shall be the dimensions of the restored city, for from ver. 12 it is apparent that the building is not yet completed, nor are we to think that the rebuilding of the material ruined walls is meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֖נָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">going?”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹלֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I asked.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“To measure</span><br /><span class="heb">לָמֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem,”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“and to determine</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lir·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its width</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחְבָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥə·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and length.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְכָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 2:2 Then I asked Where are you going? 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