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It is often mentioned in the prophetic and apocalyptic literature of the Bible, symbolizing divine measurement and judgment.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Ezekiel's Vision of the Temple:</b><br> The measuring-reed is prominently featured in the book of Ezekiel, where the prophet describes a vision of a new temple. In <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-5</a> , the prophet encounters a man whose appearance is like bronze, holding a linen cord and a measuring-reed. The man uses the reed to measure the dimensions of the temple, its gates, and its courts. The measuring-reed in this context signifies the precision and orderliness of God's plans for His dwelling place among His people.<br><br>2. <b>The New Jerusalem:</b><br> In the book of Revelation, the measuring-reed appears again in the vision of the New Jerusalem. <a href="/revelation/11.htm">Revelation 11:1</a> states, "Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod and was told, 'Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.'" This act of measuring is symbolic of God's protection and the establishment of His divine order. Later, in <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-16</a> , an angel uses a golden measuring-reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls, emphasizing the perfection and holiness of the New Jerusalem.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Significance:</b><br><br>The measuring-reed serves as a symbol of God's authority and the standard by which He judges and establishes His kingdom. It represents the divine precision and meticulous care with which God plans and executes His purposes. The use of the measuring-reed in prophetic visions underscores the idea that God's plans are exact and that His standards are to be adhered to by His people.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In ancient times, a measuring-reed was typically a long, straight rod made from a reed plant, known for its uniformity and strength. It was used by builders and surveyors to ensure accuracy in construction. The reed's length could vary, but it was generally around six cubits, with a cubit being approximately 18 inches. This practical tool became a powerful metaphor in biblical literature, illustrating the concept of divine measurement and judgment.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The measuring-reed highlights the theme of God's sovereignty and the establishment of His kingdom according to His divine standards. It serves as a reminder of the importance of aligning with God's will and the consequences of deviating from His ordained plans. The imagery of measuring in the Bible often conveys the idea of evaluation, accountability, and the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>In summary, the measuring-reed is a significant biblical symbol that conveys themes of divine order, judgment, and the meticulous nature of God's plans for His people and His creation.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_new_jerusalem.htm"><span class="l">The New Jerusalem.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And he, who talked with me, had a golden <b>measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> to measure the city,<br> and its gates, and its wall. And the city lieth square <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the new jerusalem.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jones/spiritual_reformers_in_the_16th_and_17th_centuries/chapter_viii_valentine_weigel_and.htm"><span class="l">Valentine Weigel and Nature Mysticism</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Scripture, according to one's own interpretation, or according to books, or according<br> to University men; but in the true Church the <b>measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> is the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter viii valentine weigel and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_seven_trumpets.htm"><span class="l">The Seven Trumpets.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The reoerganization of the church at this epoch, is next symbolized. The <b>Measuring</b><br> <b>Reed</b>, Temple, &c. "And there was given me a <b>measuring</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the seven trumpets.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/the_holy_city_or_the.htm"><span class="l">The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:</span></a> <br><b>...</b> WALLS, GATES, ANGELS, AND THE MANNER OF THEIR STANDING, ARE EXPOUNDED: ALSO HER<br> LENGTH AND BREADTH, TOGETHER WITH THE GOLDEN <b>MEASURING</b>-<b>REED</b> EXPLAINED: AND THE <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy city or the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/measuring-reed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>. Measuring-line, <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>. Measuring-rod .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> (6 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measuring-reed.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reeds.htm"><span class="l">Reeds (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT). Ezekiel 42:16 He measured on the east side with the <b>measuring</b><br><b>reed</b> five hundred reeds, with the <b>measuring</b><b>reed</b> all around. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reeds.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/measuring.htm"><span class="l">Measuring (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> H. Porter. <b>MEASURING</b><b>REED</b>. <b>...</b> Ezekiel 42:16 He measured on the east side with the <b>measuring</b><br><b>reed</b> five hundred reeds, with the <b>measuring</b><b>reed</b> all around. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measuring.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reed.htm"><span class="l">Reed (41 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>MEASURING</b><b>REED</b>. <b>...</b> Ezekiel 42:16 He measured on the east side with the <b>measuring</b><br><b>reed</b> five hundred reeds, with the <b>measuring</b><b>reed</b> all around. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reed.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/measured.htm"><span class="l">Measured (91 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 40:5 Behold, a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man's<br> hand a <b>measuring</b><b>reed</b> six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measured.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flax-cord.htm"><span class="l">Flax-cord (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> brought me thither, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the<br> appearance of brass, with a flax-cord in his hand, and a <b>measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>; and he <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flax-cord.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thickness.htm"><span class="l">Thickness (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 40:5 Behold, a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man's<br> hand a <b>measuring</b><b>reed</b> six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thickness.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/measuring-rod.htm"><span class="l">Measuring-rod (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Measuring-rod. <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>, Measuring-rod. Meat . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br> (WEY BBE). <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>, Measuring-rod. Meat . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measuring-rod.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/measureth.htm"><span class="l">Measureth (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 40:5 And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in<br> the hand of the man a <b>measuring</b>-<b>reed</b>, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measureth.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/measuring-line.htm"><span class="l">Measuring-line (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Measuring-line. Measuring, Measuring-line. <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>...</b> (BBE). Measuring, Measuring-line. <b>Measuring</b>-<b>reed</b> . Reference Bible <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/measuring-line.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/biblical-weights-and-measures.html">What are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and measures? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/bruised-reed-not-break.html">What does it mean that “a bruised reed He will not break” in Matthew 12:20? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/red-reed-sea.html">Did the Israelites in the book of Exodus cross the Red Sea or the Reed Sea? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Measuring-reed (6 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3</a></span><br />And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a flax-cord in his hand, and a <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span>; and he stood in the gate.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a></span><br />And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span> of six cubits, each of one cubit and a hand breadth. And he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span>, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Ezekiel 42:17</a></span><br />He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span> round about.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-18.htm">Ezekiel 42:18</a></span><br />He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Ezekiel 42:19</a></span><br />He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the <span class="boldtext">measuring-reed</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/measuring-reed.htm">Measuring-reed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rod.htm">Rod (138 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/measuring.htm">Measuring (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gad.htm">Gad (78 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/worshipers.htm">Worshipers (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/worshippers.htm">Worshippers (45 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fillet.htm">Fillet (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/measuring-reed.htm">Measuring-reed (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/doors.htm">Doors (149 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/reed.htm">Reed (41 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/count.htm">Count (85 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/meat.htm">Meat (387 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stationed.htm">Stationed (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cord.htm">Cord (47 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hand's.htm">Hand's (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/serve.htm">Serve (407 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/canon.htm">Canon</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/old.htm">Old (3966 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/testament.htm">Testament (13 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/measuring-line.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Measuring-line"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Measuring-line" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/measuring-rod.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Measuring-rod"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Measuring-rod" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></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'; 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