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It is derived from the tool known as a plumb line, which is used by builders to ensure that structures are vertically true. The plumb line serves as a metaphor for divine standards and judgment, emphasizing the importance of living in accordance with God's laws and principles.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7-8</a> :</b> "This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. 'What do you see, Amos?' He asked. 'A plumb line,' I replied. Then the Lord said, 'Behold, I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.'" In this passage, the plumb line symbolizes God's standard of righteousness and justice. The Lord uses it to measure the faithfulness of Israel, indicating that they will be judged according to His divine standards.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a> :</b> "I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place." Here, the plumb line represents God's unwavering standard of justice and righteousness. It underscores the idea that God's judgment is precise and unerring, and that deceit and falsehood will be exposed and eradicated.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Interpretation:</b><br><br>The plumb line is a powerful symbol of God's exacting standards. It serves as a reminder that believers are called to align their lives with God's will, maintaining integrity and uprightness. The imagery of the plumb line conveys the message that God's judgment is not arbitrary but is based on His immutable principles of justice and righteousness.<br><br>In the context of the prophetic books, the plumb line often signifies impending judgment. It is a tool that reveals the moral and spiritual condition of a nation or individual, highlighting areas that are out of alignment with God's expectations. The use of the plumb line in these passages serves as a call to repentance and a return to God's ways.<br><br><b>Application for Believers:</b><br><br>For Christians, the concept of the plumb line can be applied to personal spiritual growth and community life. It challenges believers to examine their own lives and ensure they are living in accordance with biblical teachings. The plumb line encourages self-reflection and a commitment to holiness, urging believers to seek God's guidance in aligning their actions and attitudes with His Word.<br><br>Furthermore, the plumb line can be seen as a tool for maintaining doctrinal purity within the church. It calls for adherence to the truth of Scripture, resisting false teachings and practices that deviate from the gospel. By holding fast to the plumb line of God's Word, the church can remain steadfast in its mission and witness to the world.<br><br>In summary, the plumb line is a vivid biblical metaphor that underscores the importance of living a life that is true to God's standards. It serves as a reminder of the need for righteousness, justice, and integrity in the lives of believers and the community of faith.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A weight attached to a line and used by builders to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See below.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.<p>3. (<I>adv.</I>) In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.<p>6. (<I>v. t.</I>) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.<p>7. (<I>v. t.</I>) To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/594.htm"><span class="l">594. anak -- to plummet</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition to plummet NASB Word Usage<br> <b>plumb</b> line (3), vertical with a <b>plumb</b> (1). <b>plumb</b>-line. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/594.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm"><span class="l">68. eben -- a stone</span></a><br><b>...</b> Usage another (1), charm* (1), cornerstone* (1), death (1), differing weights (3),<br> hailstones* (4), jeweler* (1), lapis lazuli* (1), line* (1), <b>plumb</b> line (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/68.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/913.htm"><span class="l">913. bedil -- alloy, tin, dross</span></a><br><b>...</b> tin. Word Origin from badal Definition alloy, tin, dross NASB Word Usage<br> alloy (1), line* (1), <b>plumb</b>* (1), tin (4). plummet, tin. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/913.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/confessions_and_enchiridion/book_one_in_gods_searching.htm"><span class="l">Book one in God's Searching Presence, Augustine Undertakes to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Confessions of Saint Augustine BOOK ONE In God's searching presence, Augustine<br> undertakes to <b>plumb</b> the depths of his memory to trace? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/confessions and enchiridion/book one in gods searching.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/the_immutability_of_god.htm"><span class="l">The Immutability of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> feel a kind of self-content, and go our way with the thought, "Behold I am wise."<br> But when we come to this master-science, finding that our <b>plumb</b>-line cannot <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the immutability of god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/a_body_of_divinity/8_the_justice_of_god.htm"><span class="l">The Justice of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Romans 9:20. Who art thou, O man, that replies against God?' The <b>plumb</b> line of our<br> reason is too short to fathom the depth of God's justice. Romans 11:33. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/8 the justice of god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_17_1871/altogether_lovely.htm"><span class="l">Altogether Lovely</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I hesitated to preach upon it, for I saith in my heart, "It is high, I cannot attain<br> unto it." These deep texts show us the shortness of our <b>plumb</b>-line; these <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/altogether lovely.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/7_he_will_be_a.htm"><span class="l">He Will be a Religious Genius</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the Lord Jesus. Christ is the Divine <b>plumb</b>-line and standard of measurement<br> by which all character must be tested. In our last <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/7 he will be a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/the_love_that_calls_us.htm"><span class="l">The Love that Calls us Sons</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We are called upon to come with our little vessels to measure the contents of the<br> great ocean, to <b>plumb</b> with our short lines the infinite abyss, and not only <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the love that calls us.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/the_servant-lord.htm"><span class="l">The Servant-Lord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to believe, it is not for us to fathom or exhaust, but lovingly and reverently and<br> humbly, because we know it but partially, to try to <b>plumb</b> the unfathomable <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the servant-lord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/february_the_ninth_the_rock.htm"><span class="l">February the Ninth the Rock and the Bowing Wall</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The wicked is "as a bowing wall." The wall is out of perpendicular, out of conformity<br> with the truth of the <b>plumb</b>-line, and it will assuredly topple into ruin. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/february the ninth the rock.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/section_8_he_proceeds_to.htm"><span class="l">He Proceeds to Show that There is no "Variance" in the Essence of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now that which is "at variance" is surely so conceived and so called, in opposition<br> to that which is "in harmony," as the <b>plumb</b>-line is in harmony with the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 8 he proceeds to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clark/the_theology_of_holiness/chapter_vii_entire_sanctification_as.htm"><span class="l">Entire Sanctification as Taught by Paul.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was like a <b>plumb</b>- line applied to a leaning wall, which shows how far it deviates<br> from the perpendicular, but which has no power to make it upright. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clark/the theology of holiness/chapter vii entire sanctification as.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/plumb.htm"><span class="l"><b>Plumb</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A weight attached to a line and used by builders<br> to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a <b>plumb</b> bob. See below. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plumb.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plumb-line.htm"><span class="l"><b>Plumb</b>-line (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Plumb</b>-line. Plumbline, <b>Plumb</b>-line. Plummet . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia<br><b>PLUMB</b>-LINE; PLUMMET. plum'-lin, plum'-et, plum'-it. See TOOLS. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plumb-line.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plummet.htm"><span class="l">Plummet (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.<br> 2. (n.) A <b>plumb</b> bob or a <b>plumb</b> line. See under <b>Plumb</b>. <b>...</b><b>PLUMB</b>-LINE; PLUMMET. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plummet.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vertical.htm"><span class="l">Vertical (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;<br> upright; <b>plumb</b>; as, a vertical line. 2. (a.) of or <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vertical.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plumbline.htm"><span class="l">Plumbline (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>PLUMB</b>-LINE; PLUMMET. plum'-lin, plum'-et,<br> plum'-it. See TOOLS. Multi-Version Concordance Plumbline (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plumbline.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pardon.htm"><span class="l">Pardon (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> How could Jacob stand? For he is small." (See NAS). Amos 7:8 And Jehovah said<br> unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A <b>plumb</b>-line. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pardon.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/setting.htm"><span class="l">Setting (82 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Amos 7:8 and Jehovah saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing, Amos?' And I say, 'A<br><b>plumb</b>-line;' and the Lord saith: 'Lo, I am setting a <b>plumb</b>-line in the midst of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/setting.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/level.htm"><span class="l">Level (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or <b>plumb</b> line is<br> perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/level.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tools.htm"><span class="l">Tools (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Plumb</b>-line ('anakh in Amos 7:7, a symbol of the searching moral investigation which<br> would be followed by a precise and exact judgment; compare mishkoleth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tools.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/emptiness.htm"><span class="l">Emptiness (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over<br> it, and the <b>plumb</b> line of emptiness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/emptiness.htm - 11k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/plumb-line-Bible.html">What is a plumb line in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/unsearchable-riches.html">What are the unsearchable riches of Christ? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/owls-in-the-Bible.html">Is there any special meaning/symbolism to owls in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/plumb.htm">Plumb: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</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">Plumb (6 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the <span class="boldtext">plumb</span> line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11</a></span><br />But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the <span class="boldtext">plumb</span> line of emptiness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7</a></span><br />Thus he showed me and behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a <span class="boldtext">plumb</span> line, with a plumb line in his hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a></span><br />Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A <span class="boldtext">plumb</span> line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a></span><br />Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the <span class="boldtext">plumb</span> line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the eyes of Yahweh, which run back and forth through the whole earth."<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/plumb.htm">Plumb</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plumb.htm">Plumb (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/seest.htm">Seest (52 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plumb-line.htm">Plumb-line (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shewed.htm">Shewed (105 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/plumage.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Plumage"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Plumage" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/plumb_line.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Plumb Line"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Plumb Line" /></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'; </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></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>