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He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a thread of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man [an angel] whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the city gate. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the gate. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In my vision the LORD took me closer, and I saw a man who was sparkling like polished bronze. He was standing near one of the gates and was holding a tape measure in one hand and a measuring stick in the other. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He brought me closer. I saw a man who looked like he was covered with bronze. The man was holding a linen tape measure and a measuring stick, and he stood in a gateway. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> He took me closer, and I saw a man who shone like bronze. He was holding a linen tape measure and a measuring rod and was standing by a gateway. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> When he brought me there, I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He brought me there; and, look, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> He brought me there; and, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He brings me in there, and behold, a man, his appearance as the appearance of bronze, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will bring me there, and behold, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a cord of flax in his hand, and a reed of measure; and he stood in the gate.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> He brought me there, and there standing in the gateway was a man whose appearance was like bronze! He held in his hand a linen cord and a measuring rod. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When he brought me there, a man was there, whose appearance shone like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax and a measuring reed in his hand; and he was standing in the gate. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he brought me there, and I saw a man, and his appearance was like the appearance of brass, and a cord of linen was in his hand, and a measuring reed, and he was standing in the gate<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And He brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he brought me in thither, and, behold, there was a man, and the appearance of him was as the appearance of shining brass, and in his hand was a builder's line, and a measuring reed; and he stood at the gate. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11938" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">The Man with a Measuring Rod</a> …2In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. 3<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">So He took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mar·’ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">whose appearance</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kə·mar·’êh (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">was like bronze.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">was standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: baš·šā·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in the gateway</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: piš·tîm (N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">with a linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6616.htm" title="6616: ū·p̄ə·ṯîl- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Cord, thread. From pathal; twine.">cord</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: ham·mid·dāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">and a measuring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: ū·qə·nêh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in his hand.</a> 4“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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a> 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. <a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-16</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Ezekiel 1:26-28</a> Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a> I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-15</a> and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9</a> You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11-12</a> Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat. / The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things, <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> 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, <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a> And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’ <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a> In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... <a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Revelation 4:2-3</a> At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. / The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne. <a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Exodus 40:2-3</a> “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. / Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil. <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2-3</a> The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Revelation 21:17</a> And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.whose<a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Ezekiel 1:7,27</a> And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass… <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5,6</a> Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: … <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a> And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.with<a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Ezekiel 47:3</a> And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles.<a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Isaiah 8:20</a> To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.<a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a> Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Cord</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Flax</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Line</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Measuring-Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Thither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/micah/2-5.htm">Cord</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Flax</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Line</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Measuring-Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Thither</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a> 32. <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a> 39. <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a> 44. <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a> 48. <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a> </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'; 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This reflects the prophetic tradition where God often directs His prophets to particular places to reveal His plans (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/18.htm">Jeremiah 18:1-2</a>). The "He" refers to the divine messenger or the Spirit of God, emphasizing the importance of the vision and the authority behind it.and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze The "man" is often interpreted as an angelic figure or a theophany, a manifestation of God. The description "like bronze" suggests strength, purity, and divine glory, similar to the description of heavenly beings in other scriptures (e.g., <a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a>, <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a>). Bronze, being a durable metal, symbolizes judgment and righteousness.He was standing in the gateway The gateway is significant as it represents access and transition, often symbolizing the entrance to sacred spaces. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, it is part of the temple complex, indicating the importance of the temple as a place of divine presence and worship. Gateways in ancient cities were also places of judgment and decision-making, adding layers of meaning to the vision.with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand The linen cord and measuring rod are tools for measurement, symbolizing precision, order, and divine standards. Linen is associated with purity and priestly garments (<a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39-42</a>), suggesting holiness. The act of measuring indicates God's intention to restore and establish His order, as seen in other prophetic visions (e.g., <a href="/zechariah/2.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a>, <a href="/revelation/11.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>). This measuring signifies the preparation for a new temple, pointing to future restoration and fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God, taken into Babylonian captivity, who receives visions from God about the future of Israel and the restoration of the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_appearance_of_bronze.htm">The Man with the Appearance of Bronze</a> A divine figure, possibly an angel or a representation of God's presence, tasked with guiding Ezekiel through the vision of the new temple. His appearance signifies strength and purity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_rod_and_linen_cord.htm">The Measuring Rod and Linen Cord</a> Tools used by the man to measure the temple, symbolizing precision, order, and the divine plan for restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_gateway.htm">The Gateway</a> The entrance to the visionary temple, representing access to God's presence and the beginning of a new understanding of worship and holiness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_visionary_temple.htm">The Visionary Temple</a> A symbolic representation of God's future dwelling place with His people, emphasizing holiness, order, and divine presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a> God's plans are precise and intentional. Just as the temple was measured with exactness, our lives should reflect God's order and holiness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_holiness.htm">God's Presence and Holiness</a> The vision of the temple reminds us of the importance of God's presence in our lives and the call to live in holiness, set apart for His purposes. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a> Ezekiel's vision offers hope for restoration and renewal. In times of despair, we can trust in God's promise to restore and renew His people. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a> The temple serves as a symbol of God's ultimate plan for His people, pointing to the future fulfillment in Christ and the eternal dwelling with God. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_divine_messengers.htm">Role of Divine Messengers</a> The man with the appearance of bronze represents God's guidance and revelation. We should be attentive to God's messengers and His Word in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44’s temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description—could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6? </a> <a href="/q/what_do_'bruised_reed'_and_'smoking_flax'_mean.htm">What does "bruised reed" and "smoking flax" signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) A line of flax . . . a measuring reed.--The former for the longer, the latter for the shorter measures, a characteristic definiteness in details.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - The word "thither" carries the thought back to ver. 1. When the prophet had been brought into the land of Israel, to the mountain and to the building, he perceived a man, whoso appearance was like the appearance of brass, or, according to the LXX., "shining or polished brass," χαλκοῦ στίλβοντος, as in <a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Ezekiel 1:7</a> - a description recalling those of the likeness of Jehovah in <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Ezekiel 1:26, 27</a>, of the angel who appeared to Daniel (<a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a>), and of the glorified Christ (<a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a>), and suggesting ideas of strength, beauty, and durability. In his hand he carried a line of flax and a measuring-reed (kaneh hammidah, or "reed of measuring," reed having been the customary material out of which such rods were made; compare the Assyrian for a measuring-reed qanu, the Greek κανών, and the Latin canna). Possibly he carried these as "emblems of building activity" (Hengstenberg), and because "he had many and different things to measure" (Kliefoth); but most likely the line was meant to measure large dimensions (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Ezekiel 47:3</a>) and such as could not be taken by a straight stick, as e.g., the girth of pillars, and the rod to measure smaller dimensions, like those of the gates and walls of the temple. Hitzig's conjecture, that the line was linen because the place to be measured was the sanctuary, whose priests were obliged to clothe themselves in linen, Kliefoth rightly pronounces artificial and inaccurate, since the line was made, not of manufactured flax, or linen, but of the raw material. That the "man" was Jehovah or the Angel of the Presence (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Ezekiel 9:2</a>) the analogy of <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Amos 8:7, 8</a> and the statement of Ezekiel in <a href="/ezekiel/44-2.htm">Ezekiel 44:2, 5</a> would seem to suggest; only it is not certain in the last of these passages that the speaker was "the man" and not rather "the God of Israel," who had already taken possession of the house (see <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2</a>), and whose voice is once at least distinguished from that of the man (see <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Ezekiel 43:6</a>). Accordingly, Kliefoth, Smend, and others identify the "man" with the ordinary angelus interpres (cf. <a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Revelation 21:9</a>). The gate in which he stood "waiting for the new comer" was manifestly the north gate, since Ezekiel came from the north, though Havernick and Smend put in a plea for the east gate, on the grounds that it was the principal entrance to the sanctuary, and the distance between it and the north gate, five hundred cubits, was too great to be passed over so slightly as in ver. 6. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So He took וַיָּבֵ֨יא (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go me there, שָׁ֗מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither and I saw וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person whose appearance מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (mar·’ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision was like bronze. נְחֹ֔שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base He וְה֥וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was standing עֹמֵ֖ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations in the gateway בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ (baš·šā·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate with a linen פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים (piš·tîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> Flax, linen cord וּפְתִיל־ (ū·p̄ə·ṯîl-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6616.htm">Strong's 6616: </a> Cord, thread and a measuring הַמִּדָּ֑ה (ham·mid·dāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute rod וּקְנֵ֣ה (ū·qə·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam in his hand. בְּיָד֖וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:3 He brought me there (Ezek. 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