Ezekiel 40:3

40:3 When he brought me there, I saw ¹  a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.

Zechariah 2:1

Vision Three: The Surveyor

2:1 (2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Revelation 11:1-2

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ²  a measuring rod ³  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁴  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there. 11:2 But ⁵  do not measure the outer courtyard ⁶  of the temple; leave it out, ⁷  because it has been given to the Gentiles, ⁸  and they will trample on the holy city ⁹  for forty-two months.

¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

³ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

⁴ tn Grk “saying.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁴ tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”

⁵ tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.

⁶ tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

⁷ sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.