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

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.

Revelation 21:15

21:15 The angel ⁵  who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

[40:3]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[11:1]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ³ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “saying.”

[21:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.