Ezekiel 47:3

47:3 When the man went out toward the east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured 1,750 feet, ¹  and then he led me through water, which was ankle deep.

Isaiah 8:20

8:20 Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. ²  Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened. ³ 

Isaiah 28:17

28:17 I will make justice the measuring line,

fairness the plumb line;

hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, ⁴ 

the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

Zechariah 2:1-2

Vision Three: The Surveyor

2:1 (2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2:2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem ⁵  in order to determine its width and its length.”

Revelation 11:1

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ⁶  a measuring rod ⁷  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁸  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

Revelation 21:15

21:15 The angel ⁹  who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

[47:3]  ¹ tn Heb “one thousand cubits” (i.e., 525 meters); this phrase occurs three times in the next two verses.

[8:20]  ² tn Heb “to [the] instruction and to [the] testimony.” The words “then you must recall” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 19-20a are one long sentence, reading literally, “When they say to you…, to the instruction and to the testimony.” On the identity of the “instruction” and “testimony” see the notes at v. 16.

[8:20]  ³ tn Heb “If they do not speak according to this word, [it is] because it has no light of dawn.” The literal translation suggests that “this word” refers to the instruction/testimony. However, it is likely that אִם־לֹא (’im-lo’) is asseverative here, as in 5:9. In this case “this word” refers to the quotation recorded in v. 19. For a discussion of the problem see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 230, n. 9. The singular pronoun in the second half of the verse is collective, referring back to the nation (see v. 19b).

[28:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “[the] refuge, [the] lie.” See v. 15.

[2:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:1]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “saying.”

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