Jeremiah 31:39
Context31:39 The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah. 1
Ezekiel 45:6
Context45:6 “‘Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area one and two-thirds miles 2 wide and eight and a quarter miles 3 long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:15-17
Context48:15 “The remainder, one and two-thirds miles 4 in width and eight and a quarter miles 5 in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it; 48:16 these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, 6 the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles. 48:17 The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437½ feet, 7 on the south 437½ feet, on the east 437½ feet, and on the west 437½ feet.
Ezekiel 48:30-35
Context48:30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles 8 by measure, 48:31 the gates of the city 9 will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 48:32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 48:33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 48:34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 48:35 The circumference of the city will be six miles. 10 The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’” 11
Revelation 11:1
Context11:1 Then 12 a measuring rod 13 like a staff was given to me, and I was told, 14 “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.
Revelation 21:15-17
Context21:15 The angel 15 who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall. 21:16 Now 16 the city is laid out as a square, 17 its length and width the same. He 18 measured the city with the measuring rod 19 at fourteen hundred miles 20 (its length and width and height are equal). 21:17 He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits 21 according to human measurement, which is also the angel’s. 22
[31:39] 1 tn The words “west” and “southward” are not in the text but are supplied in the translation to give some orientation.
[45:6] 2 tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
[45:6] 3 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
[48:15] 4 tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
[48:15] 5 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
[48:16] 6 tn Heb “four thousand five hundred cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
[48:17] 7 tn Heb “two hundred fifty cubits” (i.e., 131.25 meters); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
[48:30] 8 tn Heb “four thousand five hundred cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs again in vv. 32-34.
[48:31] 9 sn See Rev 21:12-14.
[48:35] 10 tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
[48:35] 11 sn See Rev 21:12-21.
[11:1] 12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[11:1] 13 tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.
[21:15] 15 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:16] 16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the description of the city.
[21:16] 17 tn Or “the city lies square.” On κεῖμαι (keimai) in this context, BDAG 537 s.v. 2 states, “lie, of things…ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται is laid out as a square Rv 21:16.”
[21:16] 18 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[21:16] 19 tn Grk “with the rod”; the word “measuring” is supplied from the description in v. 15.
[21:16] 20 tn Or “two thousand two hundred kilometers,” Grk “12,000 stades.” A stade was a measure of length about 607 ft (185 m).
[21:17] 21 tn Here the measurement was kept in cubits in the translation because of the possible symbolic significance of the number 144 (12 times 12). This is about 216 ft (65 m).
[21:17] 22 tn Here L&N 81.1 translate the phrase μέτρον ἀνθρώπου, ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου (metron anqrwpou, {o estin angelou) “‘the unit of measurement used by a person, that is, by an angel’ Re 21:17.” It is more likely that μέτρον is an accusative of respect or reference.