When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand [a]cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:3 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm

As the man went eastward with a measuring line(A) in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:3 That is, about 1,700 feet or about 530 meters

God’s Favor to Zion

[a]Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a (A)measuring line in his hand. So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To (B)measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 Ch 2:5 in Heb

A Man With a Measuring Line

[a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?”

He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.”(A)

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:5-17.