A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah.
Parallel translations
- WEB The measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and shall turn about to Goah.
- KJV And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
- BSB The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
- NKJV The surveyor’s line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath.
- NASB The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.
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Quick answer
The measuring line will extend the rebuilt city's bounds out to Gareb and around to Goah. It pictures the deliberate, expansive restoration of Jerusalem.
Overview
Continuing the survey of the renewed city, God describes the measuring line marking out enlarged borders, an image of careful, intentional rebuilding. Measuring imagery elsewhere signifies God's claim and purpose over a place (cf. Zech. 2:1-2; Rev. 21:15). The certainty and scope of this restoration display God's commitment to dwell among His people, fully realized in the city He is building in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Zech 2:1–2I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
- Ezek 40:8He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
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