Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To
King James Version
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Holman Bible
I asked, “Where are you going?”
He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length.”
International Standard Version
I asked, "Where are you going?" He responded, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and length."
A Conservative Version
Then I said, Where do thou go? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem. To see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
American Standard Version
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Amplified
So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”
Bible in Basic English
And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.
Darby Translation
And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, Whither goest thou? And he will say to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see according to what its breadth, and according to what its length.
King James 2000
Then said I, where go you? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth, and what is its length.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I asked, "Where [are] you going?" And he answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to see what [is] its width and what [is] its length."
Modern King James verseion
Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said I, 'Whither goest thou?' And he said unto me, 'To measure Jerusalem, that I may see how long and how broad it is.'
NET Bible
I asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length."
New Heart English Bible
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
The Emphasized Bible
And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what should be the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.
Webster
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth, and what is its length.
World English Bible
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how much is its breadth, and how much its length.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 2:2
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Context Readings
Zechariah's Third Vision
1
I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To
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Cross References
Jeremiah 31:39
And the measuring line shall extend before him upon the hill Gareb and shall compass about to Goath.
Revelation 21:15-17
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and its gates and its wall.
Ezekiel 40:3
And he brought me there, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel 45:6
And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and twenty-five thousand long, in front of that which was separated for the sanctuary; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:15-17
And the five thousand reeds, that are left in the breadth over against the twenty-five thousand, shall be profane, for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:30-35
And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand five hundred reeds by measure.
Zechariah 5:10
Then I said to the angel that talked with me, Where do these bear the ephah?
John 16:5
But now I go unto him that sent me, and none of you asks me, Where goest thou?
Revelation 11:1
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod, and he said unto me, Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those that worship therein.