Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze,
New American Standard Bible
So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of
King James Version
And he brought me thither, 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.
International Standard Version
That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
And he brought me thither; 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.
Amplified
So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man [an angel] whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring
Bible in Basic English
He took me there, and I saw a man, looking like brass, with a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod: and he was stationed in the doorway.
Darby Translation
And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a flax-cord in his hand, and a measuring-reed; and he stood in the gate.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will bring me there, and behold, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a cord of flax in his hand, and a reed of measure; and he stood in the gate.
King James 2000
And he brought me there, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring rod; and he stood in the gate.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he brought me there, and look, there was a man whose appearance [was] like [the] appearance of bronze, and a cord of linen [was] in his hand and a reed for measurement; [he] was standing in the gate.
Modern King James verseion
And He brought me there, and behold, a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed. And he stood in the gate.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thither he carried me, and behold, there was a man, whose similitude was like brass, which had a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring rod also. He stood in the door,
NET Bible
When he brought me there, I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And when he brought me thither, then lo! a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a flax-cord in his hand and measuring reed, - and he was standing in the gate.
Webster
And he brought me thither, 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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 40:3
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A Vision Of The New Temple
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In visions of God
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Cross References
Ezekiel 47:3
As the man went out east with a measuring line in his hand,
Ezekiel 1:7
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.
Revelation 11:1
Then I was given a measuring reed
Zechariah 2:1-2
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace, and His voice like the sound of cascading
Revelation 21:15
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony!
Isaiah 28:17
and righteousness the mason’s level.”
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.
Ezekiel 1:27
From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire enclosing it all around.
Daniel 10:5-6
I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen,