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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.'
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.
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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Zechariah's Third Vision
1 I lift up mine eyes again, and looked and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 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.' 3 And behold, the angel that talked with me, went his way forth. Then went there out another angel to meet him,
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Jeremiah 31:39
From thence shall the right measure be taken before her unto the hill top of Gareb, and shall come about Golgotha
Revelation 21:15-17
And he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city withal and the gates thereof and the wall thereof.
Ezekiel 40:3
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,
Ezekiel 45:6
Ye shall give also unto the city a possession of five thousand measuring rods broad, and twenty five thousand long, beside the part of the Sanctuary: that shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:15-17
The other five thousand after the breadth that lieth by the twenty five thousand shall be common: it shall belong to the city and to the suburbs for habitations, and the city shall stand in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:30-35
Thus wide shall the city reach: upon the north part, five hundred and four thousand measures.
Zechariah 5:10
Then spake I to the angel that talked with me, 'Whither will these bear the measure?'
John 16:5
But now go I my way to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me, 'Whither goest thou?'
Revelation 11:1
And then was given me a reed, like unto a rod, and it was said unto me, "Rise and mete the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein;