Zechariah 2:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Zechariah 2:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a young man, i.e. Zerubbabel, cf. Esther 3:4 ; Esther 4:58 ) is evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel...
Zechariah 2:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jerusalem. With 'eth . See note on Zechariah 1:19 .
Zechariah 2:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He then asks him where he was going; the answer given is, to measure Jerusalem, to see what was its breadth and its length. The design of the prophecy is then stated, Behold, inhabited shal...
Zechariah 2:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
Zechariah 2:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said un...
Zechariah 2:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision 1-5. A young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure Jerusalem preparatory to rebuilding the walls. But an angel is sent to stop him. The population will so increase as to...
Zechariah 2:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

II. THIRD VISION. — THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINE. (1-5) This vision is a prophetic realisation of the fulfilment of the promise ( Zechariah 1:16 ): “A line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusal...
Zechariah 2:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 ; Zechariah 3:1-10 ; Zechariah 4:1-14 ; Zechariah 5:1-11 ; Zechariah 6:1-8 THE Visions of Zechariah do not lack those large and...
Zechariah 2:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Redemption of Jerusalem Zechariah 1:18-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 The work of Temple-building had ceased for fifteen years and the new resolve to arise and build might meet with a similar fate....
Zechariah 2:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The vision of the measuring line reveals the condition of Jerusalem which will result from the overthrow of her enemies. The young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure the restored city, a...
Zechariah 2:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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." Reader, observe the familiarity of the Prophet, and...
Zechariah 2:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘A MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE’ ‘I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusal...
Zechariah 2:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said I, Whither goest thou ?.... As it showed great freedom and boldness in the prophet to put such a question to the man with the measuring reed, it was great condescension in him to return hi...
Zechariah 2:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. Whither goest thou? ] This was great bol...
Zechariah 2:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I lifted up mine eyes, &c., and behold a man An angel in the form of a man, probably representing Nehemiah, under whose direction the wall was rebuilt, according to the ancient line marked out...
Zechariah 2:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision - A Man With a Measuring Line (vv. 1-5) Another vision draws the eyes of Zechariah-a man with a measuring line. Zechariah 1:16 told of a line being stretched upon Jerusalem. N...
Zechariah 2:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Vision of the Measuring Line. B. C. 520. 1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked,...
Zechariah 2:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whither goest thou? it is evident the prophet did not in so bold a manner inquire before, which may possibly be for that he apprehended this man to be one lesser than an angel; nor doth he ask the...
Zechariah 2:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision. The Man With The Measuring Line ( Zechariah 2:1-13 ). Having learned that nothing has been happening among the nations which will aid in the recovery of YHWH's people ( Zechariah...
Zechariah 2:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] The third vision. Man ] Messiah, who measures and will restore the city. Zechariah 2:2 . Measure ] To sketch a plan for its arrangement and rebuilding, denoting exactness of p...
Zechariah 2:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:1-13 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of...
Zechariah 2:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:1 . Behold, a man with a measuring line. A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4 ; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architect...
Zechariah 2:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

A man with a measuring line in his hand The man with a measure The prophet asks where the man is going, and the answer given is--“to measure”; and then he shows what would be the measure of Je...
Zechariah 2:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Zechariah 2:1-38 § 5. The third vision: the man with the measuring line. Zechariah 2:1 ( Hebrews 2:5 .) I lifted up mine eyes again (comp. Zechariah 5:1 ; Zechariah 6...
Zechariah 2:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Vision of the Man with the Measuring-Line. The second vision had pictured the overthrow of the enemies of the people of the Lord. But this defeat being administered, the growth of the Lord's Churc...
Zechariah 2:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 45:6 ; Ezekiel 48:15-17 ; Ezekiel 48:30-35 ; Jeremiah 31:39 ; John 16:5 ; Revelation 11:1 ; Revelation 21:15-17 ; Zechariah 5:10
Zechariah 2:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Man and the Measuring Line Zechariah 2:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, we have Ezekiel's vision which in some respects parallels the one in Zechariah. Ezekiel i...
Zechariah 2:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To measure — To take the exact dimensions of it, that it may answer God's promise, and be capable to receive its inhabitants. Jerusalem — The city which was to be built hereafter.

Zechariah 2:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zechariah 2:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zechariah 2:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zechariah 2:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zechariah 2:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 2:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Zechariah 2:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes