Ezekiel 40:3 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 40:3

So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 12:40.1-4 (420)

This man spoke to the prophet, in whose hand was a cord, and whose appearance was like bronze, and he held a reed in his hand. He spoke to Ezekiel, a true architect, whom Paul the apostle imitated, saying: Like a wise architect, I have laid the foundation. But he calls him the wise architect, to distinguish him from the foolish one, who is called an unworthy shepherd in Zechariah.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A man - The same no doubt that appeared to the prophet, chap. i, 26, whose name is the branch, and who builds the temple, Zech vi, 12, 13, whose colour was like burnished brass; Rev. i, 15, which speaks glory and strength.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The appearance of brass - Brightly shining. A line of flax - For measuring the ground plan. A measuring reed - For the walls (compare Jer 31:38-39). To measure implied a separation for sacred purposes. The measurements are: (1) exact, to show that the promise is certain; (2) equal, to denote harmony; (3) vast, to mark majesty and grandeur.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּבֵ֨יא	vai.ya.Vei'	and he brought	H935 →
אוֹתִ֜י	'o.Ti	<obj.> me	H853 →
שָׁ֗מָּה	Sha.mah	there towards	H8033 →
וְהִנֵּה־	ve.hi.neh-	and there!	H2009 →
אִישׁ֙	'ish	a man	H376 →
מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙	mar.'E.hu	appearance his	H4758 →
כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה	ke.mar.'Eh	[was] like [the] appearance of	H4758 →
נְחֹ֔שֶׁת	ne.Cho.shet	bronze	H5178 →
וּפְתִיל־	u.fe.til-	and a cord of	H6616 →
פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים	pish.Tim	linen<s>	H6593 →
בְּיָד֖וֹ	be.ya.Do	[was] in hand his	H3027 →
וּקְנֵ֣ה	u.ke.Neh	and [the] reed of	H7070 →
הַמִּדָּ֑ה	ha.mi.Dah	<the> measurement	H4060 →
וְה֥וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
עֹמֵ֖ד	'o.Med	[was] standing	H5975 →
בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃	ba.Sha.'ar	in the gate	H8179 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
leads to
- Daniel 10:6
  His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 43:2
  and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Revelation 14:2
  And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
- Revelation 19:6
  And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the…
Through
Revelation 11:1
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
leads to
- Revelation 21:15
  The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- Ezekiel 42:15–20
  Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:
- Zechariah 2:1–2
  Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Through
Ezekiel 47:3
As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.
leads to
- Zechariah 2:1
  Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel