Ezekiel 40:3
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“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.”Ezekiel 40:3
What Does Ezekiel 40:3 Mean?
Ezekiel 40:3 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 40:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 2:1“I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.”Ezekiel 47:3“And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.”Revelation 11:1“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.”Ezekiel 1:7“And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.”Daniel 10:5“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:”Revelation 1:15“And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.”Revelation 21:15“And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.”Ezekiel 42:16“He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.”Ezekiel 43:6“And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.”Ezekiel 1:27“And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.”Zechariah 1:16“Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.”Isaiah 28:17“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.”Amos 7:7“Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.”Zechariah 2:2“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.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
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