1 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” 3 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
Zechariah 2:1–3
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Zechariah 5:4–6
4 I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.” 5 Then the angel who was speaking with m…
Book of Enoch 61:1–3
1 And I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the north. (ENO) 2 And I asked the angel, saying unto him: ‘Why have those (angels) taken these cords and gone off?’ And he said unto m… (ENO)
Zechariah 4:3–5
3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” 4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. 5 “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
Zechariah 6:3–5
3 the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong. 4 So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5 And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lor…
Zechariah 1:8–10
8 I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. 9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I wil…
Zechariah 5:9–11
9 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. 10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
Revelation 21:14–16
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length…
Zechariah 5:1–2
1 Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll. 2 “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
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