Zacarias 2:1

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

Tornei a levantar os meus olhos, e olhei, e vi um homem em cuja mo estava um cordel de medir.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
Tornei a levantar os meus olhos, e vi, e eis um homem que tinha na mo um cordel de medir.

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Tornei a levantar os olhos e vi, e eis um homem que tinha na mo um cordel de medir.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lifted: Zechariah 1:18

a man: Zechariah 1:16, Ezekiel 40:3, Ezekiel 40:5, Ezekiel 47:4, Revelation 11:1, Revelation 21:15

Reciprocal: Ezra 6:14 - through Job 38:5 - who hath stretched Jeremiah 31:39 - General Ezekiel 42:16 - the measuring reed Ezekiel 47:3 - the man Daniel 8:3 - I lifted Amos 7:7 - a wall Zechariah 9:8 - I will

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked,.... And saw a third vision; which, as Kimchi owns, refers to the times of the Messiah; though it might be of use to the Jews then present, to encourage them to expect the rebuilding of Jerusalem, in a literal sense:

and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand: by whom is meant, not Nehemiah, nor Zerubbabel; see Zechariah 4:10 who were concerned in the building of Jerusalem; nor any mere man, nor even a created angel; for, though he may be the same with the other angel, that did not talk with the prophet, Zechariah 2:3 as Kimchi observes; seeing he seems to be superior to him that did; yet not a ministering spirit, but the Messiah, who in this book is often spoken of as a man;

Zechariah 2:3- : and by "the measuring line in his hand" may be meant eternal predestination, the Lamb's book of life, which is in his keeping; and is the measure and rule by which he proceeds in the calling, justification, and glorification of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven; or the Scriptures of truth, the measure and rule of doctrine, discipline, worship, and conversation; and according to which Christ forms, constitutes, and regulates Gospel churches; see Ezekiel 40:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A man with a measuring line in his hand - Probably the Angel of the Lord, of whom Ezekiel has a like vision. Jerome: “He who before, when he lift up his eyes, had seen in the four horns things mournful, now again lifts up his eves to see a man, of whom it is written, “Behold a man whose name is the Branch” Zechariah 6:12; of whom we read above, “Behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees, which were in the bottom” Zechariah 1:8. Of whom too the Father saith; He builded My city, “whose builder and maker is God” Hebrews 11:10. He too is seen by Ezekiel in a description like this, “a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass” Ezekiel 40:3, that is, “burnished and shining as fire, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed” Ezekiel 1:7. The office also seems to be one of authority, not to measure the actual length and breadth of Jerusalem, but to lay down what it should be, (Cyril), “to mark it out broad and very long.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

The vision with which this chapter opens, portended great

increase and prosperity to Jerusalem. Accordingly Josephus

tells us, (Wars v. iv. 2,) that "the city, overflowing with

inhabitants, extended beyond its walls," as predicted in the

fourth verse, and acquired much glory during the time of the

Maccabees; although these promises, and particularly the

sublime image in the fifth verse, has certainly a still more

pointed reference to the glory and prosperity of the Christian

Church in the latter days, 1-5. See Revelation 21:1-27; Revelation 22:1-21.

In consequence of these promises, the Jews, still inhabiting

Babylon and the regions round about, are called upon to hasten

home, that they might not be involved in the fate of their

enemies, who were destined to fall a prey to the nations which

they had formerly subdued; God's great love anti zeal for his

people moving him to glorify them by humbling all their

adversaries, 6-9.

The most gracious promises of God's presence with his Church,

and her consequent increase and prosperity, set forth in the

remaining verses, 10-13,

were to a certain extent fulfilled in the great number of

proselytes made to Judaism after the return from the captivity;

but shall be more fully accomplished after the restoration of

the Jews to the favour of God under the Gospel. "For if the

casting away of the natural Israel be the reconciling of the

world, what shall the receiving of them be but life from the

dead?"

NOTES ON CHAP II

Verse Zechariah 2:1. A man with a measuring - line in his hand. — Probably a representation of Nehemiah, who got a commission from Artaxerxes Longimanus to build up the walls of Jerusalem; for hitherto it had remained without being enclosed.