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Plumb line

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Comments: Plumb line on sandstone wall. This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.” (Amos 7:7-9, ESV)

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Comments: Roman plumb bob. In the Archaeological Museum, Split, Croatia. Bronze.

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Comments: Plumb-bob. An assemblage of four Roman objects dating to c.AD 43-410.

From Morrish: Plumbline, Plummet.

The simple contrivance of a lump of lead, a stone, or other weight attached to a string, for testing whether a building or other erection is perpendicular. It is used symbolically for the exactness with which judgement was brought upon Israel. Israel had been built up by God as a wall with a plumbline, and with a plumbline it should be destroyed. Amos 7:7, Amos 7:8: cf. 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 28:17. In Zechariah 4:10, although it was a day of small things when the temple was rebuilt, the plummet was in the hands of Zerubbabel, and the Lord of hosts was supporting him.

Verses:

2 Kings 21:13
Isaiah 28:17
Isaiah 34:11
Amos 7:7
Amos 7:8
Zechariah 4:10

Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/p/plumb-line.html. 2024.

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