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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Plumbline, Plummet
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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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 7:7,8 : 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.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Plumbline, Plummet'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/p/plumbline-plummet.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Plumbline, Plummet'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/p/plumbline-plummet.html. 1897.
