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The Darby Translation
Zechariah 2:2
And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I asked, “Where are you going?”
I asked, “Where are you going?”
Hebrew Names Version
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
King James Version (1611)
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And hee said vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And hee said vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
New American Standard Bible
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
New Century Version
I asked him, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
I asked him, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
Amplified Bible
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide I, Whither goest thou? And he saide vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, that I may see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Then saide I, Whither goest thou? And he saide vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, that I may see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
Legacy Standard Bible
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
Berean Standard Bible
"Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he replied, "and to determine its width and length."
"Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he replied, "and to determine its width and length."
Contemporary English Version
and I asked, "Where are you going?" "To measure Jerusalem," was the answer. "To find out how wide and long it is."
and I asked, "Where are you going?" "To measure Jerusalem," was the answer. "To find out how wide and long it is."
Complete Jewish Bible
I asked the angel who was speaking to me, "What are these?" He answered, "These are the horns that scattered Y'hudah, Isra'el and Yerushalayim."
I asked the angel who was speaking to me, "What are these?" He answered, "These are the horns that scattered Y'hudah, Isra'el and Yerushalayim."
Easy-to-Read Version
I asked him, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
I asked him, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
George Lamsa Translation
And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.
And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.
Good News Translation
"Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he answered, "to see how long and how wide it is."
"Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he answered, "to see how long and how wide it is."
Lexham English Bible
And I asked, "Where are you going?" And he answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to see what is its width and what is its length."
And I asked, "Where are you going?" And he answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to see what is its width and what is its length."
Literal Translation
And I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.
And I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.
And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these?' And he said unto me: 'These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'
And I said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these?' And he said unto me: 'These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide I: whyther goest thou? And he said vnto me: To measure Hierusalem, that I may see how long and how broade it is.
Then saide I: whyther goest thou? And he said vnto me: To measure Hierusalem, that I may see how long and how broade it is.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I said to him, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
And I said to him, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
World English Bible
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide, Whidir goist thou? And he seide to me, That Y mete Jerusalem, and Judee; hou myche is the breede therof, and hou myche is the lengthe therof.
And Y seide, Whidir goist thou? And he seide to me, That Y mete Jerusalem, and Judee; hou myche is the breede therof, and hou myche is the lengthe therof.
Update Bible Version
Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the width thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the width thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] its breadth, and what [is] its length.
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] its breadth, and what [is] its length.
New English Translation
I asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length."
I asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length."
New King James Version
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
New Living Translation
"Where are you going?" I asked. He replied, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
"Where are you going?" I asked. He replied, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
New Life Bible
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To see how long and how wide Jerusalem is."
So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To see how long and how wide Jerusalem is."
New Revised Standard
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what should be the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.
And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what should be the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof.
And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof.
Revised Standard Version
Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.'
And I say, `Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then saide I: whether goest thou? And he sayde vnto me: To measure Ierusalem, that I maye se how longe and how brode it is.
Then saide I: whether goest thou? And he sayde vnto me: To measure Ierusalem, that I maye se how longe and how brode it is.
Contextual Overview
1 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 3 And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him, 4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein; 5 and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Whither: Zechariah 5:10, John 16:5
unto: Jeremiah 31:39, Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 48:15-17, Ezekiel 48:30-35, Revelation 11:1, Revelation 21:15-17
Reciprocal: Job 38:5 - who hath stretched Ezekiel 40:3 - with Amos 7:7 - a wall Zechariah 1:16 - and Zechariah 1:19 - What
Cross-References
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8
And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.
The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.
Exodus 23:12
—Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger may be refreshed.
—Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger may be refreshed.
Exodus 31:17
It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner that is within thy gates; that thy bondman and thy handmaid may rest as well as thou.
but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner that is within thy gates; that thy bondman and thy handmaid may rest as well as thou.
Isaiah 58:13
If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy [day] of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [idle] words;
If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy [day] of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [idle] words;
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
Hebrews 4:4
For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:
For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said I, Whither goest thou?.... As it showed great freedom and boldness in the prophet to put such a question to the man with the measuring reed, it was great condescension in him to return him an answer, as follows:
and he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem; not literally understood, which was not yet thoroughly built; but the Gospel church, often so called; see Hebrews 12:22 and this measuring of it denotes the conformity of it to the rule of God's word; a profession of the true doctrines of it, and an observance of the ordinances of it, as delivered in it; and an agreement of the walk, life, and conversation of its members with it:
to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof; the length of the New Jerusalem is as large as the breadth; its length, breadth, and height, are equal, Revelation 21:16.
