Ezekiel 40:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He took me there, and I saw a man, looking like brass, with a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod: and he was stationed in the doorway.
Webster's Revision
And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
World English Bible
He brought me there; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Clarke's Ezekiel 40:3 Bible Commentary
A man, whose appearance was like - brass - Like bright polished brass, which strongly reflected the rays of light. Probably he had what we would term a nimbus or glory round his head. This was either an angel; or, as some think, a personal appearance of our blessed Lord.
Barnes's Ezekiel 40:3 Bible Commentary
The appearance of brass - Brightly shining.
A line of flax - For measuring the ground plan.
A measuring reed - For the walls (compare Jeremiah 31:38-39). To measure implied a separation for sacred purposes. The measurements are:
(1) exact, to show that the promise is certain;
(2) equal, to denote harmony;
(3) vast, to mark majesty and grandeur.
Wesley's Ezekiel 40:3 Bible Commentary
40:3 A man - The same no doubt that appeared to the prophet, chap. 1:26 , whose name is the branch, and who builds the temple, Zechariah 6:12 ,13, whose colour was like burnished brass; Revelation 1:15 ,which speaks glory and strength. A line - A plumb - line, a mason's line to discover the rectitude of the building, or its defects.In the gate - In the north gate, next toward the east.