Measuring Line
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ISBE 19159 verse references
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
(qaw, qeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isa 28:10,13, but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as 1Ki 7:23; Job 38:5; Jer 31:39. Whether the line for measuring had a definite length or not we have no means of knowing. In Isa 44:13 it refers to the line used by the carpenter in marking the timber on which he is working, and in Zec 1:16 it refers to the builder's line.
Figuratively: It signifies destruction, or a portion of something marked off by line for destruction, as in 2Ki 21:13; or for judgment, as in Isa 28:17.
H. Porter
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
Isaiah 28:10Isaiah 28:131 Kings 7:23Job 38:5Jeremiah 31:39Isaiah 44:13Zechariah 1:162 Kings 21:13Isaiah 28:17
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- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain