When he brought me there, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring reed in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The appearance of brass - Brightly shining.

A line of flax - For measuring the ground plan.

A measuring reed - F…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A line of flax ... a measuring reed.—The former for the longer, the latter for the shorter measures, a characteristic definiteness in deta…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he brought me thither Being brought into the land of Israel in vision, and to a high mountain in it, by which were as…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a vision, beginning at Ezekiel 40 and continuing to the end of the book, Ezekiel 48, which is rightly regarded as one of the mos…

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