When he brought me there, I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.
Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, and I was told,“ Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty- two months.