- who hath stretched:
- "Their lineª is gone outªº through all¹ the earth,ª and their wordsª to the endª of the world.ª In them hath he setªº a tabernacleª for the sun,ª" {Psa 19:4} + "He cast outªº the heathenª also beforeª¹ them, and dividedªº them an inheritanceª by line,ª and made the tribesª of Israelª to dwellªº in their tents.ª" {Psa 78:55} + "But the cormorantª and the bitternª shall possessªº it; the owlª also and the ravenª shall dwellªº in it: and he shall stretch outªº upon¹ it the lineª of confusion,ª and the stonesª of emptiness.ª" {Isa 34:11} + "I lifted upªº mine eyesª again, and looked,ªº and behold¹ a manª with a measuringª lineª in his hand.ª ... Then saidªº I, Whither¹ goestªº thou?¹ And he saidªº unto¹ me, To measureªº¹ Jerusalem,ª to seeªº whatª [is] the breadthª thereof, and what¹ [is] the lengthª thereof." {Zch 2:1-2} + "To preach the gospelªº inª the [regions] beyondª you,ª [and] notª to boastªº inª another man'sª line² of² things¹ made ready to our hand.ª¹" {2Co 10:16}
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