Dictionary of Bible Themes A cord weighted with lead that is used in building to check that vertical structures are true. It is used symbolically to refer to the divine standard against which God, the builder of his people, tests and judges them. It also symbolises the standards by which God will rebuild his people. Zechariah 1:16; 4:9-10The plumb-line as the measuring tool of a structure See also Jeremiah 31:38-40Using the plumb-line Zerubbabel will carry out his God-given task of building the temple. Zechariah 2:1-2Amos 7:7-8 God's plumb-line reveals the nation's failure See also Although built true, Israel has become corrupt Isaiah 1:21-24; 5:1-2,7; 59:142 Kings 21:13 See also God's testing brings judgment Isaiah 34:11Lamentations 2:8 Jeremiah 31:4 God will rebuild his people See also God's promise to rebuild Israel Psalms 69:35-36; 147:2Isaiah 54:11-12 Isaiah 28:16-17 See also They will be rebuilt true to God's plumb-line Psalms 51:18-19Isaiah 1:25-26 Psalms 89:14; 97:2; 99:4 Isaiah 16:5 See also 1075 God, justice of5241 burial 5359 justice 8154 righteousness 8309 morality 8833 threats 9165 restoration 9210 judgment, God's |
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