Zechariah 2:1-2

[1] I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. [2] Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length

What is the context of Zechariah 2:1-2?

Vision of the Measuring Line (Zechariah 2:1-5 true)
Future Prosperity of Jerusalem (Zechariah 2:1-5 true)
The Vision of the Measuring Line (Zechariah 2:1-9 true)
A Man With a Measuring Line (Zechariah 2:1-13 true)
A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line (Zechariah 2:1-13 true)
God’s Favor to Zion (Zechariah 2:1-13 true)
Zechariah’s Third Vision (Zechariah 2:1-13 true)
Third Vision: Surveyor (Zechariah 2:1-13 true)

What does Zechariah 2:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In the next scene of his vision, Zechariah saw a man (i.e, an angel who looked like a man) with a measuring line in his hand (cf. Zechariah 1:11; Zechariah 6:12; Ezekiel 40:2-3). When the prophet asked him where he was going, he replied that he was going to measure the dimensions of Jerusalem. This surveying would have been preparation for restoring and rebuilding the city. The restoration of Jerusalem in progress in Zechariah"s day was only a foreview of a much grander future restoration to be described (cf. Jeremiah 32:15; Ezekiel 40:3; Ezekiel 40:5; Revelation 11:1).