Zechariah 2:1-2

1, 2. A man with a measuring line An expansion of the promise in Zechariah 1:16. The man is distinct from the interpreting angel; he is left undefined, because his personality is unimportant; his act alone is of significance. Again the prophet seeks an explanation.

Whither goest thou? In the other visions the prophet addresses himself to the interpreting angel, here to the man with the measuring line. The interpreter appears after the man has given the desired information.

To measure Jerusalem To determine the extent of the city. Zechariah 2:4-5 suggest that it was for the purpose of determining the location of the walls, which were still in ruins in the days of Zechariah.