Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 26

A surveyor's plain cord and plumb line lie beside the prophets as a restrained metaphor; Jerusalem remains intact, no literal giant dish.
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2 Kings 21:13

Measured for judgment

Manasseh's Reign and Josiah's Accession · 2 Kings 21

Story guide: A surveyor's plain cord and plumb line lie beside the prophets as a restrained metaphor; Jerusalem remains intact, no literal giant dish.

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13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

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