Bible verses about Measures
Scripture references about Measures, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Measures in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Unjust, an abomination to God: Pr 20:10
- The Jews not to be unjust in: Le 19:35; De 25:14,15
- The Jews often used unjust: Mic 6:10
- OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
- Log: Le 14:10,15
- Cab: 2Ki 6:25
- Omer or tenth-deal (the tenth of an ephah): Ex 16:36; Le 5:11; 14:10
- Hin: Ex 29:40
- Bath or ephah: Isa 5:10; Eze 45:11
- Homer or Cor: Isa 5:10; Eze 45:14
- Firkin: Joh 2:6
- OF LENGTH
- Handbreadth: Ex 25:25; Ps 39:5
- Span: Ex 28:16; 1Sa 17:4
- Cubit: Ge 6:15,16; De 3:11
- Fathom: Ac 27:28
- Furlong: Lu 24:13; Joh 11:13
- Mile: Mt 5:41
- Distances measured by rods and lines: 2Sa 8:2; Jer 31:39; Eze 40:3; Re 21:16
- Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary: 1Ch 23:29
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- (Correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions: Jer 30:11
- (Drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions: Ps 80:5
- (Weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite
- wisdom: Job 28:23,25
- (Measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness: Isa 40:12
- (The measure of our days,) of the shortness of life: Ps 39:4
- (Drinking water, by measure) of severe famine: Eze 4:11,16
- (The measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection: Eph 4:13
- (Opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness
- of hell: Isa 5:14