In another vision I saw four ox horns.

So I have come back to Jerusalem to show mercy to the city. My Temple will be restored, and the city will be rebuilt."

He took me closer, and I saw a man who shone like bronze. He was holding a linen tape measure and a measuring rod and was standing by a gateway.

What I saw was the Temple, and there was a wall around it. The man took his measuring rod, which was 10 feet long, and measured the wall. It was 10 feet high and 10 feet thick.

Then he measured another 560 yards, and the water came up to my knees. Another 560 yards farther down, the water was up to my waist.

I was then given a stick that looked like a measuring-rod, and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who are worshiping in the temple.

The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.