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Measures

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
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