² In visions of God^(A) he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain.^(B) On its southern slope was a structure resembling a city. ³ He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze,^(C) with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.^(D) He was standing by the city gate.

¹⁷ Then he brought me into the outer court,^(A) and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.^(B) Thirty chambers faced the pavement,