Der Herr brachte mich zum Stadttor, und dort stand ein Mann, dessen Körper wie Bronze schimmerte. In der Hand hielt er eine
Schnur aus Leinen und eine Meßlatte.
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.