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stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab
"judge Jerusalem using the same measure I used when I judged Samaria and the house of Ahab". "I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down" means "God would completely destroy Jerusalem.”
against Samaria
"against the people of Israel". Samaria is the capital city.
plumb line
a tool made of a heavy weight and a thin rope used to show if a wall is straight
the house of Ahab
"the family of Ahab"