Jerome, on Ezek 40:3

“And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate.”

“This man spoke to the prophet. In his hand was the measuring stick, and his face was like the sky, and he held in his hand a reed. The man who spoke to Ezekiel was a true master builder, whom Paul the apostle imitated, when he said, "like a skilled master builder I will lay the foundation."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.