A Song of Praise

26 In that day^(A) this song will be sung^(B) in the land of Judah:

¹¹ the sounds of joy and gladness,^(A) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings^(B) to the house of the Lord, saying,

For I will restore the fortunes^(E) of the land as they were before,^(F)’ says the Lord.

Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,^(A)

² In that day^(F)—

⁹ In that day^(A) they will say,

¹² It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,^(A) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.^{(B) 13} There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. ¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundations,^(C) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles^(D) of the Lamb.

¹⁵ The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod^(E) of gold to measure the city, its gates^(F) and its walls. ¹⁶ The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia^[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. ¹⁷ The angel measured the wall using human^(G) measurement, and it was 144 cubits^[b] thick.^{[c] 18} The wall was made of jasper,^(H) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.^{(I) 19} The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.^(J) The first foundation was jasper,^(K) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,^(L) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.^{[d] 21} The twelve gates^(M) were twelve pearls,^(N) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.^(O)

²² I did not see a temple^(P) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty^(Q) and the Lamb^(R) are its temple.