17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

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17 The angel measured the wall using human(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[a] thick.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  2. Revelation 21:17 Or high

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

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But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(A) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(B)

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