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16 And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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

18 And the material of its wall was jasper; but the city was of pure gold, like unto clean glass.

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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(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(B) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
  2. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  3. Revelation 21:17 Or high