Revelation 21:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty and four cubits, by the measure of man, that is, of the [a]Angel.
18 [b]And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper: the second of Sapphire: the third of a Chalcedony: the fourth of an Emerald:
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- Revelation 21:17 He addeth this, because the Angel had the shape of a man.
- Revelation 21:18 The matter most precious and glittering which the presence of God maketh most glorious.
Revelation 21:17-19
New International Version
17 The angel measured the wall using human(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[a] thick.[b] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(B) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(C) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(D) The first foundation was jasper,(E) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
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