He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the city gate.
Revelation 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he who spoke to me had a golden measuring reed (rod) to measure the city and its gates and its wall. [Ezek. 40:5.] American Standard Version (1901) And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. Common English Bible The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring rod with which to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. Catholic Public Domain Version And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that spoke with me, had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof, and the wall. |
He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the city gate.
I asked, ‘Where are you going? ’ He answered me, ‘To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length.’
The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.
The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there.