And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Revelation 21:15 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 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. |
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.