17
Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.
Revelation 21:17 In-Context
15
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
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 in length, and as wide and high as it is long.
17
The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick.
18
The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19
The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,