Revelation 21:17
World English Bible (WEB)
Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
In context
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Revelation 21:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
- KJV King James Version
- And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he measured its wall, a hundred [and] forty-four cubits, [a] man's measure, that is, [the] angel's.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he measured the wall of it a hundred and forty four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.