"And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve…" — Revelation 21:16

Revelation 21:16 · KJV

“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.”

— Revelation 21:16

Verse 15

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Verse 17

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.

Revelation 21 — Context

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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 he measured the wall thereof, an hundred {and} forty {and} four cubits, {according to} the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

And the building of the wall of it was {of} jasper: and the city {was} pure gold, like unto clear glass.

Cross References

Ezekiel 48:35

{It was} round about eighteen thousand {measures}: and the name of the city from {that} day {shall be}, The LORD {is} there. {The LORD...: Heb. Jehovahshammah}

Ezekiel 48:8-20

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand {reeds in} breadth, and {in} length as one of the {other} parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.