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17 Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick[a] (according to the human standard used by the angel).

18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. 19 The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones:[b] the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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Footnotes

  1. 21:17 Greek 144 cubits [65 meters].
  2. 21:19 The identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain.

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