Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
hundred . . . forty . . . four cubits—twelve times twelve: the Church-number squared. The wall is far beneath the height of the city.
measure of a man, that is, of the angel—The ordinary measure used by men is the measure here used by the angel, distinct from "the measure of the sanctuary." Men shall then be equal to the angels.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 21:17:
Isaiah 8:1
Ezekiel 24:17
Haggai 2:8
Revelation 13:18
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