启示录 21:15

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

那對我說話的天使拿著一根金的蘆葦，要量那城、城門和城牆。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
对 我 说 话 的 ， 拿 着 金 苇 子 当 尺 ， 要 量 那 城 和 城 门 城 墙 。

Contextual Overview

⁹ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last troubles came to me, saying, "Come with me, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." ¹⁰ And the angel carried me away by the Spirit to a very large and high mountain. He showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. ¹¹ It was shining with the glory of God and was bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. ¹² The city had a great high wall with twelve gates with twelve angels at the gates, and on each gate was written the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. ¹³ There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. ¹⁴ The walls of the city were built on twelve foundation stones, and on the stones were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ¹⁶ The city was built in a square, and its length was equal to its width. The angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide, and 1,500 miles high. ¹⁷ The angel also measured the wall. It was 216 feet high, by human measurements, which the angel was using. ¹⁸ The wall was made of jasper, and the city was made of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a golden: Revelation 11:1, Revelation 11:2, Exodus 40:3-5, Ezekiel 41:1-5, Zechariah 2:1

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:3 - with Ezekiel 47:3 - the man Amos 7:7 - a wall Zechariah 2:2 - unto Revelation 17:1 - talked

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said and did for her what he had promised.

Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac, the son Sarah gave birth to.

Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a leather bag full of water. He gave them to Hagar and sent her away. Carrying these things and her son, Hagar went and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:22
Then Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about Abimelech's servants who had seized a well of water.

2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After they had marched seven days, there was no more water for the army or for their animals that were with them.

Psalms 63:1

A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Judah.

God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water.

Isaiah 44:12
One workman uses tools to heat iron, and he works over hot coals. With his hammer he beats the metal and makes a statue, using his powerful arms. But when he becomes hungry, he loses his power. If he does not drink water, he becomes tired.

Jeremiah 14:3
The important men send their servants to get water. They go to the wells, but they find no water. So they return with empty jars. They are ashamed and embarrassed and cover their heads in shame.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that talked with me,.... One of the seven angels,

Revelation 21:9 for not a man is the measurer of this city, as in

Ezekiel 40:3 nor John, as of the temple, Revelation 11:1 but an angel, the same that showed to John this great sight:

had a golden reed; not a common measuring reed, or rod, as in

Ezekiel 40:4 but one covered with gold, denoting the present glorious state of the church, being without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing:

to measure the city; the new Jerusalem, its length and breadth; see Zechariah 2:1 to show how exactly conformable this church state will be to the rule of God's word, even to perfection: and the gates thereof; to signify who had a right to enter into it, and who not:

and the wall thereof; its height, it being exceeding high.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he that talked with me - The angel, Revelation 21:9.

Had a golden reed to measure the city - See the notes on Revelation 11:1. The reed, or measuring rod, here, is of gold, because all about the city is of the most rich and costly materials. The rod is thus suited to the personage who uses it, and to the occasion. Compare a similar description in Ezekiel 40:3-5; Ezekiel 43:16. The object of this measuring is to show that the city has proper architectural proportions.

And the gates thereof, ... - To measure every part of the city, and to ascertain its exact dimensions.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 21:15. Had a golden reed — Several excellent MSS. add μετρον, a measure; he had a measuring rod made of gold. This account of measuring the city seems to be copied, with variations, from Ezekiel 40:3, &c.