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Revelation Chapter 21 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Revelation 21:15

And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
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BBE Revelation 21:15

And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.
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DARBY Revelation 21:15

And he that spoke with me had a golden reed [as] a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
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KJV Revelation 21:15

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
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WBT Revelation 21:15

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WEB Revelation 21:15

He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
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YLT Revelation 21:15

And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof; had for a measure a golden reed to measure, etc. "He that spake" is the angel of ver. 9 (cf. the action of Revelation 11:1; and Ezekiel 40:3, 5; Ezekiel 42:15, et seq.). Here the measuring is evidently to indicate the large extent of the city (see on Revelation 11:1). The reed is golden, as being the typical heavenly material.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersTHE MEASUREMENT OF THE CITY.(15) And he that talked with me . . .--Or, better, And he who was talking with me had a golden reed . . . The allusion here is to the angel mentioned in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 15:3); the reed, or measuring rod, is of gold, that used in Revelation 11:1 was not said to be of gold; the measurement there was the symbol of preservation amid impending danger; the measuring here is more glorious--it is measuring which exhibits the beauty and proportion of the city which is now dwelling at peace. Gold is one of the features of the city; the street is gold (Revelation 21:18; Revelation 21:21); it may stand, as a token of the wealth (Psalm 72:15; 1Kings 10:14-21) of the royal city; but the wealth of that city is love. (Comp. Note on Revelation 3:18.) . . .