Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, and I was told: "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar, counting those who worship there,

The angel who was talking with me had a measuring rod of gold, to measure the city, its gates and wall.

He measured its wall, two hundred and sixteen feet as a man measures, which is the way the angel measured.

but leave off the court outside the temple; do not measure it, because it has been given over to the heathen, and for forty-two months they will trample the city underfoot.

The city lies in a square, its length the same as its breadth. He measured the city with his rod, and it was one thousand, five hundred miles. Its length, breadth, and height were the same.