Revelation 21:16
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed , twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the city lieth four square,.... To the four corners of the world, from whence its inhabitants come, and denotes the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the city lieth four-square - It was an exact square. That is, there was nothing irregular about it; there were no…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The city lieth foursquare - Each side was equal, consequently the length and breadth were equal; and its height is here…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Revelation 21:9-27
We have already considered the introduction to the vision of the new Jerusalem in a more general idea of the heavenly…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he measured the city It is doubtful whether this is the measurement of the sideof the square, or of the whole…