¹⁵ The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod^(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates^(B) and its walls. ¹⁶ The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia^[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. ¹⁷ The angel measured the wall using human^(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits^[b] thick.^{[c] 18} The wall was made of jasper,^(D) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.^{(E) 19} The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.^(F) The first foundation was jasper,^(G) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,^(H) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.^{[d] 21} The twelve gates^(I) were twelve pearls,^(J) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.^(K)