17And he measured its wall, 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm144 cubits, by human 21:17 Lit measuremeasurements, which are also angelic measurements.
17And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits,21:17 144 cubits is approximately 216 feet or 65.8 meters. The measure could indicate either height or thickness. by the human measure the angel was using.