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Revelation 21:19
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17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19 aThe foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,  
20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were twelve apearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. bAnd the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.  

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

22 aBut I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.  
23 aThe city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine1 in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.  
24 aAnd the nations1 of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor2 into it.  
25 aIts gates shall not be shut at all by day b(there shall be no night there).  
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Revelation 21:19

Were adorned (kekosmhmenoi). Perfect passive participle of kosmew as in verse Revelation 21:2, but without the copula hsan (were), followed by instrumental case liqw (stone).

With all manner of precious stones (panti liqw timiw). "With every precious stone." The list of the twelve stones in verses Revelation 21:19-20 has no necessary mystical meaning. "The writer is simply trying to convey the impression of a radiant and superb structure" (Moffatt). The twelve gems do correspond closely (only eight in common) with the twelve stones on the high priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:17-20; Exodus 39:10 ff.; Ezekiel 28:13; Isaiah 54:11 f.). Charles identifies them with the signs of zodiac in reverse order, a needless performance here. See the stones in Revelation 4:3. These foundation stones are visible. For jasper (iaspiv) see Revelation 4:3; Revelation 21:11, Revelation 21:18; Isaiah 54:12; sapphire (sapfeirov) see Exodus 24:10;. Isaiah 54:11 (possibly the lapiv lazuli of Turkestan); chalcedony (xalkhdwn) we have no other reference in N.T. or LXX (described by Pliny, H.N. XXXIII.21), possibly a green silicate of copper from near Chalcedon; emerald (smaragdov) here only in N.T., see Revelation 4:3 smaragdinov, and like it a green stone.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 21:19:

Revelation 4:3
Revelation 17:4
Revelation 21:2
Revelation 21:19

 

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