KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Revelation 21:16–21
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Revelation 21:16
16And 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.
16And the city lieth foure square, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelue thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equall.
Revelation 21:17
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred, and fourtie, and foure cubites, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the Angel.
Revelation 21:18
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
18And the building of the wall of it was of Iasper, and the city was pure gold, like vnto cleare glasse.
Revelation 21:19
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all maner of precious stones. The first foundation was Iasper, the second Saphir, the third a Chalcedony, the fourth an Emerald,
Revelation 21:20
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
20The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst.
Revelation 21:21
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
21And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, euery seuerall gate was of one pearle, and the streete of the city was pure golde, as it were transparent glasse.
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DEFINED WORDS
Revelation 21:16
Lies: reclines, rests, remains, or is situated; or speaks falsely, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
foursquare
Having four equal sides and four right angles; square.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The extent from one end to another; also duration or a stated span of time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Great in size, extent, amount, or capacity; broad or spacious.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Width; the measure or extent of something from side to side.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Measured or apportioned the extent, quantity, line, city, wall, or return named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Elevation, vertical extent, high position, or exalted degree.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The same or comparable in measure, value, standing, or likeness.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Revelation 21:17
Measured or apportioned the extent, quantity, line, city, wall, or return named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number equal to ten times ten.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number equal to four times ten.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number following three and preceding five.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A standard or instrument for determining amount or size; an amount so determined; also to determine, allot, or proportion.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A messenger; especially a heavenly messenger sent by God.
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DEFINED WORDS
Revelation 21:18
A structure made for habitation or use; also the act of constructing.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Free from mixture, contamination, guilt, or moral defilement; genuine, clean, holy, or innocent according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Innocent or free from guilt; manifest or plain; as a verb, to acquit.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
A looking-glass, mirror.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
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Revelation 21:19
A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Adorned, decorated, furnished, or put in order.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Pieces or masses of rock; or, as a verb, strikes with stones, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Before all others in time, place, order, rank, or importance; the beginning or earliest.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Following the second in order; one of three equal parts, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
chalcedony
A precious stone named among the foundations of New Jerusalem; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ordinal of four; the next after the third.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Revelation 21:20
Following the fourth in order; or one of five equal parts.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A precious stone named among the foundations of New Jerusalem; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ordinal number corresponding to six; next after the fifth.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A precious stone named in the high priest's breastplate and other KJV descriptions.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ordinal number following the sixth; one of seven equal parts.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
chrysolite
A precious stone, traditionally described as golden or yellow-green.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
The ordinal number following the seventh.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A precious stone named among the stones of the breastplate and in other KJV descriptions.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ordinal number following eighth and preceding tenth.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A precious stone named in the high priest's breastplate and other KJV descriptions.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A precious stone.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A precious stone named in the breastplate and the foundations of New Jerusalem; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Revelation 21:21
Precious, rounded substances formed within shellfish and used as jewels.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Separate, distinct, or individual.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A precious, rounded substance formed within a shellfish and used as a jewel.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Free from mixture, contamination, guilt, or moral defilement; genuine, clean, holy, or innocent according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
transparent
Able to be seen through; clear.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A looking-glass, mirror.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
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From verse 16
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Open the full verse study35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
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Open the full verse study8¶ And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
9The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.
11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
12And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
14And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.
15¶ And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
17And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
19And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study11For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
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Open the full verse study18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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Open the full verse study4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
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Open the full verse study3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
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Open the full verse study9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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Open the full verse study21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
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Open the full verse study19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
From verse 19
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Open the full verse study11¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
12And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
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Open the full verse study17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
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Open the full verse study16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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Open the full verse study15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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Open the full verse study10And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
11And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
13And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
14But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
From verse 20
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Open the full verse study3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
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Open the full verse study4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
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Open the full verse study2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Open the full verse study45¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
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Open the full verse study16And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
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Open the full verse study11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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Open the full verse study20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
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Open the full verse study17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
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