Revelation 21:19
And 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;
And 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,
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- Isaiah 54:11–12Rank 1 from verse 19
11¶ 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.
11¶ *Oh thou afflicted, tossed with tempest and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with faire colours, and lay thy foundations with Saphires.
12And I will make thy windowes of Agates, and thy gates of Carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
- Exodus 28:17–21Rank 2 from verse 19
17And 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.
17And thou shalt †set in it settings of stones; euen foure rowes of stones: the first row shalbe a ‖Sardius, a Topaz, and a Carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18And the second row shall be an Emeraude, a Saphir, and a Diamond.
19And the third row a Lygure, an Agate, and an Amethist.
20And the fourth row, a Berill, and an Onix, and a Iasper: they shalbe set in gold in their †inclosings.
21And the stones shall bee with the names of the children of Israel, twelue, according to their names, like the engrauings of a signet: euery one with his name shall they bee according to the twelue tribes.
- Job 28:16–19Rank 3 from verse 19
16It 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.
16It cannot be valued with the golde of Ophir, with the precious Onix, or the Saphire.
17The golde and the chrystall cannot equall it: and the exchange of it shall not be for ‖iewels of fine golde.
18No mention shalbe made of ‖Corall, or of Pearles: for the price of wisedome is aboue Rubies.
19The Topaze of Ethiopia shall not equall it, neither shall it be valued with pure golde.
- Proverbs 3:15Rank 4 from verse 19
- Exodus 29:10–14Rank 5 from verse 19
10And 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.
10And thou shalt cause a bullocke to bee brought before the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and *Aaron and his sonnes shall put their hands vpon the head of the bullocke.
11And thou shalt kill the bullocke before the LORD, by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullocke, and put it vpon the hornes of the altar with thy finger, and powre all the blood beside the bottome of the Altar.
13And *thou shalt take all the fat that couereth the inwards, and †the caule that is aboue the liuer, and the two kidneis, and the fat that is vpon them, and burne them vpon the altar.
14But the flesh of the bullocke, and his skinne, and his doung shalt thou burne with fire without the campe, it is a sinne offering.
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Revelation 21:19
Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of garnish, meaning to adorn or decorate.
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1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
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foundation
The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.
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A precious stone.
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Next after the first in order, rank, time, or succession.
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A precious stone.
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chalcedony
A precious stone named among the foundations of New Jerusalem.
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A precious stone.
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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.
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,
Selected passage20The 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.