Revelation 21:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the 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, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the foundations of the wall of the city we garnished with all manner of pcious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphi; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    {G2532} The foundations{G2310} of the wall{G5038} of the city{G4172} were adorned{G2885} with all manner{G3956} of precious{G5093} stones.{G3037} The first{G4413} foundation{G2310} was jasper;{G2393} the second,{G1208} sapphire;{G4552} the third,{G5154} chalcedony;{G5472} the fourth,{G5067} emerald;{G4665}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} the foundations{G2310} of the wall{G5038} of the city{G4172} were garnished with{G2885}{(G5772)} all manner of{G3956} precious{G5093} stones{G3037}. The first{G4413} foundation{G2310} was jasper{G2393}; the second{G1208}, sapphire{G4552}; the third{G5154}, a chalcedony{G5472}; the fourth{G5067}, an emerald{G4665};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and the foundacions of the wall of ye cite was garnisshed with all maner of precious stones The fyrste foundacion was iaspar the seconde saphyre the thyrde a calcedony the fourth an emeralde:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and ye foundacios of the walles and of ye cite were garnysshed with all maner of precious stones. The fyrst foundacion was a Iasper, the seconde a Saphyre, ye thyrde a Calcedony, the fourth a Smaragde:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the foundations of the wal of ye city were garnished with all maner of precious stones: the first foundation was Iasper: the second of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the foundations of the wall of the citie were garnisshed with all maner of precious stones. The first foundation was Iasper, the seconde Saphire, the third a Chalcedonie, the fourth an Emeralde,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire{or, lapis lazuli}; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 54:11-12 : 11 O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted: behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.
  • Exod 28:17-21 : 17 And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; 18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 19 the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings. 21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.
  • Exod 29:10-14 : 10 And you shall bring the bull before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull. 11 And you shall kill the bull before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 12 And you shall take some of the blood of the bull, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar. 13 And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bull, with its skin and its offal, you shall burn with fire outside the camp: it is a sin offering.
  • Job 28:16-19 : 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, nor shall it be valued with pure gold.
  • Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared to her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 21:20-21
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    20 The 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.

    21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

  • Rev 21:10-18
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    10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

    11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

    12 And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

    13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

    14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

    15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it.

    16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal.

    17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

    18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

  • Exod 39:10-14
    5 verses
    78%

    10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle; this was the first row.

    11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

    12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

    13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were enclosed in settings of gold in their enclosures.

    14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each with his name, representing the twelve tribes.

  • Exod 28:17-21
    5 verses
    78%

    17 And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald;

    18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

    19 the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.

    21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

  • Isa 54:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted: behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

    12 And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.

  • Rev 4:3
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    3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

  • Job 28:6
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    6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

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    13 You have been in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tambourines and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9-11
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    9 All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court.

    10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

    11 And above were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar.

  • Exod 25:7
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    7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Exod 35:9
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    9 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

  • Job 28:16-17
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    16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

    17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

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    2 And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • 1 Cor 3:12
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    12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw;

  • Isa 28:16
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    16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.

  • Gen 2:12
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    12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

  • Exod 35:27
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    27 And the leaders brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

  • Rev 17:4
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    4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication:

  • Rev 18:12
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    12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood, and all types of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

  • Job 38:6
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    6 On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

  • Rev 18:16
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    16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

  • 1 Chr 29:2
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    2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • Lam 4:1
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    1 How has the gold become dim! How is the finest gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the top of every street.

  • Ezek 10:9
    64%

    9 And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the color of a beryl stone.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17
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    17 And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

  • Rev 4:6
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    6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

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    6 And they worked onyx stones enclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the children of Israel.