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Revelation 21:18

16 And 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.

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

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

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;

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.

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BSB
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
KJV
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
WEB
The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
ASV
And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
DARBY
And the building of its wall [was] jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:
BLB
And the structure of its wall [was] jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass,
ÅB
Og dens mur var bygget av jaspis, og staden var av rent gull, lik rent glass.
OTB
Muren var laget av jaspis, og byen var av rent gull, som klart glass.
B1930
Og dens mur var bygget av jaspis, og staden var av rent gull, lik rent glass.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 21:11

    Having 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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  • Revelation 21:21

    And 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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  • 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;

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