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Revelation 21:19

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.

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

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.

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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BSB
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,
KJV
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;
WEB
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,
ASV
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;
DARBY
the foundations of the wall of the city [were] adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
BLB
the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
ÅB
Og grunnsteinene i stadens mur var prydet med allslags kostelig stein; den første grunnstein var jaspis, den annen safir, den tredje kalkedon, den fjerde smaragd,
OTB
Grunnsteinene i byens murer var prydet med alle slags kostbare steiner. Den første grunnsteinen var jaspis, den andre safir, den tredje kalsedon, den fjerde smaragd,
B1930
Og grunnstenene i stadens mur var prydet med allslags kostelig sten; den første grunnsten var jaspis, den annen safir, den tredje kalkedon, den fjerde smaragd,

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  • Isaiah 54:11–12

    O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

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  • Exodus 28:17–21

    And 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.

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  • Job 28:16–19

    It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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  • Proverbs 3:15

    She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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