Revelation 4:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He Who sat there appeared like [the crystalline brightness of] jasper and [the fiery] sardius, and encircling the throne there was a halo that looked like [a rainbow of] emerald. [Ezek. 1:28.]

American Standard Version (1901)

and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon.

Common English Bible

The one seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and surrounding the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius. And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne, in aspect similar to an emerald.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he that sat, was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 4:3 Cross References

Exodus 24:10

and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

Exodus 28:18

and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;

Exodus 39:11

and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty, and the hem of his robe filled the temple.

Ezekiel 1:26

And above the dome over their heads there was something like a throne, in appearance like sapphire, and seated above the likeness of the throne was something that seemed like a human form.

Ezekiel 1:28

Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendor all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking.

Ezekiel 10:1

Then I looked, and above the dome that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne.

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, chrysolite, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; and worked in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

Revelation 10:1

And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun and his legs like pillars of fire.

Revelation 21:11

It has the glory of God and a radiance like a very rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal.