Revelation 4:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And He who sat there was like a jasper and a ruby stone in appearance. And there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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.

Revelation 4:3 Cross References

Exodus 24:10

and they saw the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 28:18

and the second row is a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Exodus 39:11

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

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that Sovereign Uzziyahu died, I saw יהוה  sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the Hĕ

Ezekiel 1:26

And above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone. And on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man high above it.

Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the esteem of יהוה. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

Ezekiel 10:1

And I looked and saw in the expanse that was above the head of the keruḇ

Ezekiel 28:13

“You were in Ě

Revelation 10:1

And I saw another strong messenger coming down from the heaven, robed in a cloud, and a rainbow on his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like columns of fire,

Revelation 21:11

having the esteem of Elohim, and her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal,