"Its rocksare the sourceof sapphires,And its dust[contains] gold.
"It cannotbe valuedin the goldof Ophir,In preciousonyx,or sapphire.
"The earth,from it comesfood,And underneathit is turnedup as fire.
"The pathnobirdof preyknows,Norhas the falcon'seyecaughtsightof it.
and they sawthe Godof Israel;and underHis feetthere appeared to be a pavementof sapphire,as clearas the skyitself.
"His handsare rodsof goldSetwith beryl;His abdomenis carvedivoryInlaidwith sapphires.
"O afflictedone,storm-tossed,[and] not comforted,Behold,I will setyour stonesin antimony,And your foundationsI will layin sapphires.
The foundationstonesof the citywallwere adornedwith every kindof preciousstone.The firstfoundation stonewas jasper;the second,sapphire;the third,chalcedony;the fourth,emerald;
