Wisdom is worth more\par than gold or crystal.\par Expensive jewels set in gold\par can’t buy wisdom.\par
Revelation 21:11 - Easy To Read Version The city was shining with the glory of God. It was shining bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper. It was clear as crystal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Clothed in God's glory [in all its splendor and radiance]. The luster of it resembled a rare and most precious jewel, like jasper, shining clear as crystal. American Standard Version (1901) having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: Common English Bible The city had God’s glory. Its brilliance was like a priceless jewel, like jasper that was as clear as crystal. Catholic Public Domain Version having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone, even as crystal. |
Wisdom is worth more\par than gold or crystal.\par Expensive jewels set in gold\par can’t buy wisdom.\par
\{At that time, God will prove that he is with his people.\} During the day, God will make a cloud of smoke. And during the night, God will make a bright flaming fire. {\cf2\super [41]} These proofs will be in the sky over every building and over every meeting of the people on the mountain of Zion. {\cf2\super [42]} There will be a covering over every person {\cf2\super [43]} for protection.
There was an amazing thing over the heads of animals. It was like a bowl {\cf2\super [10]} turned upside down. And the bowl was clear like crystal!
Your business brought you \{many riches\}.\par But they also put cruelty inside you.\par And you sinned.\par So I treated you like you were some\par unclean thing—\par I threw you off the mountain of God.\par You were one of the special Cherub angels—\par \{Your wings\} spread over \{my throne\}.\par But I forced you to leave the jewels\par that sparkled like fire.\par
There the Glory of the God of Israel came from the east. God’s voice was loud like the sound of the sea. The ground was bright with the light from the Glory of God.
“The distance around the city will be 18,000 cubits. {\cf2\super [486]} From now on, the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE. {\cf2\super [487]}
The temple was filled with smoke from the glory and the power of God. No one could enter the temple until the seven troubles of the seven angels were finished.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life. The river was bright like crystal. The river flows from the throne of God and the Lamb.
There will never be night again. People will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. And they will rule like kings forever and ever.
The One who sat on the throne looked like precious stones, like jasper and carnelian. All around the throne was a rainbow with clear colors like an emerald.
Also before the throne there was something that looked like a sea of glass. It was clear like crystal.