On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. God was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!
Revelation 4:3 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. God was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!
In the year that King Uzziah {\cf2\super [58]} died, {\cf2\super [59]} I saw my Master. He was sitting on a very high and wonderful throne. {\cf2\super [60]} His long robe filled the temple. {\cf2\super [61]}
Then I looked up at the bowl {\cf2\super [78]} over the heads of the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [79]} The bowl looked clear blue like sapphire. And there was something that looked like a throne over the bowl.
You were in Eden,\par the Garden of God.\par You had every precious stone—\par rubies, topaz, and diamonds;\par beryls, onyx, and jasper;\par sapphires, turquoise, and emeralds.\par And each of these stones was set in gold.\par You were given this beauty\par on the day you were created.\par \{God\} made you strong.\par
Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven. The angel was dressed in a cloud. He had a rainbow around his head. The angel’s face was like the sun, and his legs were like poles of fire.
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.