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Revelation 21:19 KJV
Revelation · chapter 21 · verse 19
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;Revelation 21:19 · King James Version
Revelation 21:19 in context
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- foundationsthemelioslaid down as a foundation, the foundation , metaph. the foundations, beginnings, first…G2310 →
- precioustimiosas of great price, precious, held in honour, esteemed, especially dearG5093 →
- sapphiresapphirossapphire, a precious stoneG4552 →
- stoneslithosa stone, of small stones, of building stones, metaph. of ChristG3037 →
- jasperiaspisjasper, a precious stone of various coloursG2393 →
- seconddeuterosthe second, the other of twoG1208 →
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We have already considered the introduction to the vision of the new Jerusalem in a more general idea of the heavenly state; we now come to the vision itself, where observe, I. The person that opened the vision to the apostle - one of the seven angels, that had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, Rev 21:9.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-27