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Revelation 21:20 KJV
Revelation · chapter 21 · verse 20
The 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.Revelation 21:20 · King James Version
Revelation 21:20 in context
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.
22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- chrysolitechrysolithoschrysolite is a precious stone of golden colourG5555 →
- sardonyxsardonyxa sardonyx, a precious stone marked by the red colours of the carnelian and the white of…G4557 →
- sardiussardiona sardius, a precious stone of which there are two types, the former is called a…G4556 →
- seventhhebdomosseventhG1442 →
- eighthogdoosthe eighthG3590 →
- fifthpemptosfifthG3991 →
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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