Revelation 4:3

4:3 And the one seated on it was like jasper 1  and carnelian 2  in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald 3  encircled the throne.

Revelation 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, 4  the sixth carnelian, 5  the seventh chrysolite, 6  the eighth beryl, 7  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, 8  the eleventh jacinth, 9  and the twelfth amethyst.

1 tn Grk “jasper stone.”

sn Jasper was a semiprecious gemstone, probably green in color (L&N 2.30).

2 sn Carnelian was a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

3 tn Or “a rainbow emerald-like in appearance.”

4 sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

5 sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

6 sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

7 sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

8 sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

9 sn Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible confusion with the flower of the same name). See L&N 2.41.