Discovery BoxRevelation 4:3 
Context4:3 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 21:19
Context21:19 The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated 4 with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, 5 the fourth emerald,
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 tn The perfect participle here has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect.
5 sn Agate (also called chalcedony) is a semiprecious stone usually milky or gray in color (L&N 2.32).
