Revelation 4:3
ContextNET © | 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. |
NIV © | And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. |
NASB © | And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. |
NLT © | The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones––jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. |
MSG © | suffused in gem hues of amber and flame with a nimbus of emerald. |
BBE © | And to my eyes he was like a jasper and a sardius stone: and there was an arch of light round the high seat, like an emerald. |
NRSV © | And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald. |
NKJV © | And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | 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. |
NET © Notes |
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.” |