And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

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He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim.

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18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 (A)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve (B)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. (C)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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18 The wall was made of jasper,(A) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(B) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(C) The first foundation was jasper,(D) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(E) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[a] 21 The twelve gates(F) were twelve pearls,(G) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.

11 “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with (A)colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.

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11 “Afflicted(A) city, lashed by storms(B) and not comforted,(C)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](D)
    your foundations(E) with lapis lazuli.(F)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates(G) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of (A)Jehiel[a] the Gershonite.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Possibly the same as Jehieli, 1 Chr. 26:21, 22

Anyone who had precious stones(A) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(B)

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Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, (A)onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.

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With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold(A) for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,[a](B) stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.