Isaiah 54:11-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 O afflicted one,[a] storm-battered and unconsoled,
I lay your pavements in carnelians,
your foundations in sapphires;(A)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
Footnotes
- 54:11 Afflicted one: Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 The foundations of the city wall were decorated with every precious stone; the first course of stones was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,(A)
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