Job 28:19

28:19 The topaz of Cush 1  cannot be compared with it;

it cannot be purchased with pure gold.

Revelation 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, 2  the sixth carnelian, 3  the seventh chrysolite, 4  the eighth beryl, 5  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, 6  the eleventh jacinth, 7  and the twelfth amethyst.

1 tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).

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

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

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

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

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

7 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.