Revelation 4:3

4:3 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 9:17

9:17 Now ⁴  this is what the horses and their riders ⁵  looked like in my ⁶  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ⁷  dark blue, ⁸  and sulfurous ⁹  yellow in color. ¹⁰  The ¹¹  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹²  came out of their mouths.

¹ tn Grk “jasper stone.”

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 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

⁶ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

⁷ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

⁸ tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”

⁹ tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

¹⁰ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹² tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”