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.

[28:19]  ¹ tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).

[21:20]  ² sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

[21:20]  ³ sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[21:20]  ⁴ sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

[21:20]  ⁵ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

[21:20]  ⁶ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

[21:20]  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.