Discovery BoxRevelation 21:11
Context21:11 The city possesses 1 the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper. 2
Revelation 22:1
Context22:1 Then 3 the angel 4 showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out 5 from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
Job 28:17
Context28:17 Neither gold nor crystal 6 can be compared with it,
nor can a vase 7 of gold match its worth.
Ezekiel 1:22
Context1:22 Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, 8 glittering awesomely like ice, 9 stretched out over their heads.
[21:11] 1 tn Grk “from God, having the glory of God.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation by supplying the words “the city” to refer back to the previous clause and translating the participle (“having”) as a finite verb.
[21:11] 2 tn On the term ἰάσπιδι (iaspidi) BDAG 465 s.v. ἴασπις states, “jasper, a precious stone found in various colors, mostly reddish, somet. green…brown, blue, yellow, and white. In antiquity the name was not limited to the variety of quartz now called jasper, but could designate any opaque precious stone. Rv 21:18f. W. λίθος 4:3 (TestSol C 11:8). λίθος ἴασπις κρυσταλλίζων a stone of crystal-clear jasper 21:11 (cp. Is 54:12); perh. the opal is meant here; acc. to some, the diamond.”
[22:1] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[22:1] 4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[22:1] 5 tn Grk “proceeding.” Water is more naturally thought to pour out or flow out in English idiom.
[28:17] 6 tn The word is from זָכַךְ (zakhakh, “clear”). It describes a transparent substance, and so “glass” is an appropriate translation. In the ancient world it was precious and so expensive.
[28:17] 7 tc The MT has “vase”; but the versions have a plural here, suggesting jewels of gold.
