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 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, ⁴  the sixth carnelian, ⁵  the seventh chrysolite, ⁶  the eighth beryl, ⁷  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, ⁸  the eleventh jacinth, ⁹  and the twelfth amethyst.

[4:3]  ¹ tn Grk “jasper stone.”

[4:3]  ² sn Carnelian was a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[4:3]  ³ tn Or “a rainbow emerald-like in appearance.”

[21:20]  ⁴ sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

[21:20]  ⁵ sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[21:20]  ⁶ sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

[21:20]  ⁷ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

[21:20]  ⁸ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

[21:20]  ⁹ 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.