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Revelation 4:3

Context
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

Context
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.
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[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.”

[9:17]  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.

[9:17]  5 tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

[9:17]  6 tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[9:17]  7 tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

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

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

[9:17]  10 sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

[9:17]  11 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:17]  12 tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”



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