Revelation 4:3
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And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. And there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

like a.

Revelation 21:11,19,20 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal. . . .

Exodus 24:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.

Ezekiel 1:26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was the likeness of the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 28:13 Thou wast in the pleasures of the paradise of God: every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the jasper, the chrysolite, and the onyx, and the beryl, the sapphire, and the carbuncle, and the emerald: gold the work of thy beauty: and thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created.

a rainbow.

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head: and his face, as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

Genesis 9:13-16 I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me and between the earth. . . .

Isaiah 54:9,10 This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee. . . .

Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.

like unto.

Revelation 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third; a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald:

Exodus 28:18 In the second a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper:

Exodus 39:11 In the second, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.

Ezekiel 28:13 Thou wast in the pleasures of the paradise of God: every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the jasper, the chrysolite, and the onyx, and the beryl, the sapphire, and the carbuncle, and the emerald: gold the work of thy beauty: and thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created.

Context
The Throne in Heaven
2And immediately I was in the spirit. And behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and upon the throne one sitting. 3And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. And there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats, four and twenty ancients sitting, clothed in white garments. And on their heads were crowns of gold.…
Cross References
Exodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.

Isaiah 6:1
In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train filled the temple.

Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.

Ezekiel 10:1
And I saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

Revelation 10:1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head: and his face, as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal.

Revelation 21:19
And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third; a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald:

Revelation 21:20
The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst.

Lexicon
The [One]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

seated there
καθήμενος (kathēmenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

looked
ὁράσει (horasei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3706: A sight, vision, appearance. From horao; the act of gazing, i.e. an aspect or an inspired appearance.

like
ὅμοιος (homoios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.

jasper
ἰάσπιδι (iaspidi)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2393: Jasper; a precious stone. Probably of foreign origin; 'jasper', a gem.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

ruby,
σαρδίῳ (sardiō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4556: Carnelian, a precious stone. Properly, an adjective from an uncertain base; sardian, i.e. the gem so called.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a rainbow
ἶρις (iris)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2463: A rainbow or halo. Perhaps from ereo; a rainbow.

that gleamed
ὁράσει (horasei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3706: A sight, vision, appearance. From horao; the act of gazing, i.e. an aspect or an inspired appearance.

like
ὅμοιος (homoios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.

an emerald
σμαραγδίνῳ (smaragdinō)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4664: Made of emerald, emerald-green. From smaragdos; consisting of emerald.

encircled
κυκλόθεν (kyklothen)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2943: In a circle round, round about. Adverb from the same as kukloi; from the circle, i.e. All around.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

throne.
θρόνου (thronou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate.


Additional Translations
The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

and the One sitting, in appearance was like jasper and carnelian stone. And a rainbow was around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

And he that sat was to look on like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like to an emerald.

and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon.

and he [that was] sitting like in appearance to a stone [of] jasper and a sardius, and a rainbow round the throne like in appearance to an emerald.

and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon.

And he that sat was in appearance like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow around the throne in sight like an emerald.

The appearance of Him who sat there was like jasper or sard; and encircling the throne was a rainbow, in appearance like an emerald.

that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.

and He who is sitting was in sight like a stone, jasper and sardine: and a rainbow was round the throne in sight like an emerald.
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