Revelation 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

look upon. Compare App-133.

jasper. jasper stone. According to Pliny, this stone was translucent.

sardine stone. sardius stone.. precious stone from Sardis, red in color.

rainbow. Greek. iris. Only here and Revelation 10:1. In Genesis 9:13; Ezekiel 1:28, &c, the Septuagint uses toxon, bow, for the Hebrew kesheth.

insight. Same words as "to look upon", above.

unto. to.

emerald. Only here.. kindred word in Revelation 21:19, and in Exodus 28:18 with Exodus 39:8 (Septuagint)

Revelation 4:3

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