Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Messagehaving the glory of God, her brilliance like a most precious jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.Gpossessing the glory of Elohim—her radiance like a most precious stone, like jasper, crystalline clear.
KJV
King James VersionHaving the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
BSB
Berean Standard Bibleshining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
Footnotes
φωστήρ (phōstēr) means a luminary—a body that emits light rather than merely reflecting it—the same word used in the Septuagint for the luminaries of Genesis 1:14–16 and in Philippians 2:15 for believers "shining like stars." The city does not merely reflect God's glory; it has become a self-radiating luminary in its own right, transformed by indwelling divine presence.
