Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionAnd the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GThe foundations of the city wall were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageThe foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThe foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Footnotes
The twelve foundation stones consciously echo the twelve stones of the high priest's breastplate (חֹשֶׁן, khoshen; Exodus 28:17–20), though not in identical order. The breastplate bore the names of the twelve tribes over the priest's heart as he entered the Holy of Holies—now those same stones form the eternal foundations of the city that is itself the Holy of Holies. All priestly intercession has been built permanently into the structure of the new creation.
