³And he that sat was to look upon like a ^gjasper and a ^hsardine stone: and there was ⁱa rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an ^jemerald. ⁴And ^kround about the throne were ^lfour and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw ^l^mfour and twenty elders sitting, ⁿclothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads ^ocrowns of gold. ⁵And out of the throne proceeded ^plightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven ^qlamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^rthe seven spirits of God. ⁶And before the throne there was ^sa sea of glass like unto ^sscrystal: and ^tin the midst of the throne, and ^kround about the throne, were ^tfour beasts ^ufull of eyes before and ^vbehind.

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g Ex. 28. 20. & 39. 13. Ezek. 28. 13. ch. 21. 11, 18, 19.
h Ex. 28. 17. & 39. 10. Ezek. 28. 13 (text). ch. 21. 20.
i Ezek. 1. 28. So ch. 10. 1.
jSo Ex. 28. 17 (Gk.), 18 (Engl.). & 39. 10 (Gk.), 11 (Engl.). Ezek. 27. 16 (Engl.). & 28. 13 (text). Ecclus. 32. 6. ch. 21. 19.
k ver. 6. ch. 5. 11.
l ch. 11. 16.
l ch. 11. 16.
m ver. 10. ch. 5. 6, 8, 14. & 7. 11. & 19. 4. So ch. 5. 5. & 14. 3.
nSee ch. 3. 4.
o ver. 10. So 2 Esdr. 2. 43.
pSo ch. 8. 5. & 11. 19. & 16. 18. See Ex. 19. 16.
q Ezek. 1. 13 (Heb. & Gk.). ch. 8. 10. See John 18. 3.
rSee ch. 1. 4.
s ch. 15. 2. So ch. 21. 18, 21.
ss ch. 22. 1. So ch. 21. 11.
t Ezek. 1. 5.
k ver. 6. ch. 5. 11.
t Ezek. 1. 5.
u ver. 8.
v ch. 5. 1 (Gk.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one seated there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian stone. A rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald surrounded the throne.

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white clothes, with golden crowns on their heads.

Flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder came from the throne. Seven fiery torches were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne.

Four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back were around the throne on each side.

NLTNew Living Translation

The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.

In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald. And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads were gold crowns. And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

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