- sapphires:
- "It cannot¹ be valuedª° with the goldª of Ophir,ª with the preciousª onyx,ª or the sapphire.ª" {Job 28:16} + "And they sawª°¹ the Godª of Israel:ª and [there was] under¹ his feetª as it were a pavedª workª of a sapphire stone,ª and as it were the bodyª of heavenª in [his] clearness.ª" {Exd 24:10} + "His handsª [are as] goldª ringsª setª° with the beryl:ª his bellyª [is as] brightª ivoryª overlaidª° [with] sapphires.ª" {Sgs 5:14} + "O thou afflicted,ª tossed with tempest,ª° [and] not¹ comforted,ª° behold,¹ I¹ will layª° thy stonesª with fair colours,ª and lay thy foundationsª° with sapphires.ª" {Isa 54:11} + "Andª the¹ foundationsª of the¹ wallª of the¹ cityª [were] garnished¹ with²° all manner¹ of² preciousª stones.ª The¹ firstª foundationª [was] jasper;ª the¹ second,ª sapphire;ª the¹ third,ª a chalcedony;ª the¹ fourth,ª an emerald;ª" {Rev 21:19}
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