Revelation 21:11

Having the Shekhinah kavod (glory) of Hashem. Her brilliance, was like a precious stone, even a jasper, clear as crystal, + 21:11 Isa 60:1,2; Ezek 43:2

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

In Context

10And he carried me away in the Ruach Hakodesh onto a great and high mountain, and showed me the Ir Hakodesh, Yerushalayim, descending and coming down out of Shomayim from Hashem, + 21:10 Ezek 40:2

12Having a great and high wall, having Shneym Asar She'arim (Twelve Gates), and at the She'arim (Gates), Shneym Asar malachim (Twelve angels), and SHEMOT (Names) were inscribed on them, which are the shemot (names) of the Shneym Asar Shivtei HaBnei Yisroel (Twelve Tribes of the Bnei Yisroel). + 21:12 Ezek 48:30-34

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Cross References

Isaiah 4:5And Hashem will create upon the whole place of Mount Tziyon, and upon her assemblies, an anan and smoke by yom, and the shining of a flaming eish by lailah; for upon all the kavod shall be a Chuppah.

Isaiah 60:19The shemesh shall be no more thy ohr yomam; 1 neither for brightness shall the yarei'ach give light unto thee; 1 but Hashem shall be unto thee an Ohr Olam, 1 and thy G-d thy tiferet. 1

Ezekiel 1:26And above the raki'a that was over their rosh was the demut kisse, as the appearance of a precious stone, a sapphire; and upon the demut hakisse was the demut like the appearance of adam above upon it.

Ezekiel 28:16By the multitude of thy trading 1 they have filled the midst of thee with chamas, 1 and thou hast sinned; 1 therefore I will banish thee as profane out of the Har Elohim; 1 and I will destroy thee, O guardian keruv, 1 from the midst of the stones of eish. 1

Ezekiel 48:35It was all around eighteen elef in circumference; and the shem of the Ir from that day shall be, Hashem Shammah ( Hashem is there). + 48:35 T.N. Ezek 34:24 speaks of the Davidic Nasi. Here is a Messianic Kingdom where Hashem has His Prince who is also referred to in 37:25; 44:3; 45:7,16-17,22; 46:2-18; 48:21-22. Anytime a Davidic ruler is mentioned in Scripture, that Davidic office points forward to Moshiach, even if the foreshadow only imperfectly (see Ezek 45:22) points toward the perfect fulfillment to come.

Revelation 4:6And before the Kes (Throne) there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. And on each side and around the Kes (Throne) there were Arbah Chayyot (four living beings), being full of eynayim in front and in back. + 4:6 Ezek 1:5

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:10-27

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a… Read the whole commentary →

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