Yehezkiel 1:16

1:16 The appearance of the wheels and their construction ¹  was like gleaming jasper, ²  and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel. ³ 

Yehezkiel 10:9

10:9 As I watched, I noticed ⁴  four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; ⁵  the wheels gleamed like jasper. ⁶ 

Daniel 10:6

10:6 His body resembled yellow jasper, ⁷  and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; ⁸  his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice ⁹  thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

Wahyu 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, ¹⁰  the sixth carnelian, ¹¹  the seventh chrysolite, ¹²  the eighth beryl, ¹³  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, ¹⁴  the eleventh jacinth, ¹⁵  and the twelfth amethyst.

[1:16]  ¹ tc This word is omitted from the LXX.

[1:16]  ² tn Heb “Tarshish stone.” The meaning of this term is uncertain. The term has also been translated “topaz” (NEB); “beryl” (KJV, NASB, NRSV); or “chrysolite” (RSV, NIV).

[1:16]  ³ tn Or “like a wheel at right angles to another wheel.” Some envision concentric wheels here, while others propose “a globe-like structure in which two wheels stand at right angles” (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [WBC], 1:33-34). The description given in v. 17 favors the latter idea.

[10:9]  ⁴ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[10:9]  ⁵ tn The MT repeats this phrase, a clear case of dittography.

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “Tarshish stone.” The meaning is uncertain. The term has also been translated “topaz” (NEB), “beryl” (KJV, NASB, NRSV), and “chrysolite” (RSV, NIV).

[10:6]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew word translated “yellow jasper” is תַּרשִׁישׁ (tarshish); it appears to be a semiprecious stone, but its exact identity is somewhat uncertain. It may be the yellow jasper, although this is conjectural. Cf. NAB, NIV “chrysolite”; NASB, NRSV “beryl.”

[10:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “torches of fire.”

[10:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “The sound of his words” (cf. v. 9).

[21:20]  ¹⁰ sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

[21:20]  ¹¹ sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[21:20]  ¹² sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

[21:20]  ¹³ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

[21:20]  ¹⁴ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

[21:20]  ¹⁵ sn Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible confusion with the flower of the same name). See L&N 2.41.