Revelation 21:18 (DBY)

Passage

And the building of its wall [was] jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:16 And the city lies four-square, and its length [is] as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal.

Revelation 21:17 And he measured its wall, a hundred [and] forty-four cubits, [a] man's measure, that is, [the] angel's.

Revelation 21:18 And the building of its wall [was] jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:

Revelation 21:19 the foundations of the wall of the city [were] adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

Revelation 21:20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "building", "wall", "jasper", "city", "pure", "gold", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "building" and "wall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And he measured its wall a hundred..." into verse 19's "the foundations of the wall of the...", so "building" and "wall" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "building" and "wall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.