Revelation 21:19 (GNV)

Passage

And the foundations of the wall of ye city were garnished with all maner of precious stones: the first foundation was Iasper: the second of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude:

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:17 And hee measured the wall thereof, an hundreth fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is, of the Angell.

Revelation 21:18 And ye building of the wall of it was of Iasper: and the citie was pure golde, like vnto cleare glasse.

Revelation 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of ye city were garnished with all maner of precious stones: the first foundation was Iasper: the second of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude:

Revelation 21:20 The fift of a Sardonix: the sixt of a Sardius: the seueth of a Chrysolite: the eight of a Beryl: the ninth of a Topaze: the tenth of a Chrysoprasus: the eleuenth of a Iacynth: the twelfth an Amethyst.

Revelation 21:21 And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, and euery gate is of one pearle, and the streete of the citie is pure golde, as shining glasse.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foundations", "wall", "city", "garnished", "maner", "precious", "stones", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foundations" and "wall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And ye building of the wall of..." into verse 20's "The fift of a Sardonix the sixt...", so "foundations" 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 "foundations" and "wall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.