11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
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Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-31)In this account of the making of the priests’ garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests’ garments are called here clothes of service , Exod. 39:1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service; for from those upon whom honour is put service is expected. It is said of those that are arrayed in white robes that they…
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