Revelation 21:11 - She reflected the glory of God, and her brightness was like a precious jewel, like the valuable jasper stone, and clear like a crystal. [Turker's Comment: This is comparing something valuable to a jewel or crystal.]
Revelation 21:12 - It had a mighty wall with twelve gates. The gates had twelve angels named after the tribes of Israel. [Turker's Comment: I'm not exactly sure if their where one angels per gate or 144 angels in total so I've cheated slightly be preserving the original semantics.]
Revelation 21:13 - On the three gates in all four geographical directions. [Turker's Comment: There is something on a few gates in all directions.]
Revelation 21:14 - The foundations of the city’s wall were twelve, and upon them were engraved the names of the twelve apostles of Jesus. [Turker's Comment: I don't know what city this is referring to because my Bible knowledge is sadly lacking, but I assume the Lamb's apostles refer to Jesus.]
Revelation 21:15 - The man that was talking to me had a golden reed to measure the city, the city gates, and the city walls. [Turker's Comment: The only part of the sentence that people may not understand is the part about the golden reed. It is a type of measurement tool (like a ruler) that is being used to measure a city in its entirety.]
Revelation 21:16 - The city is an open square. It measures around 276,000 yards. [Turker's Comment: The sentance is telling you the size of a city.]
Revelation 21:17 - He measured the length of the wall at a hundred and forty-four cubits by the ruler of man and of the angels.
Revelation 21:18 - The building walls were made of jasper: the city was pure gold and reflective like glass. [Turker's Comment: The city is made of jasper, gold, and fine materials - perfection.]
Revelation 21:19 - The layered foundations that form the walls of the city are covered with precious gems with a bottom layer of jasper covered by sapphire that was covered by chalcedony with emerald on top. [Turker's Comment: The foundation of the city walls was grandly decorated with jewels inlaid in precious metals instead of marble or stone.]
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth would be sardonyx, the sixth is sardius, chryolyte is seventh, the eighth is beryl; the ninth then is topaz; chrysoprasus the tenth, jacinth the eleventh ; and finally the twelfth, an amethyst. [Turker's Comment: An excellent catagorizing of semi precious stones.]
