18. Red coral ( :- ). pearls —literally, "what is frozen." Probably crystal; and :- will then be glass. rubies —UMBREIT translates "pearls" (see Lamentations 4:1 ; Proverbs 3:15 ). The Urim and Thummim, the means of consulting God by the twelve stones on the high priest's breastplate, "the stones of the sanctuary" ( Proverbs 3:15- : ), have their counterpart in this chapter; the precious stones symbolizing the "light" and "perfection" of the divine wisdom. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-19" class="com-number"
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