Revelation 17:15 “Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute w…”

Revelation 17:15

Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

World English Bible

He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

American Standard Version

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said vnto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Darby Translation

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

Young's Literal Translation

And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'

Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.

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Cross references

“The waters”

Revelation 17:1 Jeremiah 51:13 Jeremiah 51:55 Psalm 65:7 Psalm 93:3–4 Jeremiah 51:42

Revelation 17:1 · BSB

Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

Jeremiah 51:13 · BSB

You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

Jeremiah 51:55 · BSB

For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.

Psalm 65:7 · BSB

You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.

Psalm 93:3–4 · BSB

The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.

Jeremiah 51:42 · BSB

The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.

“are”

Revelation 10:11 Revelation 11:9 Revelation 13:7 Revelation 13:8

Revelation 10:11 · BSB

And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

Revelation 11:9 · BSB

For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.

Revelation 13:7 · BSB

Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

Revelation 13:8 · BSB

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

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