KJV King James Version
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
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Revelation 12:16
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
WEB World English Bible
The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the land did help the woman, and the land did open its mouth and did swallow up the river, that the dragon did cast forth out of his mouth;
Surrounding context — Revelation 12
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man [child].
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐβοήθησενG997 · boētheōto helpἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆG1093 · gēearth: planetτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναικὶG1135 · gunēwomanκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤνοιξενG455 · anoigōto openἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆG1093 · gēearth: planetτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoστόμαG4750 · stomamouthαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandκατέπιενG2666 · katapinōto swallowτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoποταμὸνG4215 · potamosriverὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔβαλενG906 · ballōto throw: throwὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδράκωνG1404 · drakōndragonἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoστόματοςG4750 · stomamouthαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
1 Kings 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.Exodus 12:35-36And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:2 Kings 8:9So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
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