KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
WEB World English Bible
He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;’
Surrounding context — Revelation 17
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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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 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayμοι·G3165 · memeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoὕδαταG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichεἶδες,G1492 · eidōto perceive: understandοὗG3757 · ohuwhitherἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόρνηG4204 · pornēprostituteκάθηται,G2521 · kathēmaito sitλαοὶG2992 · laosa peopleκαὶG2532 · kaiandὄχλοιG3793 · ochloscrowdεἰσὶνG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesκαὶG2532 · kaiandγλῶσσαι.G1100 · glōssatongue
Cross-references
Revelation 17:1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:Jeremiah 51:13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, [and] the measure of thy covetousness.Isaiah 8:7-8Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:Jeremiah 51:55Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:Psalm 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.Psalm 93:3-4The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.Revelation 10:11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.Revelation 11:9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.Psalm 18:4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.Revelation 13:7-8And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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