KJV King James Version
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.
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Revelation 17:16
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And 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.
WEB World English Bible
The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
ASV American Standard Version
And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire,
Surrounding context — Revelation 17
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδέκαG1176 · dekatenκέραταG2768 · kerashornἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichεἶδεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθηρίον,G2342 · thērionwild animalοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμισήσουσινG3404 · miseōto hateτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόρνηνG4204 · pornēprostituteκαὶG2532 · kaiandἠρημωμένηνG2049 · erēmoōto lay wasteποιήσουσινG4160 · poieōto do/make: doαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandγυμνὴνG1131 · gumnosnakedκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσάρκαςG4561 · sarxfleshαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heφάγονταιG5315 · phageinto eatκαὶG2532 · kaiandαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heκατακαύσουσινG2618 · katakaiōto burnἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπυρί.G4442 · purfire
Cross-references
Revelation 18:8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.Ezekiel 16:37-44Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.Leviticus 21:9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.Jeremiah 50:41-42Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.Revelation 18:16-17And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!Revelation 17:1-2And 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:Ezekiel 23:45-49And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they [are] adulteresses, and blood [is] in their hands.Revelation 18:19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.Revelation 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.Daniel 7:5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.Revelation 19:18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.Revelation 17:12-13And 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.Revelation 17:10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.Job 31:31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.Psalm 27:2When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.Isaiah 13:17-18Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and [as for] gold, they shall not delight in it.
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