KJV King James Version
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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Revelation 17:18
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
WEB World English Bible
The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.’
Surrounding context — 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.
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 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυνὴG1135 · gunēwomanἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichεἶδες,G1492 · eidōto perceive: understandἔστινG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλιςG4172 · poliscityἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoμεγάληG3173 · megasgreatἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔχουσαG2192 · echōto have/beβασιλείανG932 · basileiakingdomἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλέωνG935 · basileuskingτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆς.¶G1093 · gēearth: planet
Cross-references
Revelation 16:19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.Revelation 18:2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.Daniel 2:40-41And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.Daniel 7:23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.Revelation 12:4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
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