◄ Revelation 17:15 ►
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Good News Translation
The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.

New Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

Contemporary English Version
The oceans you saw the prostitute sitting on are crowds of people from all races and languages.

New American Bible
Then he said to me, “The waters that you saw where the harlot lives represent large numbers of peoples, nations, and tongues.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and nations and tongues.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and nations and tongues.

The waters.

Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters:

Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death surrounded me: and the torrents of iniquity troubled me.

Psalm 65:7 Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,

Psalm 93:3-4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods have lifted up their waves, . . .

Isaiah 8:7,8 Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks. . . .

Jeremiah 51:13,42,55 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction. . . .

are.

Revelation 10:11 And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations and peoples and tongues and kings.

Revelation 11:9 And they of the tribes and peoples and tongues and nations shall see their bodies for three days and a half: and they shall not suffer their bodies to be laid in sepulchres.

Revelation 13:7,8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. . . .

Context
The Victory of the Lamb
14These shall fight with the Lamb. And the Lamb shall overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they that are with him are called and elect and faithful. 15And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and nations and tongues. 16And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: These shall hate the harlot and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and shall burn her with fire.…
Cross References
Isaiah 8:7
Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks.

Jeremiah 47:2
Thus saith the Lord: Behold there come up waters out of the north, and they shall be as an overflowing torrent, and they shall cover the land, and all that is therein, the city and the inhabitants thereof: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl,

Ezekiel 31:4
The waters nourished him, the deep set him tip on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent, forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country.

Revelation 5:9
And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book and to open the seals thereof: because thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation:

Revelation 17:1
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters:

Revelation 17:14
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