Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. New Living Translation Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language. English Standard Version And the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 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. Berean Literal Bible And he says to me, "The waters that you saw where the prostitute sits are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. King James Bible And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. New King James Version Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. New American Standard Bible And he said to me, “The waters which you saw where the prostitute sits are peoples and multitudes, and nations and languages. NASB 1995 And he said to me, “The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. NASB 1977 And he said to me, “The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. Legacy Standard Bible And he said to me, “The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and crowds and nations and tongues. Amplified Bible Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. Christian Standard Bible He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, upon which The Harlot sat, are the nations, multitudes, peoples and languages.” Contemporary English Version The oceans you saw the prostitute sitting on are crowds of people from all races and languages. Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues. English Revised Version And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. GOD'S WORD® Translation The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are people, crowds, nations, and languages. Good News Translation The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages. International Standard Version The angel also told me, "The bodies of water you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. Literal Standard Version And he says to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues; Majority 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. 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. NET Bible Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, 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. New Heart English Bible He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. Webster's Bible Translation And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages. Weymouth New Testament He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, nations and languages. World English Bible He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. 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;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Victory of the Lamb14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” 15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.… Cross References Isaiah 8:7 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates--the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. Jeremiah 47:2 This is what the LORD says: "See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail Ezekiel 31:4 The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: "Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. Treasury of Scripture And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. The waters. Revelation 17:1 And 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: Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Psalm 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. are. Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. Revelation 11:9 And 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. 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 all kindreds, and tongues, and nations… Jump to Previous Angel Armies Evil Harlot Languages Multitudes Nations Peoples Prostitute Sawest Seated Sit Sits Sitteth Tongues Waters WhoreJump to Next Angel Armies Evil Harlot Languages Multitudes Nations Peoples Prostitute Sawest Seated Sit Sits Sitteth Tongues Waters WhoreRevelation 17 1. A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast;5. which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations. 9. The interpretation of the seven heads; 12. and the ten horns. 14. The victory of the Lamb. 16. The punishment of the harlot. (15) And he said unto me . . .--Better, And he (i.e., the angel mentioned in Revelation 17:1) saith, &c. The waters on which the harlot sits are explained as "multitudes." We have thus a key to the imagery employed here and elsewhere (Revelation 13:1). The wild beast and the harlot both draw much of their power from the people. The easily-moved passions or the fickle crowd, its generous, unreasoning impulses, are used by subtle and seductive enemies. "Men never so much need to be theocratic as when they are most democratic," said De Tocqueville. They need to recognise God as their King, then, most when their new discovered strength is likely to be made the tool of unscrupulous ambition.Verse 15. - And he saith unto me. As in ver. 7, these words form the preface to a particular description. Having explained the mystery of the beast, to whom the woman looks for support, the angel now proceeds to unfold the mystery of the harlot herself. The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth; viz. those mentioned in ver. 1. In ver. 7 we are told that the beast carries the woman. Both statements are correct. The beast is the world power, which is found among the "peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues." Are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues, The fourfold description of the human race (cf. Revelation 5:9, etc.), which, as a whole, serves the beast (cf. Revelation 13:3, 8, 12, 16), and out of which are selected the redeemed (Revelation 5:9; Revelation 9:9). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the angel] said λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. “The Τὰ (Ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. waters ὕδατα (hydata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. where οὗ (hou) Adverb Strong's 3757: Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where. you saw εἶδες (eides) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prostitute πόρνη (pornē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4204: A prostitute; met: an idolatrous community. Feminine of pornos; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater. seated κάθηται (kathētai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. are εἰσὶν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. peoples λαοὶ (laoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. multitudes ὄχλοι (ochloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. nations ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. tongues. γλῶσσαι (glōssai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language. 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