Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.” New Living Translation The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality.” English Standard Version with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” Berean Standard Bible The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” Berean Literal Bible with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and those dwelling on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality." King James Bible With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. New King James Version with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” New American Standard Bible with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.” NASB 1995 with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.” NASB 1977 with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.” Legacy Standard Bible with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.” Amplified Bible she with whom the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth have become intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.” American Standard Version with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication. Contemporary English Version Every king on earth has slept with her, and her shameless ways are like wine that has made everyone on earth drunk." English Revised Version with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication. GOD'S WORD® Translation The kings of the earth had sex with her, and those living on earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual sins." Good News Translation The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the people of the world became drunk from drinking the wine of her immorality." International Standard Version The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those living on earth became drunk with the wine of her immorality." Majority Standard Bible The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” NET Bible with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality and the earth's inhabitants got drunk with the wine of her immorality." New Heart English Bible with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality." Webster's Bible Translation With whom the kings of the earth have committed lewd deeds, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her lewdness. Weymouth New Testament The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication." World English Bible with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality. Those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwith whom the kings of the earth committed whoredom; and those inhabiting the earth were made drunk from the wine of her whoredom”; Berean Literal Bible with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and those dwelling on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality." Young's Literal Translation with whom the kings of the earth did commit whoredom; and made drunk from the wine of her whoredom were those inhabiting the earth;' Smith's Literal Translation With whom the kings of the earth were debauched, and they dwelling upon the earth were intoxicated from the wine of her harlotry. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWith whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the whine of her whoredom. Catholic Public Domain Version With her, the kings of the earth have fornicated. And those who inhabit the earth have been inebriated by the wine of her prostitution.” New American Bible The kings of the earth have had intercourse with her, and the inhabitants of the earth became drunk on the wine of her harlotry.” New Revised Standard Version with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and with the wine of whose fornication the inhabitants of the earth have become drunk.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWith whom the kings of the earth have committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her adultery. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “For the Kings of The Earth committed fornication with her and all Earth dwellers are drunk with the wine of her fornication.” NT Translations Anderson New Testamentwith whom the kings of the earth have practiced lewdness, and with the wine of whose lewdness the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk. Godbey New Testament with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and those dwelling upon the earth were made drunk from the wine of her fornication. Haweis New Testament with whom the kings of the earth have committed whoredom, and all the inhabitants of the world have intoxicated themselves with the wine of her whoredom. Mace New Testament by whom the kings of the earth became idolaters, and the inhabiters of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of idolatry." Weymouth New Testament The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication." Worrell New Testament with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication." Worsley New Testament with whom the kings of the earth have committed whoredom, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Woman on the Beast1Then 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. 2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” 3And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.… Cross References Jeremiah 51:7 Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. Revelation 14:8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Revelation 18:9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. Isaiah 23:17 And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. Isaiah 47:7-9 You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. Nahum 3:4 because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. Ezekiel 16:15-17 But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking. / You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred! / You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. Ezekiel 23:5-7 Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors / clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. / She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. Ezekiel 23:17 Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust. Ezekiel 23:30 have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols. Jeremiah 3:9 Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. Jeremiah 51:25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. James 4:4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. Treasury of Scripture With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. Revelation 17:13,17 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast… Revelation 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Revelation 18:3,9,23 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies… Jump to Previous Acts Adultery Commit Committed Deeds Desires Drunk Drunken Dwell Dwellers Earth Evil Fornication Full Immorality Inhabitants Inhabiting Intoxicated Kings Lewd Sexual Themselves Whoredom WineJump to Next Acts Adultery Commit Committed Deeds Desires Drunk Drunken Dwell Dwellers Earth Evil Fornication Full Immorality Inhabitants Inhabiting Intoxicated Kings Lewd Sexual Themselves Whoredom WineRevelation 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. The kings of the earth This phrase refers to the rulers and leaders of the world's nations. In the context of Revelation, these kings symbolize the political powers that align themselves with worldly and ungodly systems. Historically, kings and rulers have often been tempted by power and wealth, leading them to compromise their values. The Greek word for "kings" (βασιλεῖς, basileis) emphasizes authority and dominion, suggesting that these leaders have significant influence over their people. The phrase warns of the dangers of political alliances that prioritize earthly power over divine truth. were immoral with her and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theοἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kings βασιλεῖς (basileis) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive 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. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. were sexually immoral ἐπόρνευσαν (eporneusan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4203: To fornicate; met: I practice idolatry. From porne; to act the harlot, i.e. indulge unlawful lust, or practise idolatry. with μεθ’ (meth’) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. [her], ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. those who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. dwell κατοικοῦντες (katoikountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2730: To dwell in, settle in, be established in (permanently), inhabit. From kata and oikeo; to house permanently, i.e. Reside. on the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative 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. earth γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. were intoxicated ἐμεθύσθησαν (emethysthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3182: To make drunk; pass: I become drunk. A prolonged form of methuo; to intoxicate. with ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wine οἴνου (oinou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive 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. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. immorality.” πορνείας (porneias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4202: Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry. Links Revelation 17:2 NIVRevelation 17:2 NLT Revelation 17:2 ESV Revelation 17:2 NASB Revelation 17:2 KJV Revelation 17:2 BibleApps.com Revelation 17:2 Biblia Paralela Revelation 17:2 Chinese Bible Revelation 17:2 French Bible Revelation 17:2 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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