Revelation 17:9 Parallel Translations

"In this situation a wise mind is needed. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is sitting.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

ASV:

Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:

BBE:

Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman is seated:

DBY:

Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, whereon the woman sits.

ERV:

Here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:

WEY:

Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits.

WBS:

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

WEB:

Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.

YLT:

Here is the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit,

Revelation 17:9 Cross References

XREF:

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Revelation 17:3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

17:9 {16} And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The {c} seven heads {17} are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
(16) An exhortation preparing for the readers in the same argument, as that of Christ He that hath ears to hear let him hear. I would rather read in this passage Let there be here a mind, etc. So the angel passes to the second place of this description.
(c) Children know what the seven hilled city is, which is so much spoken of, and where of Virgil thus reports, And compasses seven towers in one wall, that city it is, which when John wrote these things, had rule over the kings of the earth. It was and is not, and yet it remains to this day, but it is declining to destruction.
(17) This is the description of the beast by things present (as I said before) by which John endeavoured to describe the same, that he might be both known of the godly in that age, and be further observed and marked of posterity afterwards. This delineation has one tip, that is, his heads, but a double description or application of the type: one permanent, from the nature itself, the other changeable, by the working of men. The description permanent, is by the seven hills, in this verse, the other that flees, is from the seven kings, Re 17:10,11. Here it is worthy to be observed, that one type has sometime two or more applications, as seems good to the Holy Spirit to express, either one thing by various types, or various things by one type. So I noted before of the seven spirits in see Geneva Re 1:4. Now this woman that sits on seven hills, is the city of Rome, called in times past by the Greeks, upon a hill i. of seven tops or crests and by Varro, septiceps i. of her seven heads (as here) of seven heads, and by others, septem collis i. standing upon seven hills.

PNT:

17:9 Here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The mind that hath wisdom can interpret what follows.
The seven heads are seven mountains. Since just one city in the world was called the city of seven mountains ( septem montes ) in John's time, there must be a reference to that city.

WES:

17:9 Here is the mind that hath wisdom - Only those who are wise will understand this. The seven heads are seven hills.

MHC:

17:7-14 The beast on which the woman sat was, and is not, and yet is. It was a seat of idolatry and persecution, and is not; not in the ancient form, which was pagan: yet it is; it is truly the seat of idolatry and tyranny, though of another sort and form. It would deceive into stupid and blind submission all the inhabitants of the earth within its influence, except the remnant of the elect. This beast was seven heads, seven mountains, the seven hills on which Rome stands; and seven kings, seven sorts of government. Five were gone by when this prophecy was written; one was then in being; the other was yet to come. This beast, directed by the papacy, makes an eighth governor, and sets up idolatry again. It had ten horns, which are said to be ten kings who had as yet no kingdoms; they should not rise up till the Roman empire was broken; but should for a time be very zealous in her interest. Christ must reign till all enemies be put under his feet. The reason of the victory is, that he is the King of kings, and Lord of lords. He has supreme dominion and power over all things; all the powers of earth and hell are subject to his control. His followers are called to this warfare, are fitted for it, and will be faithful in it.

CONC:

Calls Exercise Heads Hills Mind Mountains Scope Seated Seven Sit Sits Sitteth Whereon Wisdom

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