Revelation 17:15 Parallel Translations

The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are people, crowds, nations, and languages.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

ASV:

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

BBE:

And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.

DBY:

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

ERV:

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

WEY:

He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, nations and languages.

WBS:

And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages.

WEB:

He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

YLT:

And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'

Revelation 17:15 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 8:7 "Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates, Even the king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks.

Jeremiah 47:2 Thus says the LORD: "Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land and all its fullness, The city and those who live in it; And the men will cry out, And every inhabitant of the land will wail.

Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

17:15 {31} And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, {32} are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
(31) This is the other part of the narration, as I said in see Geneva Re 17:7 belonging to the harlot, showed in the vision, Re 17:3. In this history of the harlot, these three things are distinctly propounded, what is her magnificence, in this verse, what is her fall, and by whom it shall happen to her, in Re 17:16,17: and lastly, who that harlot is, in Re 17:18. This passage which by order of nature should have been the first, is therefore made the last, because it was more fit to be joined with the next chapter.
(32) That is, as changing and variable as the waters. Upon this foundation sits this harlot as queen, a vain person, on that which is vain.

PNT:

17:15 The waters which thou sawest. These are symbolical of the many nations and races which support the scarlet woman.

MHC:

17:15-18 God so ruled the hearts of these kings, by his power over them, and by his providence, that they did those things, without intending it, which he purposed and foretold. They shall see their folly, and how they have been bewitched and enslaved by the harlot, and be made instruments in her destruction. She was that great city which reigned over the kings of the earth, when John had this vision; and every one knows Rome to be that city. Believers will be received to the glory of the Lord, when wicked men will be destroyed in a most awful manner; their joining together in sin, will be turned to hatred and rage, and they will eagerly assist in tormenting each other. But the Lord's portion is his people; his counsel shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure, to his glory, and the happiness of all his servants.

CONC:

Armies Evil Harlot Languages Multitudes Nations Peoples Prostitute Sawest Says Seated Sit Sits Sitteth Tongues Waters Whore

Angel Armies Evil Harlot Languages Multitudes Nations Peoples Prostitute Sawest Seated Sit Sits Sitteth Tongues Waters Whore

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