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Revelation 17:15

And he says to me, The waters that thou saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.

16And the ten horns that thou saw, and the beast, these will hate the whore, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her with fire.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:7who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

Isaiah 8:7now therefore, behold, LORD brings up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks,

Jeremiah 51:42The sea has come up upon Babylon. She is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

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

Revelation 13:7And it was given it to make war with the sanctified, and to overcome them. And authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to it.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:15-18

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with… Read the whole commentary →

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