Revelation 17:15
And he said to me: “The waters that you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples and nations and languages.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 65:7He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.
Isaiah 8:7for this reason, behold, the Lord will lead over them the waters of a river, strong and plentiful: the king of the Assyrians with all his glory. And he will rise up throughout all his streams, and he will overflow all his banks.
Jeremiah 51:42The sea has ascended over Babylon; she has been covered by the multitude of its waves.
Revelation 10:11And he said to me, “It is necessary for you to prophesy again about many nations and peoples and languages and kings.”
Revelation 13:7And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.
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 →