Revelation 12:15

And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

In Context

14And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from [the] face of the serpent.

16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:7Who stilleth the raging of the seas, the raging of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

Isaiah 8:7therefore behold, the Lord will bring up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory; and he shall mount up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

Isaiah 59:19And they shall fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and from the rising of the sun, his glory. When the adversary shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of Jehovah will lift up a banner against him.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 12:13-17

The Woman and the Dragon. ( a. d. 95.) 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for… Read the whole commentary →

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