Revelation 17:15
And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
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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:
Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves.
Revelation 10:11And it was said to me, Thou must prophesy again as to peoples and nations and tongues and many kings.
Revelation 13:7And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, 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 →