Revelation 17:15
And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Psalms 65:7Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:
Isaiah 8:7Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks,
Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up over Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
Revelation 10:11And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations, and peoples, and tongues, and kings.
Revelation 13:7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. And power was given him 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 →