Revelation 17:18
And the woman which thou sawest is the great city which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
In Context
Cross References
Revelation 12:4And his tail drew the third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman when she was about to give birth, that when she had given birth he might devour her son.
Revelation 18:2And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen hath Babel the Great, and hath become a den of demons, and the keep of every unclean spirit, and the keep of every unclean and abominable bird, and the keep of every unclean and abominable beast of prey.
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 →