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Revelation 17:1

and one comes out of{the seven messengers, the having} the seven [shallow]vessels/dishes/bowls/urns/vials/[translit.]phials and speaks alongside of{emphatically-me}, saying, "Come! I-will-show to{you} the judge-effect/judgment of{the sexual-immoral-er, the great, the being-seated} upon of{many waters},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

In Context

2alongside of{whom} the kings of{the earth} are-sexually-immoral, and the housing-down the earth are-drunk out of{the wine} of{the sexual-immorality} of{same[singular]},"

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Cross References

Luke 9:30and, behold, two men have-been-speaking-together to{same}; the-who have-been-being Moses and Elijah,

Revelation 4:1Alongside the-same[neuter plural] I-behold and, behold, [an] entrance/door having-been-opened in to{the heaven}, and the sound, the first, which I-hear as of{[a] trumpet speaking} alongside of{emphatically-me}, saying, "Ascend here and I-will-show to{you} what is-necessitating to-become alongside the-same[neuter plural]."

Revelation 15:6and the seven messengers having the seven blows come-out out of{the temple}, having-clothed-selves clean, shining flax, and having-been-girded-around around the chests/sternums golden belts,

Revelation 17:1and one comes out of{the seven messengers, the having} the seven [shallow]vessels/dishes/bowls/urns/vials/[translit.]phials and speaks alongside of{emphatically-me}, saying, "Come! I-will-show to{you} the judge-effect/judgment of{the sexual-immoral-er, the great, the being-seated} upon of{many waters},

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:1

This chapter contains another representation of those things that had been revealed before concerning the wickedness and ruin of antichrist. This antichrist had been before represented as a beast, and is now described as a great whore. And here, I. The apostle is invited to see this vile woman, ver. 1, 2 . II. He tells us what an appearance she made, ver. 3-6 . III. The mystery of it is explained to him, ver. 7-12 . And, IV. Her ruin foretold, ver. 13 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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