Revelation 17:15

And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

In Context

14They will make war upon the Lamb; and the Lamb will vanquish them; because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and these with him are called and chosen and faithful.

16And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast of prey, will hate the harlot; and they will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

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Cross References

Revelation 10:11And be said to me, Thou must again prophesy upon many nations, and peoples, and princes, and kings.

Revelation 13:7And authority was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation: and it was given him to wage war with the saints, and to overcome them.

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 →

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