Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Then the angel [See verses 1,7] said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits [See verse 1] are races, crowds, nations and language groups.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
Holman Bible
He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
International Standard Version
The angel also told me, "The bodies of water you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are nations, multitudes, nations, and languages.
A Conservative Version
And he says to me, The waters that thou saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
American Standard Version
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Amplified
Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
Anderson New Testament
And he said to me: The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.
Common New Testament
And he said to me, "The waters you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then he said to me, the waters which you saw, where the prostitute has her seat, are the people, the multitude, nations, and provinces.
Darby Translation
And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And he said to me, The waters which you saw, on which the harlot sat, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Godbey New Testament
And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Goodspeed New Testament
"The waters that you saw," he said to me, "on which the idolatrous woman was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
John Wesley New Testament
And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Julia Smith Translation
And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
King James 2000
And he said unto me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and crowds and nations and languages.
Modern King James verseion
And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto me, "The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and folk, and nations, and tongues.
Moffatt New Testament
He also told me, "The waters you saw, on which the woman is seated, are peoples and hosts, nations and tongues.
Montgomery New Testament
And he also said to me. "The waters which you saw, on which the harlot takes her seat, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
NET Bible
Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
New Heart English Bible
He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
Noyes New Testament
And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
The Emphasized Bible
And he saith unto me - The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are, peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, on which the whore sat, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the angel said to me-- 'The waters that you saw, where the Harlot is seated, are throngs of people and men of all nations and languages.
Webster
And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages.
Weymouth New Testament
He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, nations and languages.
Williams New Testament
He also said to me: "The waters that you saw, on which the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
World English Bible
He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
Worrell New Testament
And he says to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Worsley New Testament
And he said unto me, The waters which thou sawest, whereon the harlot sitteth, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'
Themes
Empires/world powers » Mystery babylon
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Ochlos
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 17:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Judgment Of The Great Prostitute Babylon
14 These kings and the beast will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is the Lord of lords and the King of kings. And those who are called and chosen [by God], and who are faithful [to Him will share the victory] with the Lamb." 15 Then the angel [See verses 1,7] said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits [See verse 1] are races, crowds, nations and language groups. 16 And the ten horns and the beast you saw will hate the prostitute and will take away everything from her, leaving her naked; they will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire.
Cross References
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls, came and spoke to me, saying, "Come [here]; I will show you the punishment [to fall] on the great prostitute who is situated on many bodies of waters.
Revelation 10:11
And they said to me [Note: The plural "they" may mean simply "it was told to me"], "You must prophesy again about many races, and nations, and language groups and kings."
Revelation 11:9
And people from among the races and tribes and language groups and nations will gaze at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and they will not permit their bodies to be buried.
Revelation 13:7-8
And he was given [the power] to wage war against the saints [i.e., God's holy people] and to conquer them; and he was given authority over every tribe, race, language group and nation.