Revelation 17:16

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Summary

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 fire.

These

And naked

Revelation 18:16

Ezekiel 16:37

Ezekiel 23:45

Eat

Job 31:31

Psalm 27:2

Daniel 7:5

And burn

Revelation 18:8

Leviticus 21:9

General references

Bible References

These

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.

"Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

And naked

"Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!

therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.

But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands."

Eat

if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?'

When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.

And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, 'Arise, devour much flesh.'

And burn

For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her."

And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.

General references

"Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

The sea has come up on Babylon; she is covered with its tumultuous waves.

Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.