Revelation 17:15

New International Reader's Version

Then the angel spoke to me. “You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said. “They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.

Cross References

Psalm 18:4

The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.

Psalm 65:7

You calmed the oceans and their roaring waves. You calmed the angry words and actions of the nations.

Jeremiah 47:2

The Lord said, “The armies of Babylon are like waters rising in the north. They will become a great flood. They will flow over the land and everything in it. They will flow over the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out. All those who live in the land will weep.

Jeremiah 51:13

You who live by the rivers of Babylon, your end has come. You who are rich in treasures, it is time for you to be destroyed.

Jeremiah 51:42

Babylon’s enemies will sweep over it like an ocean. Like roaring waves they will cover it.

Jeremiah 51:55

I will destroy Babylon. I will put an end to all its noise. Waves of enemies will sweep through it like great waters. The roar of their voices will fill the air.

Ezekiel 31:4

The waters fed it. Deep springs made it grow tall. Their streams flowed all around its base. They made their way to all the trees in the fields.

Revelation 10:11

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Revelation 11:9

For three and a half days, people will stare at their bodies. These people will be from every tribe and nation, no matter what language they speak. They will refuse to bury them.

Revelation 17:1

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me. He said, “Come. I will show you how the great prostitute will be punished. She is the one who sits by many waters.

Revelation 5:9

Here is the new song they sang. “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.