Revelation 12:15

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
KJV
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
WEB
The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
ASV
And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
DARBY
And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.
BLB
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a river after the woman, so that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.
ÅB
Og slangen sprutet av sin munn vann som en elv etter kvinnen, for å rive henne bort med elven;
OTB
Så spydde slangen vann som en elv ut av sin munn etter kvinnen, så han kunne få henne til å bli feid bort med flommen.
B1930
Og slangen sprutet av sin munn vann som en elv efter kvinnen, for å rive henne bort med elven;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 8:7

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

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  • Isaiah 59:19

    So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

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  • Psalms 18:4

    The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

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  • Psalms 65:7

    Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

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  • Isaiah 28:2

    Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

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  • Revelation 17:15

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

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  • Psalms 93:3–4

    The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

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