Revelation 12:16
14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
15 Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
17 And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
- ASV
- And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
- DARBY
- And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
- BLB
- And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon cast out of his mouth.
- ÅB
- men jorden kom kvinnen til hjelp, og jorden åpnet sin munn og slukte elven som slangen sprutet av sin munn.
- OTB
- Men jorden hjalp kvinnen ved å åpne sin munn og svelge elven som dragen hadde spydd ut av sin munn.
- B1930
- men jorden kom kvinnen til hjelp, og jorden åpnet sin munn og slukte elven som slangen sprutet av sin munn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 17:6
The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Read in contextExodus 12:35–36
Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
Read in context