Revelation 16:20
18 And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
21 And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
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
- Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
- KJV
- And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- WEB
- Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- ASV
- And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- DARBY
- And every island fled, and mountains were not found;
- BLB
- And every island fled, and mountains were not found.
- ÅB
- Og hver øy vek bort, og fjell ble ikke funnet.
- OTB
- Hver øy flyktet bort, og fjellene ble ikke funnet.
- B1930
- Og hver ø vek bort, og fjell blev ikke funnet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 6:14
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
Read in contextRevelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:14–17
against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
Read in contextJeremiah 4:23–25
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
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