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Revelation 17:16

14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

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BSB
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
KJV
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.
WEB
The ten horns which you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute, will make her desolate, will strip her naked, will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
ASV
And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.
DARBY
And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire;
BLB
And the ten horns that you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and they will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and will burn her in fire.
ÅB
Og de ti horn som du så, og dyret, disse skal hate skjøgen og gjøre henne øde og naken, og hennes kjøtt skal de spise, og henne selv skal de brenne opp med ild.
OTB
De ti horn du så, og dyret, skal hate skjøgen. De skal gjøre henne øde og naken, ete hennes kjøtt og brenne henne opp med ild.
B1930
Og de ti horn som du så, og dyret, disse skal hate skjøgen og gjøre henne øde og naken, og hennes kjøtt skal de ete, og henne selv skal de brenne op med ild.

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  • Revelation 18:8

    Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

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  • Ezekiel 16:37–44

    therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.

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  • Leviticus 21:9

    If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.

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  • Jeremiah 50:41–42

    Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.

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  • Revelation 18:16–17

    saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

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  • Revelation 17:1–2

    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

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  • Ezekiel 23:45–49

    But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.

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  • Revelation 18:19

    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

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