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Revelation 17:9

Wisdom

7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

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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
This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
KJV
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
WEB
Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
ASV
Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:
DARBY
Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, whereon the woman sits.
BLB
Here [is] the mind having wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sits on them;
ÅB
Her gjelder det vett som har visdom. De syv hoder er syv fjell, som kvinnen sitter på,
OTB
Her trengs det en forstand med visdom. De sju hoder er sju fjell som kvinnen sitter på.
B1930
Her gjelder det vett som har visdom. De syv hoder er syv fjell, som kvinnen sitter på,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 13:18

    Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

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  • Revelation 17:7

    And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

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  • Daniel 12:4

    But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

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  • Daniel 12:8–10

    And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

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  • Matthew 24:15

    When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

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  • Matthew 13:11

    He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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  • Revelation 17:3

    So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

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  • Revelation 13:1

    And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

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