¹⁵ And the angel^[a] said to me, ^(A)“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

17 Then ^(A)one of the seven angels who had ^(B)the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of ^(C)the great prostitute ^(D)who is seated on many waters,

⁷ Also it was allowed ^(A)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.^[a] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, ⁸ and all ^(B)who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in ^(C)the book of life of ^(D)the Lamb ^(E)who was slain.

⁹ For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and ^(A)refuse to let them be placed in a tomb,

¹¹ And I was told, ^(A)“You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

⁷ therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them ^(A)the waters of ^(B)the River,^[a] mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it ^(C)will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, ⁸ and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, ^(D)reaching even to the neck, and its ^(E)outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, ^(F)O Immanuel.”