Revelation 17:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Revelation 17:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Here <FI>is<Fi> the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 17:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- Daniel 12:8I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
- Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- Revelation 13:1Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Revelation 13:18Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
- Revelation 17:3And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 17:7“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 17:18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
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