9"This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.


In Context

6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

7 When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. Then the angel said to me: "Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come.

9 "This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.

10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while.

11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

Revelation 17:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:9And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:9Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:9And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, whereon the woman sits.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:9Here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:9Here is the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:9And here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.