16The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.


In Context

13 When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

14 Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

16 The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.

17 The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep God's commandments and hold Jesus' testimony.

Revelation 12:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:16But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river, which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16and the land did help the woman, and the land did open its mouth and did swallow up the river, that the dragon did cast forth out of his mouth;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.