◄ Revelation 12:16 ►
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Good News Translation
But the earth helped the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth.

New Revised Standard Version
But the earth came to the help of the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

Contemporary English Version
But the earth helped her and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth.

New American Bible
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth and swallowed the flood that the dragon spewed out of its mouth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Exodus 12:35,36 And the children of Israel did as Moses had commanded: and they asked of the Egyptians vessels of silver and gold, and very much raiment. . . .

1 Kings 17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.

2 Kings 8:9 And Hazael went to meet him, taking with him presents, and all the good things of Damascus, the burdens of forty camels. And when he stood before him, he said: Thy son, Benadad, the king of Syria, hath sent me to thee, saying: Can I recover of this my illness?

Context
The Woman Persecuted
…15And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water, as it were a river: that he might cause her to be carried away by the river. 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. 17And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. [18] And he stood upon the sand of the sea.…
Cross References
Matthew 23:24
Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.

Revelation 12:15
And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water, as it were a river: that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.

Revelation 12:17
And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. [18] And he stood upon the sand of the sea.

Revelation 12:15
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