Revelation 16:20
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Revelation 16:20 in other translations
| BSB | Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. |
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| WEB | Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. |
| ASV | And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. |
| YLT | and every island did flee away, and mountains were not found, |
| DARBY | And every island fled, and mountains were not found; |
| BBE | And every island went in flight, and the mountains were seen no longer. |
| Webster | And every isle fled away, and the mountains were not found. |
What does Revelation 16:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
And the mountains were not found. The same image occurs in Rev 6:14. Rev 6:14.
(f) "great hail" Rev 11:19
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 16:17-21
The seventh and last angel poured forth his vial, and the downfal of Babylon was finished. The church triumphant in heaven saw it and rejoiced; the church in conflict on earth saw it and became triumphant. God remembered the great and wicked city; though for some time he seemed to have forgotten her idolatry and cruelty. All that was most secure was carried away by the ruin. Men blasphemed: the greatest judgments…
Revelation 16:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 16:20
- Revelation 6:14
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
- Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- Isaiah 2:14-17
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Jeremiah 4:23-25
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Revelation 16:19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
- Revelation 16:20
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- Revelation 16:21
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Revelation 16:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y toda isla huyó, y los montes no fueron hallados. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et toute île s’enfuit, et les montagnes ne furent pas trouvées; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und jede Insel entfloh, und Berge wurden nicht gefunden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et omnis insula fugit, et montes non sunt inventi. |