Revelation 17:15He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
The setting
Island of Patmos, Aegean Sea (modern Turkey), ~95 AD. An angel explains John's vision...
The emotion here: carefully explaining divine mysteries with reverence
The original word
hudōr (ὕδωρ) — waters, symbolically representing chaotic, unstable masses of humanity
Why it matters
Ancient writers often used water metaphors for political instability and mob rule
Read with care
What most readers miss in Revelation 17:15
This isn't about geography but about the unstable, chaotic nature of human governments
Common misconceptionPeople think this is literal water or specific geographic locations, but it's symbolic language for the unstable, ever-changing nature of human political systems.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Revelation 17:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Revelation 17:15 comes from the book of Revelation, written during the Apostolic period. These words are attributed to Angel. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include interpretation, universality, symbolism. Notable phrases: waters; peoples, multitudes, nations. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
Your reflection
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