Revelation 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”

Revelation 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.”

Revelation 12:4 — World English Bible

Revelation 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.”

Revelation 12:4 — American Standard Version

Revelation 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and his tail doth draw the third of the stars of the heaven, and he did cast them to the earth; and the dragon did stand before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she may bring forth, her child he may devour;”

Revelation 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.”

Revelation 12:4 — Darby Translation

Revelation 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And his taile drew the thirde part of the starres of heauen, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be deliuered, to deuoure her childe, when shee had brought it foorth.”

Revelation 12:4 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 12:4 in Context — Revelation 12

2 Elle était enceinte, et elle criait, étant en travail et dans les douleurs de l’enfantement.

3 Un autre signe parut encore dans le ciel; et voici, c’était un grand dragon rouge, ayant sept têtes et dix cornes, et sur ses têtes sept diadèmes.

4 Sa queue entraînait le tiers des étoiles du ciel, et les jetait sur la terre. Le dragon se tint devant la femme qui allait enfanter, afin de dévorer son enfant, lorsqu’elle aurait enfanté.

5 Elle enfanta un fils, qui doit paître toutes les nations avec une verge de fer. Et son enfant fut enlevé vers Dieu et vers son trône.

6 Et la femme s’enfuit dans le désert, où elle avait un lieu préparé par Dieu, afin qu’elle y fût nourrie pendant mille deux cent soixante jours.

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What Does Revelation 12:4 Mean?

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