Revelation 17:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:”

Revelation 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.”

Revelation 17:4 — World English Bible

Revelation 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,”

Revelation 17:4 — American Standard Version

Revelation 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,”

Revelation 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication;”

Revelation 17:4 — Darby Translation

Revelation 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the woman was arayed in purple and skarlet, and gilded with golde, and precious stones, and pearles, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abominations, and filthines of her fornication.”

Revelation 17:4 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 17:4 in Context — Revelation 17

2 C’est avec elle que les rois de la terre se sont livrés à l’impudicité, et c’est du vin de son impudicité que les habitants de la terre se sont enivrés.

3 Il me transporta en esprit dans un désert. Et je vis une femme assise sur une bête écarlate, pleine de noms de blasphème, ayant sept têtes et dix cornes.

4 Cette femme était vêtue de pourpre et d’écarlate, et parée d’or, de pierres précieuses et de perles. Elle tenait dans sa main une coupe d’or, remplie d’abominations et des impuretés de sa prostitution.

5 Sur son front était écrit un nom, un mystère: Babylone la grande, la mère des impudiques et des abominations de la terre.

6 Et je vis cette femme ivre du sang des saints et du sang des témoins de Jésus. Et, en la voyant, je fus saisi d’un grand étonnement.

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