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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/revelation/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled, and mountains were not to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled, and no mountains were found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then every island fled away, and no mountains could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every island ran away, and the mountains disappeared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All the islands disappeared, all the mountains vanished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled away and no mountains could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And every isle fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Every island fled away, and there was not a mountain anywhere to be seen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and every island fled away, and mountains were not found,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled, and mountains were not to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and every island did flee away, and mountains were not found,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every island fled, and the mountains were not found.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every island fled, and mountains disappeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and the mountains could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And every island fled and the mountains were not found.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And every island fled, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And every island fled, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And every island fled, and the mountains were no more found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Every island fled away, and there was not a mountain anywhere to be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And every island fled away, and <i>the</i> mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And every island fled, and the mountains were not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/16-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">The Seventh Bowl of Wrath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasa (Adj-NFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/3520.htm" title="3520: nēsos (N-NFS) -- An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island.">island</a> <a href="/greek/5343.htm" title="5343: ephygen (V-AIA-3S) -- To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.">fled,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: orē (N-NNP) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">mountain</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurethēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">could be found.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></span><br />Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24</a></span><br />I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14-15</a></span><br />against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, / against every high tower, against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a></span><br />The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></span><br />The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></span><br />I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! / When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Ezekiel 38:20</a></span><br />The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4-5</a></span><br />On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south. / You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Luke 3:5</a></span><br />Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></b></br> And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14-17</a></b></br> And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills <i>that are</i> lifted up, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-10.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/revelation/15-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Island</a> <a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/revelation/12-8.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Mountains</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Island</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Mountains</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">The angels pour out their bowls of wrath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">The plagues that follow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/16-16.htm">Armageddon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then every island fled</b><br>This phrase suggests a dramatic transformation of the earth's geography, indicating a cataclysmic event. In biblical symbolism, islands often represent distant lands or isolated places. The imagery of islands fleeing could symbolize the removal or destruction of these distant places, emphasizing the totality of God's judgment. This aligns with prophetic language found in <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a>, where the earth is described as being violently shaken. The idea of islands fleeing also echoes the theme of divine intervention and upheaval seen in other apocalyptic literature, such as the Book of Daniel and the visions of Ezekiel.<p><b>and no mountain could be found</b><br>Mountains in biblical literature often symbolize stability, permanence, and the presence of God, as seen in Mount Sinai and Mount Zion. The disappearance of mountains signifies the removal of all that is considered stable and enduring in the world. This imagery is consistent with other apocalyptic passages, such as <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a> and <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a>, where mountains melt or quake at the presence of the Lord. Theologically, this can be seen as a demonstration of God's power to dismantle the established order in preparation for the new creation, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> and <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>. The absence of mountains underscores the theme of divine judgment and the transient nature of earthly things in contrast to the eternal kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/islands.htm">Islands</a></b><br>In the biblical context, islands often symbolize distant lands or places of refuge. Here, their disappearance signifies the removal of all places of escape or refuge from God's judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Mountains in Scripture often represent stability, permanence, and the presence of God. Their vanishing indicates the complete upheaval of the natural order and the removal of all that is considered stable and enduring.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_earthquake.htm">The Great Earthquake</a></b><br>This event is part of the seventh bowl judgment, a series of divine judgments poured out upon the earth, signifying the culmination of God's wrath against sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The disappearance of islands and mountains underscores God's ultimate authority over the natural world. Believers are reminded that nothing in creation is beyond His control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The dramatic imagery of islands and mountains fleeing serves as a powerful reminder of the certainty and seriousness of God's judgment. It calls believers to live in readiness and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impermanence_of_earthly_stability.htm">The Impermanence of Earthly Stability</a></b><br>Mountains and islands, symbols of stability, are shown to be temporary. This teaches believers to place their trust not in earthly things but in the eternal God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>As the natural order is upended, the urgency for repentance and turning to God is highlighted. Believers are encouraged to share the gospel with urgency.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_heavens_declare'_mean.htm">What does 'The heavens declare the glory of God' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_7_blessings_in_revelation.htm">What are the Seven Blessings in the Book of Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_women_told_about_jesus'_body.htm">Were the women informed about Jesus' body's fate? Yes, by a young man/angels (Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4; Matthew 28:7). No, Mary found the tomb empty and was confused (John 20:2).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_does_revelation_predict.htm">What future events does Revelation predict?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">And every island fled.</span>--So wide-spread are the effects of the earthquake; the convulsion tests every spot; there is only one kingdom which cannot be shaken. (Comp. <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm" title="And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.">Daniel 2:44</a>; <a href="/daniel/6-26.htm" title="I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even to the end.">Daniel 6:26</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm" title="He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:">Hebrews 10:28</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.</span> This continues the description of the earthquake in ver. 18, the parenthesis concerning Babylon occurring owing to the mention of the destruction of the city (cf. the account given under the sixth seal). Such convulsions of nature generally, in biblical descriptions, accompany the near approach of the last judgment. Some writers interpret the islands and mountains of kingdoms (cf. <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Revelation 17:9, 10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/16-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶσα</span> <span class="translit">(pasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">island</span><br /><span class="grk">νῆσος</span> <span class="translit">(nēsos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3520.htm">Strong's 3520: </a> </span><span class="str2">An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fled,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔφυγεν</span> <span class="translit">(ephygen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5343.htm">Strong's 5343: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐχ</span> <span class="translit">(ouch)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountain</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄρη</span> <span class="translit">(orē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could be found.</span><br /><span class="grk">εὑρέθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(heurethēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/16-20.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 16:20 Every island fled away and the mountains (Rev. 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