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She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. <a href="/nlt/revelation/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality. <a href="/esv/revelation/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. <a href="/bsb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. <a href="/blb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, being full of abominations and the impurity of her sexual immorality. <a href="/kjv/revelation/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/revelation/17.htm">New King James Version</a> The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, holding in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her sexual immorality, <a href="/nasb/revelation/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, <a href="/nasb77/revelation/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, <a href="/lsb/revelation/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her sexual immorality, <a href="/amp/revelation/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations and the filth of her [sexual] immorality. <a href="/csb/revelation/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls. She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestable and with the impurities of her prostitution. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She had a gold cup in her hand filled with everything vile and with the impurities of her prostitution. <a href="/asv/revelation/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/revelation/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet robes, and she wore jewelry made of gold, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup filled with the filthy and nasty things she had done. <a href="/erv/revelation/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/revelation/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman wore purple clothes, bright red clothes, gold jewelry, gems, and pearls. In her hand she was holding a gold cup filled with detestable and evil things from her sexual sins. <a href="/gnt/revelation/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and covered with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup full of obscene and filthy things, the result of her immorality. <a href="/isv/revelation/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> The woman wore purple and scarlet clothes and was adorned with gold, gems, and pearls. In her hand she was holding a gold cup filled with detestable things and the impurities of her immorality. <a href="/msb/revelation/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. <a href="/net/revelation/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality. <a href="/nheb/revelation/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 her sexual immorality. <a href="/wbt/revelation/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her lewdness: <a href="/wey/revelation/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, and she gave filthy indications of her fornication. <a href="/web/revelation/17.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the woman was clothed with purple and scarlet-color, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom, <a href="/blb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, being full of abominations and the impurity of her sexual immorality. <a href="/ylt/revelation/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/revelation/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the woman surrounded with purple and scarlet, and covered with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurity of her harlotry:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the woman was clothed all around with purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, filled with the abomination and with the filth of her fornication. <a href="/nabre/revelation/17.htm">New American Bible</a> The woman was wearing purple and scarlet and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a gold cup that was filled with the abominable and sordid deeds of her harlotry. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; and she had a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her adultery on earth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the woman was wearing purple and scarlet gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls and had a cup of gold in her hand, and it was full of abominations and the filth of her fornication.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls; and she had in her hand a golden cup full of idolatrous pollutions, and the impurities of her lewdness. <a href="/godbey/revelation/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication: <a href="/haweis/revelation/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and all over decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and of the impurity of her whoredom. <a href="/mace/revelation/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and the woman was arrayed in purple, and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abominable impurities of idolatry. <a href="/wey/revelation/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, and she gave filthy indications of her fornication. <a href="/worrell/revelation/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations, even the impurities of her fornication, <a href="/worsley/revelation/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the stench and filth of her whoredom. <a href="/parallel/revelation/17-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3409" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/17.htm">The Woman on the Beast</a> …3And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynē (N-NFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">woman</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/4016.htm" title="4016: peribeblēmenē (V-RPM/P-NFS) -- From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.">dressed in</a> <a href="/greek/4210.htm" title="4210: porphyroun (Adj-ANS) -- Purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red.">purple</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2847.htm" title="2847: kokkinon (Adj-ANS) -- Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored.">scarlet,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5558.htm" title="5558: kechrysōmenē (V-RPM/P-NFS) -- To gild, adorn with gold. From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments.">adorned</a> <a href="/greek/5553.htm" title="5553: chrysiō (N-DNS) -- A piece of gold, golden ornament. Diminutive of chrusos; a golden article, i.e. Gold plating, ornament, or coin.">with gold</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5093.htm" title="5093: timiō (Adj-DMS) -- Of great price, precious, honored. ">precious</a> <a href="/greek/3037.htm" title="3037: lithō (N-DMS) -- A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3135.htm" title="3135: margaritais (N-DMP) -- A pearl. From margaros; a pearl.">pearls.</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">She held</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiri (N-DFS) -- A hand. ">hand</a> <a href="/greek/5552.htm" title="5552: chrysoun (Adj-ANS) -- Golden, made of gold, adorned with gold. From chrusos; made of gold.">a golden</a> <a href="/greek/4221.htm" title="4221: potērion (N-ANS) -- A drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots. ">cup</a> <a href="/greek/1073.htm" title="1073: gemon (V-PPA-ANS) -- To be full of. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. Be full.">full</a> <a href="/greek/946.htm" title="946: bdelygmatōn (N-GNP) -- An abominable thing, an accursed thing. From bdelusso; a detestation, i.e. idolatry.">of abominations</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akatharta (Adj-ANP) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">impurities</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/4202.htm" title="4202: porneias (N-GFS) -- Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.">sexual immorality.</a> 5And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a> Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a> saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12</a> cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a> For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-9</a> You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a> You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Ezekiel 16:10-13</a> I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. / I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. ... <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Daniel 5:2-4</a> Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. / Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. / As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone. <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17</a> And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38</a> A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols. <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a> Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:arrayed.<a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7,12,16</a> How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow… decked.<a href="/daniel/11-38.htm">Daniel 11:38</a> But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.golden.<a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.<a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a> Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.<a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a> For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.abominations.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Deuteronomy 29:17</a> And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)<a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">1 Kings 14:24</a> And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2</a> And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.filthiness.<a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11</a> Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.<a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Lamentations 1:9</a> Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.<a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11,13</a> Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-7.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Adorned</a> <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Adulteries</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Attired</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Bedecked</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Brilliantly</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Filth</a> <a href="/james/1-21.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/jude/1-8.htm">Filthy</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Glittering</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/revelation/12-11.htm">Held</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Impurities</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">Pearls</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Red</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Adorned</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Adulteries</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Attired</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Bedecked</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Brilliantly</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Filth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/revelation/22-11.htm">Filthy</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Glittering</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Held</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm">Impurities</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Pearls</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Red</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 17</div>1. <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast;</a> 5. <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">The interpretation of the seven heads;</a> 12. <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">and the ten horns.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">The victory of the Lamb.</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">The punishment of the harlot.</a> </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'; 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Purple dye was expensive and difficult to produce, making it a symbol of high status and power. Scarlet, similarly, was a color worn by the elite. In the context of Revelation, these colors may symbolize the seductive allure and deceptive power of the woman, representing a corrupt system or entity that appears attractive and authoritative but is ultimately sinful and opposed to God.and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls The adornment with gold, precious stones, and pearls signifies opulence and material wealth. In biblical symbolism, such wealth can indicate both blessing and corruption, depending on the context. Here, it suggests the woman's seductive and deceptive nature, using wealth and beauty to entice and lead astray. This imagery echoes the description of Babylon in the Old Testament, a city known for its wealth and idolatry, and serves as a warning against the dangers of materialism and idolatry.She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality The golden cup represents something that appears valuable and desirable but is filled with abominations and impurities. In biblical terms, abominations often refer to idolatry and practices detestable to God. The impurities of her sexual immorality symbolize spiritual unfaithfulness and corruption. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a>, where Babylon is described as a golden cup in the Lord's hand, making the nations drunk with her wine. The cup's contents highlight the deceptive nature of sin, appearing attractive but leading to spiritual ruin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a> Symbolizes a corrupt and idolatrous system, often interpreted as representing a false religious or political power that opposes God. 2. <a href="/topical/p/purple_and_scarlet.htm">Purple and Scarlet</a> Colors associated with royalty, wealth, and luxury, indicating the woman's allure and deceptive grandeur. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gold,_precious_stones,_and_pearls.htm">Gold, Precious Stones, and Pearls</a> Symbols of wealth and opulence, suggesting the seductive nature of the woman's influence. 4. <a href="/topical/g/golden_cup.htm">Golden Cup</a> Represents the enticing yet corrupting nature of the woman's influence, filled with abominations and impurities. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abominations_and_impurities.htm">Abominations and Impurities</a> Refers to the moral and spiritual corruption associated with idolatry and immorality.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_worldly_allure.htm">The Danger of Worldly Allure</a> The woman's opulent appearance serves as a warning against being seduced by the world's wealth and power, which can lead to spiritual compromise. <a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a> Just as the golden cup appears attractive but is filled with abominations, sin often appears enticing but leads to destruction. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a> Believers are called to discern the true nature of influences in their lives, recognizing that not all that glitters is godly. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a> In contrast to the impurities of the woman, Christians are called to live lives of purity and devotion to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> The passage serves as a reminder of the severe consequences of idolatry and immorality, urging believers to remain faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 17</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_colors_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">What do colors symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/can_exodus_28_gems_match_israel's_trade.htm">Exodus 28:15-21: Could the precise identification and sourcing of twelve specific gemstones align historically with the Israelites' environment and trading networks?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1-9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) And the woman was arrayed . . .--Better, arrayed (or, clad) in purple (the colour of the robe which was in mockery put on our Lord--<a href="/john/19-2.htm" title="And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,">John 19:2</a>) and scarlet, gilded (not "decked") with gold, &c. Her appearance is one of imperial splendour. (Comp. the description of Tyre in <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.">Ezekiel 28:13</a>.)Having a golden cup in her hand . . .--Translate, Having a golden cup in her hand teeming with abominations and with the unclean things of the fornication of the earth. Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm" title="Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.">Jeremiah 51:7</a>) called Babylon a "golden cup in the hand of the Lord." The cup had made all the earth drunken; the cup of intoxication, splendid and attractive, was full of an evil power, which robbed men's senses and degraded them. The great city of the world ever holds out such a glittering cup, which"Most do taste through fond intemperate desire.Soon as the potion works, their human countenance,Th' express resemblance of the gods, is changedInto some brutish form. . . . . . . . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour. These words, taken in connection with those that follow, seem to signify the worldly magnificence which may be the portion of the faithless Christian. Some writers see an allusion to the purple robe of Christ. (On the meaning of "scarlet," see on ver. 3.) And decked with gold and precious stones and pearls; gilded with, etc. Similar descriptions are given in <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13</a> and Ezekiel 28:13. Compare the description in <a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Revelation 21:11</a>. This account is sufficiently characteristic of the world's attractions to need no comment. Having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication; full of abominations, even the unclean things of, etc. (Revised Version), the Authorized Version reading being placed in the margin. Another reference to <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a> (cf. also <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a>). Abominations are all things that are displeasing to God. (On "fornication," see on Revelation 14:8 and <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1, 2</a>; it signifies unfaithfulness towards God.) <a href="/commentaries/revelation/17-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. woman γυνὴ (gynē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. dressed in περιβεβλημένη (peribeblēmenē) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4016.htm">Strong's 4016: </a> From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest. purple πορφυροῦν (porphyroun) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> Purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. scarlet, κόκκινον (kokkinon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2847.htm">Strong's 2847: </a> Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. adorned κεχρυσωμένη (kechrysōmenē) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5558.htm">Strong's 5558: </a> To gild, adorn with gold. From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments. with gold χρυσίῳ (chrysiō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> A piece of gold, golden ornament. Diminutive of chrusos; a golden article, i.e. Gold plating, ornament, or coin. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. precious τιμίῳ (timiō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5093.htm">Strong's 5093: </a> Of great price, precious, honored. stones λίθῳ (lithō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3037.htm">Strong's 3037: </a> A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. pearls. μαργαρίταις (margaritais) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3135.htm">Strong's 3135: </a> A pearl. From margaros; a pearl. She held ἔχουσα (echousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hand χειρὶ (cheiri) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. a golden χρυσοῦν (chrysoun) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5552.htm">Strong's 5552: </a> Golden, made of gold, adorned with gold. From chrusos; made of gold. cup ποτήριον (potērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4221.htm">Strong's 4221: </a> A drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots. full γέμον (gemon) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1073.htm">Strong's 1073: </a> To be full of. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. Be full. of abominations βδελυγμάτων (bdelygmatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_946.htm">Strong's 946: </a> An abominable thing, an accursed thing. From bdelusso; a detestation, i.e. idolatry. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. impurities ἀκάθαρτα (akatharta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic). of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. sexual immorality. πορνείας (porneias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4202.htm">Strong's 4202: </a> Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. 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