Revelation 16:20

Revelation 16:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
• New International Version (NIV)Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Context of Revelation 16:20

18There was a great storm, with bright lightning and loud noises of thunder. The ground shook with a strong earthquake. The earthquake was stronger than anything that had happened since people first lived on the earth. 19As a result, the great city of Babylon broke into three parts. When the ground shook, it also destroyed the big cities of other nations in the world. God did not forget the evil things that the people of the great city of Babylon had done. So they had to drink wine from the cup of God's great anger. When the ground shook, every island in the sea disappeared. There were no more mountains anywhere. 21Strong rain with stones of ice fell from the sky. The stones hit people and caused them great pain. The weight of each stone was about 50 kilograms. The people cursed God because the strong rain and the stones of ice caused them to have such terrible pain.

Revelation 16:20 word by word

καὶ πᾶσα νῆσος ἔφυγεν, καὶ ὄρη οὐχ εὑρέθησαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• islandνῆσοςnēsos · islandG3520
• fled awayφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• the mountainsὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• wereεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Revelation 16:20

• Revelation 6:14The sky divided into two parts. It rolled up like a piece of paper. Every mountain and every island moved away from its place.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne. I saw that God was sitting on it. The earth and the sky rushed away from the place where he sat. There was no longer any place for them.
• Isaiah 2:14He will bring down the high mountains and the highest hills.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth. It had no shape and it was empty. I looked at the sky. Its light had disappeared.

Commentaries on Revelation 16:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Every island fled away - Probably meaning the capture of seaport towns, and fortified places.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20And every island fled away - Expressive of great and terrible judgments, as if the very earth were convulsed, and everything were moved out of its place. See the notes on Revelation 6:14. And the mountains were not found - The same image occurs in Revelation 6:14. See the notes on that place.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 The seventh and last angel poured forth his vial, and the downfal of Babylon was finished. The church triumphant in heaven saw it and rejoiced; the church in conflict on earth saw it and became triumphant. God remembered the great and wicked city; though for some time he seemed to have forgotten her idolatry and cruelty. All that was most secure was carried away by the ruin. Men blasphemed: the greatest judgments that can befal men, will not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20This judgment scene repeats the events showing the world's destruction (Revelation 6:12–14; 11:13). It also hints at the final judgment (Revelation 20:11–15) when the earth will be taken apart to allow for a new creation (21:1; compare Isaiah 45:2; Romans 8:19–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Plainly parallel to Re 6:14-17, and by anticipation descriptive of the last judgment. the mountains--rather as Greek, "there were found no mountains."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 16:20

• Earthquakes
• Good and Evil
• Island
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Gnaw
• Vial
• Desire of All Nations
• Dragon
• Island; Isle
• Justification
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings