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 Living Translation (NLT)And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled.

Context of Revelation 16:20

18And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.

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 6:14Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.
• Isaiah 2:14Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up;
• Jeremiah 4:23I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; And the heavens, they had no light.

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