Verse List for REV 17:8

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OET (OET-RV) The wild animal that you saw used to be here and isn’t anymore but is about to come up from the abyss. Then it’s going to destruction, and the ones living on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will wonder, seeing the creature that used to be here and isn’t anymore but will come back.

OET-LV The wild _animal that you _saw was, and not is, and is _going to _be _going _up out _of the abyss, and into destruction to _be _going.
And will _be _marvelling the ones dwelling on the earth, whose not has _been _written the names in the scroll of_ the _life from the_foundation of_the_earth, seeing the wild _animal, that it _was and not is and _yet will _be _being _present.

ULT The beast that you saw was and is not but is about to come up from the abyss, and it is going to destruction, and the ones living on the earth whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will wonder, seeing the beast that was and is not but will come.

UST The beast that you saw lived previously. Now he is no longer alive. But he is about to come back up from the deep, dark pit. Eventually God will destroy him. But this beast will appear again after having lived previously and then dying. Seeing him will astonish the people on the earth whose names God did not write in the Book of Life before he created the world.

BSB & MSB The beast that you saw—it was, and [now] is no more, [but] is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to [its] destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from [the] foundation of [the] world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

BLB The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go into destruction; and those dwelling on the earth whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will wonder, seeing the beast which was, and is not, and yet will be.

AICNT “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the abyss and go to destruction. And the inhabitants of the earth will be amazed, those whose {name}[fn] has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast, because it was and is not and [[again]][fn] {will be present}.[fn]

OEB The Beast that you saw was, but is not, and is about to rise out of the bottomless pit, and is on its way to destruction. Those who are living on earth will be amazed – those whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world – when they see that the Beast was, but is not, and yet will come.”

WEBBE & WMBB The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.[fn]

NET The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.

LSV The beast that you saw: it was, and it is not, and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and those dwelling on the earth will wonder, whose names have not been written on the Scroll of Life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.

FBV The beast you saw once was, but is not,[fn] will soon come up again out of the Abyss, and will then be completely destroyed. Those that live on the earth who don't have their names written in the book of life will be amazed when they see the beast that once was but is not, and yet shall return.

TCNT The beast that yoʋ saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. Those who dwell on the earth, [fn]everyone whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be amazed when they see [fn]that the beast was and is not and [fn]will be back.

T4T The beast that you saw lived previously. Eventually God will destroy him, but now he is dead. He is about to come up ◄from the underworld/from the deep dark pit►. When the beast who had previously lived, and who then had died, reappears, the people who live on the earth will be amazed. They are people whose names were not in the book in which are written the names of people who will have eternal life. The angels have been writing those names in a list ◄from the beginning of the world/from the time when the world began►.

LEB The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is going to come up from the abyss, and he is going to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they[fn] see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present.

BBE The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.

Moff The Beast you have seen was, is not, but is to rise from the abyss--yet to perdition he shall go--and the dwellers on earth will wonder (all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of Life), when they see that the Beast was, is not, but is coming.

Wymth "The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement—all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been recorded there ever since the creation of the world—when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, and yet is to come.

ASV The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.

DRA The beast, which thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go into destruction: and the inhabitants on the earth (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) shall wonder, seeing the beast that was, and is not.

YLT 'The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.

Drby The beast which thou sawest was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go into destruction: and they who dwell on the earth, whose names are not written from the founding of the world in the book of life, shall wonder, seeing the beast, that it was, and is not, and shall be present.

RV The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.
(The beast that thou/you sawest/saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition/destruction/punishment. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath/has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.)

SLT The wild beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up from the abyss, and go forward to perdition: and they dwelling upon the earth shall wonder, whose names have not been written upon the book of life from the foundation of the world, seeing the wild beast that was, and is not, although he is.

Wbstr The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

KJB-1769 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(The beast that thou/you sawest/saw was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition/destruction/punishment: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.)

KJB-1611 The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomlesse pit, and goe into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, (whose names were not written in the booke of life from the foundation of the world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The beast that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt, and shall go into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the booke of lyfe from the begynnyng of the world) when they beholde the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(The beast that thou/you seest, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and shall go into perdition/destruction/punishment, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the book of life from the beginning of the world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.)

Gnva The beast that thou hast seene, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomles pit, and shall goe into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth, shall wonder (whose names are not written in the booke of life from the foundation of ye world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(The beast that thou/you hast seen, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomles pit, and shall go into perdition/destruction/punishment, and they that dwell on the earth, shall wonder (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of ye/you_all world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.)

Cvdl The beest that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pytt, and shal go in to perdicion, and they that dwell on the earth shal wondre (whose names are not wrytten in the boke of life from the begynnynge of the worlde) when they beholde the beest that was, and is not.
(The beast/animal that thou/you seest, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and shall go in to perdicion, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the book of life from the beginning of the world) when they behold the beast/animal that was, and is not.)

TNT The best that thou seest was and is not and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pytt and shall goo into perdicion and they that dwell on the erth shall wondre (whose names are not wrytten in the boke of lyfe from the begynnynge of the worlde) when they beholde the best that was and ys nott.
(The best that thou/you seest/see was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and shall go into perdicion and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the book of life from the beginning of the world) when they behold the best that was and is nott.)

Wycl The beeste which thou seist, was, and is not; and sche schal stie fro depnesse, and sche schal go `in to perisching. And men dwellinge in erthe schulen wondre, whos names ben not writun in the book of lijf fro the makinge of the world, seynge the beeste, that was, and is not.
(The beast/animal which thou/you sayest/say, was, and is not; and she shall ascend/descend from deepness, and she shall go in to perishing. And men dwelling in earth should wonder, whose names been not written in the book of life from the making of the world, seeing the beast/animal, that was, and is not.)

Luth Das Tier, das du gesehen hast, ist gewesen und ist nicht und wird wiederkommen aus dem Abgrund und wird fahren in die Verdammnis, und werden sich verwundern, die auf Erden wohnen (deren Namen nicht geschrieben stehen in dem Buch des Lebens von Anfang der Welt), wenn sie sehen das Tier, daß es gewesen ist und nicht ist, wiewohl es doch ist.
(The animal, the you(sg) seen have, is been and is not and becomes come_back out_of to_him abyss and becomes drive/ride/run in the damnation, and become itself/yourself/themselves surprise(v), the on/in/to earth/land/ground live/reside (deren name(s) not written stand in to_him book the life from beginning the/of_the world), when they/she/them see the animal, that it been is and not is, although it though/but is.)

ClVg Bestia, quam vidisti, fuit, et non est, et ascensura est de abysso, et in interitum ibit: et mirabuntur inhabitantes terram (quorum non sunt scripta nomina in libro vitæ a constitutione mundi) videntes bestiam, quæ erat, et non est.[fn]
(Bestia, how did_you_see, it_was, and not/no it_is, and ascensura it_is from/about the_abyss, and in/into/on destruction will_go: and mirabuntur ininhabitants the_earth/land (whose not/no are written names in/into/on book of_life from constitution world) seeing beast/animal, which was, and not/no it_is.)

SR-GNT Τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς Ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν. Καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντων τὸ θηρίον, ὅτι ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν καὶ παρέσται. ‡

UGNT τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς Ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει; καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντων τὸ θηρίον ὅτι ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ παρέσται.

SBL-GNT τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ⸀ὑπάγει· καὶ ⸀θαυμασθήσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται ⸂τὸ ὄνομα⸃ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντων ⸂τὸ θηρίον ὅτι ἦν⸃ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν καὶ παρέσται.

RP-GNT Τὸ θηρίον, ὃ εἶδες, ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν. Καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντων ὅτι ἦν τὸ θηρίον, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ παρέσται.

TC-GNT [fn]τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν [fn]ὑπάγειν. καὶ [fn]θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες [fn]τὴν γῆν, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται [fn]τὸ ὄνομα ἐπὶ [fn]τοῦ βιβλίου τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, [fn]βλεπόντων [fn]ὅτι ἦν τὸ θηρίον, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι, [fn]καὶ παρέσται.