The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Revelation 12:16 in context
Revelation 12:13–17
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When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
14
Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
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The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
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The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
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The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.
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