complete verse (Revelation 12:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 12:16:

  • Uma: “But the earth helped the woman: the mouth of the earth suddenly opened and swallowed the water that the dragon spit out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But the woman was helped by the soil/ground. The ground cracked and opened and the water from the dragon’s mouth poured into the ground.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, the earth helped the woman and cracked open, and there was formed a large pit, and the water which came from the mouth of the snake entered there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon the soil helped that woman, because it cracked-open and it as-if swallowed the water that the dragon had spit out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “However the woman was helped for the ground opened. You could say, the ground swallowed in a gulp that water/river which the dragon spat out. That’s why no harm came to that woman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But the earth helped the woman in that it drank the water which had come from the mouth of the terrible animal.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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