Translation
Then one of the seven angels
who had
the seven bowls
came and spoke to me
saying, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, the one who sits on many waters,
Go to footnote numberParaphrase
Then one agent from among the full contingency of the agents of God’s power, from those who had the complete collection of God’s evidence,
came and spoke to me
saying, “Come, I will show
you the punishment of the extremely wicked one, the one who controls the vast majority of people,
Footnotes
1
Revelation 17:15 explains the usage of “waters” here. It is different from the normal usage in that it is very specific use of “abundance or large quantity,” that is why it is explained.