The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(A) and they became blood.(B) Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,(C) O Holy One,(D)
    you who are and who were;(E)
for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(F)
    and you have given them blood to drink(G) as they deserve.”

And I heard the altar(H) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(I)
    true and just are your judgments.”(J)

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Then[a] the third angel[b] poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. Now[c] I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just[d]—the one who is and who was,
the Holy One—because you have passed these judgments,[e]
because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,
so[f] you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!”[g]

Then[h] I heard the altar reply,[i] “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful,[j] your judgments are true and just!”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  2. Revelation 16:4 tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Revelation 16:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.
  4. Revelation 16:5 tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.
  5. Revelation 16:5 tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.
  6. Revelation 16:6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.
  7. Revelation 16:6 tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”
  8. Revelation 16:7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  9. Revelation 16:7 tn Grk “the altar saying.”
  10. Revelation 16:7 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…() κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π.…Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”