Revelation 16:4-7
New King James Version
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl (A)on the rivers and springs of water, (B)and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
(C)“You are righteous, [a]O Lord,
The One (D)who is and who [b]was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For (E)they have shed the blood (F)of saints and prophets,
(G)And You have given them blood to drink.
[c]For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard [d]another from the altar saying, “Even so, (H)Lord God Almighty, (I)true and righteous are Your judgments.”
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- Revelation 16:5 NU, M omit O Lord
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M was, the Holy One
- Revelation 16:6 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 16:7 NU, M omit another from
Revelation 16:4-7
American Standard Version
4 And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; [a]and [b]it became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus [c]judge: 6 for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy. 7 And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
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- Revelation 16:4 Some ancient authorities read and they became.
- Revelation 16:4 Or, there came
- Revelation 16:5 Or, judge. Because they . . . prophets, thou hast given them blood also to drink
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