Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood

Then the third angel poured out his bowl (A)on the rivers and springs of water, (B)and they became blood. 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.
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.”

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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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:5 NU, M omit O Lord
  2. Revelation 16:5 NU, M was, the Holy One
  3. Revelation 16:6 NU, M omit For
  4. Revelation 16:7 NU, M omit another from

And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying,

“You are righteous, the one who is and the one who was, the Holy One,
    because you have judged these things,
because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets,
    and you have given them blood to drink;
they are deserving!”

And I heard the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God All-Powerful,
    true and righteous are your judgments.”

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