Revelation 19:2

Revelation 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
• New International Version (NIV)for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.”

Context of Revelation 19:2

1After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God; because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.” 3And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke shall ascend forever and ever.” 4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures also fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah (praise the Lord)!”

Revelation 19:2 word by word

ὅτι ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἔκρινεν τὴν πόρνην τὴν μεγάλην ἥτις ἔφθειρεν τὴν γῆν ἐν τῇ πορνείᾳ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐξεδίκησεν τὸ αἷμα τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• judgmentsκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• he hath judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• the greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• whoreπόρνηpornē · prostituteG4204
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• did corruptφθείρωphtheirō · to destroyG5351
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• hath avengedἐκδικέωekdikeō · to avengeG1556
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• atἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for Revelation 19:2

• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment], O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all]; Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous and just are You, Who are and Who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;
• Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice), Just and upright is He.
• Psalms 19:9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.
• Isaiah 25:1O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name; For You have done miraculous things, Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters [influencing nations],
• Revelation 18:3For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”
• Revelation 6:10They cried in a loud voice, saying, “O Lord, holy and true, how long now before You will sit in judgment and avenge our blood on those [unregenerate ones] who dwell on the earth?”
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their disaster is at hand, And their doom hurries to meet them.’

Commentaries on Revelation 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For true and righteous - His judgments displayed in supporting his followers, and punishing his enemies, are true - according to his predictions; and righteous, being all according to infinite justice and equity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For true and righteous are his judgments - That is, the calamities that come upon the power here referred to are deserved. For he hath judged the great whore - The power represented by the harlot. See the notes on Revelation 17:1. Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication - See the notes on Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:4-5; Revelation 18:3. Compare the notes on Revelation 9:21. And hath avenged the blood of his servants - See the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2true and just (see Revelation 15:3; 16:7): In his righteous justice, God fulfilled his promise to judge the great prostitute, who symbolizes moral and spiritual corruption and the persecution of God's people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. which did corrupt the earth--Greek, "used to corrupt" continually. "Instead of opposing and lessening, she promoted the sinful life and decay of the world by her own earthliness, allowing the salt to lose its savor" [Auberlen]. avenged--Greek, "exacted in retribution." A particular application of the principle (Ge 9:5). blood of his servants--literally shed by the Old Testament adulterous Church, and by the New Testament apostate Church; also…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Fall
• Fornication
• Harlot
• Lord
• Marriage
• Rod
• Salvation
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Crime; Crimes
• Eschatology of the New Testament

Commentaries on Revelation 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings