Revelation 16:5

Revelation 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: “You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, "Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.

Context of Revelation 16:5

3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died. 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You, the One who is and who was, O Holy One, because You judged these things; 6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” 7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”

Revelation 16:5 word by word

καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ ἀγγέλου τῶν ὑδάτων λέγοντος· δίκαιος εἶ, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν ὁ ὅσιος, ὅτι ταῦτα ἔκρινας,Read the interlinear

• And I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• Holyὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Revelation 16:5

• Revelation 16:4Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.
• Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
• Revelation 19:2because His judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great prostitute who was corrupting the earth with her sexual immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her.”
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
• Psalms 129:4The Lord is righteous; He has cut up the ropes of the wicked.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works.
• Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is righteous, For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And see my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
• Daniel 9:14So the Lord has kept the disaster in store and brought it on us; for the Lord our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
• Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking from a human viewpoint.)
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed are suffering.
• Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before His throne,
• Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”
• Revelation 11:17saying, “We give You thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

Commentaries on Revelation 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The angel of the waters - The rabbins attribute angels, not only to the four elements so called, but to almost every thing besides. We have already seen the angel of the bottomless pit, Revelation 9:11, and the angel of the fire, Revelation 14:18. The angel of the earth is spoken of in Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 13, 2, and is called Admael. They have also an angel that presides over the grass; another that presides over the cattle which feed upon the grass. They…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And I heard the angel of the waters say - The angel who presides over the element of water; in allusion to the common opinion among the Hebrews that the angels presided over elements, and that each element was committed to the jurisdiction of a particular angel. Compare the notes on Revelation 7:1. Thou art righteous, O Lord - In view of the judgments that reddened these streams and fountains with the blood of people, the angel ascribes righteousness to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6the angel of the waters: In Scripture, angels and archangels are shown to have special roles within the order of heaven (see Daniel 8:16; 9:21; 10:13, 21; 12:1; Luke 1:19, 26; see also 1 Enoch 66:1–2). This angel confirms that these judgments come from God, who is just and holy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. angel of the waters--that is, presiding over the waters. O Lord--omitted by A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and Andreas. and shalt be--A, B, C, Vulgate, and Andreas for this clause read, "(which art and wast) holy." The Lord is now no longer He that shall come, for He is come in vengeance and therefore the third of the three clauses found in Re 1:4, 8; 4:8 is here and in Re 11:17 omitted. judged thus--literally, "these things." "Thou didst inflict…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Gnaw
• Vial
• Dragon
• Justification
• Mock; Mocker; Mocking
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Retribution
• Revelation of John
• Sore

Commentaries on Revelation 16

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings