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

3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. 4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 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. 6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the angelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thou artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• O Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• shalt beὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thou hast judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• thusοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Revelation 16:5

• Revelation 16:4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
• Revelation 16:7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
• Revelation 19:2For 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.
• Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
• Psalms 129:4Yhwh is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
• Psalms 145:17Yhwh is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
• Lamentations 1:18Yhwh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
• Daniel 9:14Therefore hath Yhwh watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for Yhwh our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
• Romans 2:5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
• Revelation 1:4John to the seven Assemblies which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
• Revelation 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
• Revelation 11:17Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

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

Topics related to Revelation 16:5

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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