Revelation 16:11

Revelation 16:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
• New International Version (NIV)and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

Context of Revelation 16:11

9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Revelation 16:11 word by word

καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκ τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑλκῶν αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• blasphemedβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• painsπόνοςponos · travailG4192
• soresἕλκοςhelkos · soreG1668
• repentedμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• notοὐou · noG3756
• deedsἔργονergon · workG2041

Cross-references for Revelation 16:11

• Revelation 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
• 2 Chronicles 36:23Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
• Ezra 1:2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
• Ezra 5:11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.
• Ezra 6:10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
• Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and now.
• Nehemiah 1:4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
• Nehemiah 2:4Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
• Psalms 136:26O give thanks to the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Daniel 2:18That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
• Jonah 1:9And he said to them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land .
• Revelation 16:2And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a foul and loathsome sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon them who worshipped his image.
• 2 Timothy 3:13But evil men and seducers shall become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Commentaries on Revelation 16:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Blasphemed the God of heaven - Neither did they repent; therefore other judgments must follow. Some think that the sun was Vitellius, the Roman emperor, and that his throne means Rome; and the darkening refers to the injuries she sustained in her political consequence by the civil wars which then took place, from which she never entirely recovered. Others apply it all to papal Rome, and in this respect make out a very clear case! Thus have men…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And blasphemed the God of heaven - The same effect which it was said would be produced by the pouring out of the fourth vial, Revelation 16:9. Because of their pains and their sores - Of the calamities that had come upon them. And repented not of their deeds - See the notes on Revelation 16:9. Compare Revelation 9:21. In regard to the fulfillment and application of this, the following general remarks may be made here: (a) It would succeed, at no great…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 The heart of man is so desperately wicked, that the most severe miseries never will bring any to repent, without the special grace of God. Hell itself is filled with blasphemies; and those are ignorant of the history of human nature, of the Bible, and of their own hearts, who do not know that the more men suffer, and the more plainly they see the hand of God in their sufferings, the more furiously they often rage against him. Let sinners now…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11the throne of the beast: John might be referring to Rome, the political power of his time. Built on seven hills (Revelation 17:9), Rome's empire stretched across the sea (13:1) and dominated the world (13:7). plunged into darkness: This is similar to the ninth plague of Egypt (Exodus 10:22) and the fourth trumpet (Revelation 8:12). gnaw their tongues. … curse the God of heaven: Pain and anger caused these reactions to punishment (compare Matthew 8:12…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. sores--This shows that each fresh plague was accompanied with the continuance of the preceding plagues: there was an accumulation, not a mere succession, of plagues. repented not--(Compare Re 16:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 16:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Animals
• Blasphemy
• Temple
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Blasphemy
• Gnaw
• Vial
• Dragon
• Hair
• Justification
• Locks

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