Tree of Life Version
Revelation 19:2
2For His judgments are true and just. For He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her whoring, and has avenged the blood of His servants caused by her hand.”
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 loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Halleluyah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. For His judgments are true and just. For He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her whoring, and has avenged the blood of His servants caused by her hand.” 3And a second time they shouted, “Halleluyah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever!” 4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Halleluyah!”
Read all of Revelation 19Revelation 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 are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Revelation 16:5Then I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You—the Holy One, who is and who was— because You have passed these judgments.
- Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock—blameless is His work. Indeed, all His ways are just. God of faithfulness without iniquity, righteous and upright is He.
- Psalms 19:9The precepts of Adonai are right, giving joy to the heart. The mitzvot of Adonai are pure, giving light to the eyes.
- Isaiah 25:1Adonai, You are my God, I will exalt You, I will praise Your Name, for You have done wonderful things, plans of old with steadfast faithfulness.
- Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels holding the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the sentencing of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
- Revelation 18:3For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the fury of her immorality. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich off the power of her self-indulgence.”
- Revelation 6:10And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “O Sovereign Master, holy and true, how long before You judge those who dwell on the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you kedoshim, emissaries and prophets! For God has judged her condemnation of you!”
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and payback, for the time when their foot staggers. Surely their day of disaster is near— what is prepared rushes on 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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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
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