Revelation 16:6

For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

In Context

5And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:

7And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:42I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.

Isaiah 49:26And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.

Jeremiah 2:30I gave your children blows to no purpose; they got no good from training: your sword has been the destruction of your prophets, like a death-giving lion.

Jeremiah 26:16Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.

Ezekiel 32:6And the land will be watered with your blood, and the waterways will be full of you.

Matthew 21:35And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 16:2-8

The Seven Vials. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3 And 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. 4 And the… Read the whole commentary →

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