Revelation 16:6

Because they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, 2 you have given them blood to drink; 1 it is what they deserve.”

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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

5I heard the angel of the waters say, 1 “You are righteous—the one who is and who was, the Holy One— 2 because you have judged these things. + 16:5 Some older copies read, You are righteous, Lord—the one who is and who was and who is to be, because you have judged these things . 1

7I heard the altar reply, 1 “Yes, Lord God Almighty, 2 your judgments are true and righteous.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:42I will make my arrows drunk with blood, 1 and my sword will devour flesh 1 with the blood of the killed and the captives, 1 and from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.'” 1

Isaiah 49:26I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 1 Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Jeremiah 2:30I have punished your people in vain. They would not accept discipline. 1 Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destructive lion! 1

Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, “It is not right for this man to die, for he has proclaimed things to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”

Ezekiel 32:6Then I will pour your blood over the mountains, 1 and the stream beds will be filled with your blood. 1

Matthew 21:35But the vine growers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned still 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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