Revelation 16:3

And the second angel poured his vial upon the sea; and it became blood as of the dead, and every living soul died which was in the sea.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And the first went, and poured his vial upon the earth: and there became an ulcer, evil and painful, upon the men who had the mark of the beast of prey, and who worshipped the image of him.

4And the third angel poured his vial upon the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters, and they became blood.

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Cross References

Revelation 8:8And the Second angel sounded. And as a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third of the sea also became blood.

Revelation 11:6These have power to shut heaven, that rain it may not rain in those days; and power have they over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague as many times as they will.

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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