Revelation 6:10

And they cried out with a loud voice, saying—How long, O Sovereign, the Holy and True, dost thou not vindicate and avenge our blood from them that dwell upon the earth?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

In Context

9And, when he opened the fifth seal, I saw, beneath the altar, the souls of them who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the witness which they held.

11And there was given to them, each one, a white robe, and it was bidden them, that they should rest yet a little while—until the number should be made full of their fellow-servants also, and their brethren, who were about to be slain as even, they.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36For Yahweh will vindicate his people, And upon his servants, will have compassion,—When he seeth that strength is exhausted, And there is no one shut up or at large,

1 Samuel 24:12Let Yahweh do justice betwixt me and thee, and let Yahweh avenge me of thee,—but, mine own hand, shall not be upon thee.

Psalms 13:1How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalms 58:10The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one:—

Psalms 79:10Wherefore should the nations say—Where is their God? Let him be known among the nations before our eyes! [Yea! By] the avenging of the blood of thy servants which hath been shed!

Isaiah 61:2To proclaim—The year of acceptance of Yahweh, and The day of avenging of our God: To comfort all who are mourning;

Matthew Henry on Revelation 6:10-17

The Opening of the Seals. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their… Read the whole commentary →

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