Passage

Revelation 16.5

Book: Revelation · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"3. And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea. 4. And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood."

"5. And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:"

"6. for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy. 7. And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments." (Revelation 16:3-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died. 4. The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood."

"5. I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things."

"6. For they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.” 7. I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”" (Revelation 16:3-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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 third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood."

"5. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus."

"6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments." (Revelation 16:3-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. And the second messenger did pour out his vial to the sea, and there came blood as of [one] dead, and every living soul died in the sea. 4. And the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood,"

"5. and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, 'righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,"

"6. because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;' 7. and I heard another out of the altar, saying, 'Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous [are] Thy judgments.'" (Revelation 16:3-7, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G1342 - dikaios

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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