Passage

Revelation 16.7

Book: Revelation · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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."

"8. And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire. 9. And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory." (Revelation 16:5-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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.”"

"8. The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9. People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory." (Revelation 16:5-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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."

"8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. ^{scorched: or, burned}" (Revelation 16:5-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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.'"

"8. And the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire, 9. and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform, to give to Him glory." (Revelation 16:5-9, YLT)

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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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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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