启示录 16:5

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：“今在昔在的聖者啊！你這樣審判是公義的，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 听 见 掌 管 众 水 的 天 使 说 ： 昔 在 、 今 在 的 圣 者 阿 ， 你 这 样 判 断 是 公 义 的 ；

Contextual Overview

¹ Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's anger on the earth." ² The first angel left and poured out his bowl on the land. Then ugly and painful sores came upon all those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his idol. ³ The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died. ⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. ⁵ Then I heard the angel of the waters saying: "Holy One, you are the One who is and who was. You are right to decide to punish these evil people. ⁶ They have poured out the blood of your holy people and your prophets. So now you have given them blood to drink as they deserve." ⁷ And I heard a voice coming from the altar saying: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, the way you punish evil people is right and fair."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the angel: Revelation 16:4

Thou art: Revelation 16:7, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 19:2, Genesis 18:25, Psalms 129:4, Psalms 145:17, Lamentations 1:18, Daniel 9:14, Romans 2:5, Romans 3:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:6

which art: Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 11:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:4 - Lord Judges 5:2 - for the avenging 2 Kings 11:16 - there was she slain 2 Chronicles 23:15 - they slew her there Psalms 7:7 - So Psalms 21:13 - so will Psalms 48:11 - because Psalms 50:6 - heavens Psalms 51:4 - when Psalms 52:6 - righteous Psalms 65:5 - righteousness Isaiah 14:4 - How Isaiah 24:16 - glory Ezekiel 35:6 - I will Luke 6:38 - with Luke 7:29 - justified Luke 13:9 - if not Romans 2:2 - judgment Revelation 6:10 - dost Revelation 13:15 - cause Revelation 18:6 - Reward

Cross-References

Genesis 16:12
Ishmael will be like a wild donkey. He will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will attack all his brothers."

Genesis 16:15
Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, and Abram named him Ishmael.

Genesis 31:53
Let the God of Abraham, who is the God of Nahor and the God of their ancestors, punish either of us if we break this agreement." So Jacob made a promise in the name of the God whom his father Isaac worshiped.

Exodus 5:21
So they said to Moses and Aaron, "May the Lord punish you. You caused the king and his officers to hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us."

2 Chronicles 24:22
King Joash did not remember Jehoiada's kindness to him, so Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada's son. Before Zechariah died, he said, "May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you."

Psalms 7:8
Lord , judge the people. Lord , defend me because I am right, because I have done no wrong, God Most High.

Psalms 35:23
Wake up! Come and defend me! My God and Lord, fight for me!

Psalms 43:1
God, defend me. Argue my case against those who don't follow you. Save me from liars and those who do evil.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I heard the angel of the waters say,.... So we read in Jewish writings t of an angel that was שרא דימא, "the prince of the sea", and of angels that were over the waters, and others over fire u; though here is designed not one of the מלאכי מים "angels of the water", that presided ove the waters, as another over fire;

:-, but the third angel that poured out his vial upon the waters; when he had so done, he said as follows. Dr. Lightfoot thinks, and that not without reason, that since these angels appeared in the garb of priests, Revelation 15:6 and since there was a priest appointed to take care of the wells, and fountains, and ditches about Jerusalem, that the people might have water at the feasts w, there is an allusion to him; and certain it is that there was such an officer; there was one Nechoniah, who was over the fountains and ditches x; and in the same office was Nicodemon ben Gorion y, thought to be the Nicodemus mentioned in the New Testament.

Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shall be: which may be understood either of God the Father, who had power over these plagues, Revelation 16:9 and sent them; or of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all, and is righteous in all his ways and works, in all his judgments on antichrist, and is the eternal "I AM", which is, and was, and shall be; see Revelation 1:8. The Alexandrian copy, and most others, and the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions, read "holy", instead of "shalt be"; for the purity and holiness of Christ will be seen in the judgments which he will exercise, as follows:

because thou hast judged thus; or "these things"; or "them", as the Ethiopic version reads; that is, has brought these judgments upon the men signified by rivers and fountains, and made great havoc and slaughter of them, expressed by their becoming blood; the justice of which appears from the following reason.

t T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 68. 3. u Yalkut Simeoni, par. 2. fol. 58. 4. par. 2. fol. 167. 4. w Maimon, Cele Hamikdash, c. 7. sect. 15. x Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 1. y Abot R. Nathan, c. 5. fol. 3. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I heard the angel of the waters say - The angel who presides over the element of water; in allusion to the common opinion among the Hebrews that the angels presided over elements, and that each element was committed to the jurisdiction of a particular angel. Compare the notes on Revelation 7:1.

Thou art righteous, O Lord - In view of the judgments that reddened these streams and fountains with the blood of people, the angel ascribes righteousness to God. These judgments seemed terrible - the numbers slain were so vast - the bloody stream indicated so great slaughter, and such severity of the divine judgment; yet the angel sees in all this only the act of a righteous God bringing just retribution on the guilty.

Which art, and wast, and shalt be - That is, who art eternal - existing now; who hast existed in all past time; and who will exist ever onward. See the notes on Revelation 1:8. The reason why this attribute of God is here referred to, seems to be that the mind of the angel adverts to it in the changes and desolations that were occurring around him. In such overturnings among people - such revolutions of kingdoms - such desolations of war - the mind naturally turns to one who is unchanging; to one whose throne is from everlasting to everlasting.

Because thou hast judged thus - Hast suffered these wars to occur that have changed rivers and fountains to blood.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 16:5. The angel of the waters — The rabbins attribute angels, not only to the four elements so called, but to almost every thing besides. We have already seen the angel of the bottomless pit, Revelation 9:11, and the angel of the fire, Revelation 14:18. The angel of the earth is spoken of in Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 13, 2, and is called Admael. They have also an angel that presides over the grass; another that presides over the cattle which feed upon the grass.

They say that God employed the angel of the sea to swallow up the waters at the creation, that the dry land might appear. He disobeyed, and God slew him; the name of the angel of the sea is Rahab. See Baba bathra, fol. 74, 2. It is plain from several places that the writer of the Apocalypse keeps these notions distinctly in view.