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Revelation 16:6

The people have spilled the blood of your holy people and your prophets. Now you have given those people blood to drink. This is what they deserve."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blood;   God Continued...;   Martyrdom;   Prophets;   Temple;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anger of God, the;   Blood;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Punishment;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Drink;   Justice;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Order;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Adoni-Bezek;   Athaliah;   Issachar;   Net;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Persecution in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Plagues of Egypt;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Martyr;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Vials;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bishop;   Blood;   Persecution;   Revelation of John:;   Shed;   Sore;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because they poured outthe blood of the saints and the prophets,you have given them blood to drink;they deserve it!
King James Version (1611)
For they haue shedde the blood of Saints and Prophets, and thou hast giuen them blood to drinke: for they are worthy.
King James Version
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
New American Standard Bible
for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it."
New Century Version
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."
English Standard Version
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it."
Berean Standard Bible
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink as they deserve."
Contemporary English Version
They poured out the blood of your people and your prophets. So you gave them blood to drink, as they deserve!"
Complete Jewish Bible
They poured out the blood of your people and your prophets, so you have made them drink blood. They deserve it!"
Darby Translation
for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For they shed the blood of the Saints, & Prophets, and therefore hast thou giuen them blood to drinke: for they are worthy.
George Lamsa Translation
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Good News Translation
They poured out the blood of God's people and of the prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting what they deserve!"
Lexham English Bible
because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!"
Literal Translation
since they poured out the blood of the saints and of the prophets; and You gave blood to them to drink, for they were deserving.
Amplified Bible
for they have poured out the blood of the saints (God's people) and the prophets, and You [in turn] have given them blood to drink. They deserve Your judgment."
American Standard Version
for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
Bible in Basic English
For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.
Hebrew Names Version
For they poured out the blood of the holy ones and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."
International Standard Version
You have given them blood to drinkIsaiah 49:26; Matthew 23:34-35; Revelation 3:15; 11:18; 18:20;">[xr] because they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."
Etheridge Translation
For the blood of saints and of prophets have they shed, And blood to them hast thou given to drink For they are worthy.
Murdock Translation
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets; and thou hast given them blood to drink, for they deserve it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they shed out the blood of saintes and prophetes, and therfore hast thou geuen them blood to drynke: for they are worthie.
English Revised Version
for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
World English Bible
For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy.
Weymouth's New Testament
For they poured out the blood of Thy people and of the Prophets, and in return Thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for thei schedden out the blood of halewis and prophetis, and thou hast youun to hem blood to drinke; for thei ben worthi.
Update Bible Version
for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood you have given them to drink: they are worthy.
Webster's Bible Translation
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
New English Translation
because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!"
New King James Version
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,And You have given them blood to drink.For [fn] it is their just due."
New Living Translation
Since they shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is their just reward."
New Life Bible
They have poured out the blood of God's people and of the early preachers. You have given them blood to drink. They are getting the pay that is coming to them."
New Revised Standard
because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because, blood of saints and prophets, poured they out, and, blood, unto them, hast thou given to drink: Worthy, they are!
Douay-Rheims Bible
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: and thou hast given them blood to drink. For they are worthy.
Revised Standard Version
For men have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is their due!"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
for they shed out the bloude of sayntes and prophettes and therfore hast thou geven them bloud to drynke: for they are worthy.
Young's Literal Translation
because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for they shed the bloude of sayntes, and prophetes, and therfore hast thou geuen them bloude to drynke: for they are worthy.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: thou hast given them blood to drink; for they have deserv'd it."
Simplified Cowboy Version
These people didn't flinch when they poured out the blood of your prophets and cowboys, so you have given them blood to drink. It is time to pay the fiddler."

Contextual Overview

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple. It said to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's anger on the earth." 2 The first angel left. He poured out his bowl on the land. Then all those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its idol got sores that were ugly and painful. 3 The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. Then the sea became blood like a dead man's blood. And everything living in the sea died. 4 The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water. The rivers and the springs of water became blood. 5 Then I heard the angel of the waters say to God, "You are the one who is and who always was. You are the Holy One. You are right in these judgments you have made. 6 The people have spilled the blood of your holy people and your prophets. Now you have given those people blood to drink. This is what they deserve." 7 And I heard the altar say, "Yes, Lord God All-Powerful, your judgments are true and right."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they have: Revelation 6:10, Revelation 6:11, Revelation 13:10, Revelation 13:15, Revelation 17:6, Revelation 17:7, Revelation 18:24, Revelation 19:2, Deuteronomy 32:42, Deuteronomy 32:43, 2 Kings 24:4, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 51:22, Isaiah 51:23, Jeremiah 2:30, Lamentations 4:13, Matthew 7:2, Matthew 21:35-41, Matthew 23:30-37

for they are: Revelation 11:18, Revelation 18:20, Jeremiah 26:11, Jeremiah 26:16, Luke 12:48, Hebrews 10:29

Reciprocal: Exodus 14:26 - the waters Exodus 21:24 - General Judges 1:7 - as I have Judges 5:2 - for the avenging 1 Samuel 15:33 - As thy sword 2 Samuel 3:29 - rest 2 Samuel 16:8 - returned 2 Kings 10:25 - let 2 Chronicles 24:25 - for the blood Psalms 7:13 - persecutors Psalms 9:12 - When Psalms 79:3 - Their Psalms 109:17 - General Proverbs 13:2 - the soul Isaiah 14:4 - How Isaiah 26:21 - also Isaiah 33:1 - when thou shalt cease Isaiah 63:6 - make Jeremiah 19:4 - filled Jeremiah 26:15 - ye shall Jeremiah 26:19 - Thus Jeremiah 34:17 - behold Jeremiah 50:15 - as she Jeremiah 50:29 - recompense Jeremiah 50:42 - they are cruel Jeremiah 51:35 - The violence Ezekiel 14:23 - that I have not Ezekiel 16:38 - shed Ezekiel 24:9 - Woe Ezekiel 32:6 - water Daniel 7:25 - shall wear out Daniel 8:24 - shall destroy Joel 3:2 - will plead Joel 3:7 - and will Matthew 14:11 - and given Matthew 24:49 - to smite Matthew 26:52 - they Mark 9:42 - it Luke 3:20 - General Luke 6:38 - with Luke 12:45 - to beat Romans 6:21 - for the 2 Thessalonians 1:6 - General 2 Timothy 3:3 - fierce Revelation 9:21 - their murders Revelation 18:6 - Reward

Cross-References

Genesis 16:8
The angel said, "Hagar, Sarai's slave girl, why are you here? Where are you going?" Hagar said, "I am running away from Sarai."
Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Sarai is your owner. Go home to her and obey her."
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.
Exodus 2:15
Pharaoh heard about what Moses did, so he decided to kill him. But Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to the land of Midian. Moses stopped near a well in Midian.
Job 2:6
So the Lord said to Satan, "All right, Job is in your hands, but you are not allowed to kill him."
Proverbs 14:29
A patient person is very smart. A quick-tempered person makes stupid mistakes.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.
Proverbs 27:8
A man away from home is like a bird away from its nest.
Proverbs 29:19
Servants will not learn a lesson if you only talk to them. They might understand you, but they will not obey.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
Don't quit your job simply because the boss is angry with you. If you remain calm and helpful, you can correct even great mistakes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,.... Which shows that rivers and fountains cannot be literally understood, but men are designed, wicked and bloody men; and it is notorious to all, how much of the blood of the saints, of the preachers of the Gospel, of the prophets and witnesses, have been shed in Italy, Savoy, and other places near Rome, as well as in Rome itself; see Revelation 17:6.

And thou hast given them blood to drink; sent the sword among them, making great slaughter and devastation; see Isaiah 49:26

for they are worthy; or deserving, to have their blood shed by the law of retaliation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For they have shed the blood of saints - The nations here referred to. They have been engaged in scenes of bloody persecution, and this is a just recompense.

And prophets - Teachers of religion; ministers of truth. It is not necessary to understand the word “prophets” here in its technical sense, as denoting those who are raised up by God and sent forth as inspired men, but it may be understood in its more common signification in the New Testament as denoting teachers of religion in general. See the Romans 12:6 note; 1 Corinthians 14:1 note.

And thou hast given them blood to drink - To wit, by turning the streams and fountains into blood, Revelation 16:4. Blood had been poured out in such abundance that it seemed to mingle with the very water that they drank. This was a recompense for their having, in those very regions, poured out so much blood in persecuting the saints and prophets - the pious private members of the church, and the public teachers of religion.

For they are worthy - That is, they deserve this; or this is a just recompense for their sins. It is not intended that those who would thus suffer had been individually guilty of this, or that this was properly a punishment on them; but it is meant that in those countries there had been bloody persecutions, and that this was a fit recompense for what had there occurred.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 16:6. Thou hast given them blood to drink — They thirsted after blood and massacred the saints of God; and now they have got blood to drink! It is said that when Tomyris, queen of the Scythians, had vanquished Cyrus, she cut off his head and threw it into a vessel of blood, saying these words: Satia te sanguine, quem sitisti, cujusque insatiabilis semper fuisti; "Satisfy thyself with blood, for which thou hast thirsted, and for which thy desire has been insatiable." See Justin. Hist., lib. i. c. 8. This figure of speech is called sarcasm in rhetoric.

"Sarcasmus with this biting taunt doth kill:

Cyrus, thy thirst was blood; now drink thy fill."


 
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