Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Revelation 16:4 in other translations
| BSB | And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood. |
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| WEB | The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. |
| ASV | And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood. |
| YLT | And the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood, |
| DARBY | And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers, and on the fountains of waters; and they became blood. |
| BBE | And the third let what was in his vessel come out into the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood. |
| Webster | And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. |
What does Revelation 16:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
And they became blood. This would properly mean that they became as blood, or became red with blood; and it would be fulfilled if bloody battles were fought near them so that they seemed to run blood.
(a) "waters" Rev 8:10
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 16:1-7
We are to pray that the will of God may be done on earth as it is done in heaven. Here is a succession of terrible judgments of Providence; and there seems to be an allusion to several of the plagues of Egypt. The sins were alike, and so were the punishments. The vials refer to the seven trumpets, which represented the rise of antichrist; and the fall of the enemies of the church shall bear some resemblance to their…
Revelation 16:4 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 16:4
- Revelation 8:10-11
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
- Exodus 7:17-20
Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
- Hosea 13:15
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
- Revelation 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
- Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
- Revelation 16:5
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.
- Exodus 8:5
And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 35:8
And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
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Context
- Revelation 16:3
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.
- Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
- Revelation 16:5
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.
Revelation 16:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el tercer ángel derramó su copa sobre los ríos, y sobre las fuentes de las aguas, y se convirtieron en sangre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le troisième versa sa coupe sur les fleuves, et sur les fontaines des eaux; et ils devinrent du sang. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der dritte goß seine Schale aus auf die Ströme und auf die Wasserquellen, und sie wurden zu Blut. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et tertius effudit phialam suam super flumina, et super fontes aquarum, et factus est sanguis. |