Revelation 16:4

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“And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.”

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BSBPD

“And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 16:4 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 7:17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
  2. Exodus 8:5And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
  3. Isaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
  4. Ezekiel 35:8I will fill its mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.
  5. Hosea 13:15Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
  6. Revelation 8:10Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
  7. Revelation 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
  8. Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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