Revelation 16:3-6

16:3 Next, ¹  the second angel ²  poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

16:4 Then ³  the third angel ⁴  poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. 16:5 Now ⁵  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ⁶  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ⁷ 

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ⁸  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ⁹ 

[16:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:3]  ² tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:5]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ⁶ tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[16:5]  ⁷ tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.

[16:6]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

[16:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”