Revelation 16:4-7

16:4 Then ¹  the third angel ²  poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. 16:5 Now ³  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ⁴  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ⁵ 

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

so ⁶  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ⁷ 

16:7 Then ⁸  I heard the altar reply, ⁹  “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ¹⁰  your judgments are true and just!”

[16:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:4]  ² tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:5]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ⁴ tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

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

[16:6]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

[16:7]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “the altar saying.”

[16:7]  ¹⁰ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”