Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink i for they are worthy.
New American Standard Bible
for they poured out
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.
Holman Bible
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!
International Standard Version
You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."
A Conservative Version
Because they poured out the blood of the sanctified and prophets, and thou have given them blood to drink--they are deserving.
American Standard Version
for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
Amplified
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.”
An Understandable Version
For they [i.e., the followers of the beast. See verse 2] have shed the blood of God's holy people and [their] prophets, and you have given them blood to drink because they deserved it [i.e., these persecutors deserved the punishment they received for shedding blood].
Anderson New Testament
For they have shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink, and 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.
Common New Testament
for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve it."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: thou hast given them blood to drink; for they have deserv'd 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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
for they have poured forth the blood of saints, and prophets; and thou hast given them blood to drink-they are worthy.
Godbey New Testament
because they shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.
Goodspeed New Testament
for they shed the blood of your people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink, as they deserve."
John Wesley New Testament
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy.
King James 2000
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are deserving of it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!"
Modern King James verseion
since they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets; and You gave them blood to drink, for they were deserving.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for they shed out the blood of saints, and prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy."
Moffatt New Testament
They poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink! They deserve it!"
Montgomery New Testament
For men poured out the blood of thy saints and prophets, And thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."
NET Bible
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 Heart 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."
Noyes New Testament
for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they deserve it.
Sawyer New Testament
for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, blood of saints and prophets, poured they out, and, blood, unto them, hast thou given to drink: Worthy, they are!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
for men shed the blood of Christ's People and of the Prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve.'
Webster
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Weymouth 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."
Williams New Testament
Because they have shed the blood of your people and prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it."
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."
Worrell New Testament
because they poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink: they are worthy!"
Worsley New Testament
and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Youngs 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;'
Themes
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
Blood » Figurative » Of judgments
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 16:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Seven Bowls Of The Wrath Of God
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Just, O Lord, art thou, who being, and who was, and who wilt be, for thou didst judge these things. 6 For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink i for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another from the altar saying, Yes, O Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, true and just thy judgments.
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:26
And I will cause those oppressing thee to eat their own flesh, and they shall drink their blood to the full as new wine: and all flesh shall know that I am Jehovah saving thee, and redeeming thee, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the holy, and of all those slain upon the earth.
Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the holy, and to them fearing thy name, the small and great; and to destroy them destroying the earth.
Revelation 13:15
And it was given him to give spirit to the image of the wild beast, that the image of the wild beast might speak, and might make as many as should not worship the image of the wild beast that they be killed.
Deuteronomy 32:42-43
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall eat flesh, From the blood of the wounded and the captivity, From the head of the enemy's leaders.
2 Kings 24:4
And also the innocent blood which he poured forth, (and he will fill Jerusalem with innocent blood) and Jehovah would not pardon.
Isaiah 51:22-23
Thus said thy Lord Jehovah and thy God, he will contend for his people, Behold, I took from thy hand the cup of reeling, the goblet cup of my wrath; thou shalt not add to drink it more.
Jeremiah 2:30
In vain did I strike your sons; they received no instruction: your sword consumed the prophets as a lion destroying.
Jeremiah 26:11
And the priests and the prophets will say to the chiefs, and to all the people, saying, The judgment of death for this man, for he prophesied against this city, as ye heard with your ears.
Jeremiah 26:16
And the chiefs will say, and all the people to the priests and to the prophets: Not for this man the judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah his God he spake to us.
Lamentations 4:13
From the sins of her prophets the iniquities of her priests shedding the blood of the just in her midst,
Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be repaid to you.
Matthew 21:35-41
And the farmers having taken his servants, truly one they stripped, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
Matthew 23:30-37
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we had not been their partakers in the blood of the prophets,
Luke 11:49-50
And for this said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and the sent, and of them shall they kill and drive out:
Luke 12:48
And he not having known, and having done things worthy of blows, shall be skinned with few. And to every one to whom much was given, shall much be required of him: and with whom they have deposited much, they will ask of him the more.
Hebrews 10:29
Of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be deemed worthy. having trodden down the Son of God, and deemed the blood of the covenant common, in which he was consecrated, and having outraged the Spirit of grace?
Revelation 6:10-11
And they cried with a great voice, saying, Till when, Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood of them dwelling upon earth
Revelation 13:10
If any bring together to captivity he shall proceed into captivity: if any shall kill with sword, he shall be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the holy.
Revelation 17:6-7
And I saw the woman intoxicated from the blood of the holy, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus: and wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and the holy sent, and the prophets; for God judged your judgment of her.
Revelation 19:2
For true and just his judgments: for he judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her harlotry, and he avenged the blood of his servants from her hand.