Revelation 19:2
in Revelation 19For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
KJV
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
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This verse in Revelation 19
Commentary
11 notes on this verseGod has "avenged the blood of his servants from the hand" of Babylon and has benefited her inhabitants by accomplishing the cessation of sin through its punishment.
This site's exposition
Salvation and glory and power
on Revelation 19:1-3
Heaven answers Babylon's fall with Hallelujah, a Hebrew word given four times in this chapter and nowhere else in the New Testament. The praise rests on justice: His judgments are true and just. Her smoke rises forever and ever repeats the phrase used of the beast worshipers at 14:11.
This site's exposition
His judgments are true and just
John Wesley hears the answer to the souls under the altar at 6:10, who asked how long until their blood was avenged. Their cry has become a song. Andreas of Caesarea adds that the punishment served even her own people, since it brought her sin to an end.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
The saints exult over the destruction of the traitorous city, and they praise God with the jubilation of praise. What does this describe other than the coming of the retribution of the evildoers and the rewarding of the good? This is that of which Daniel …
A commentator
Caesarius of ArlesEXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3, HOMILY 18 · Written before 542.
proposed
This is the voice of the church when the separation has already occurred and when all wicked persons have gone out of her to be consumed with eternal fire. "And their smoke goes up for ever and ever." Hear, O brothers, and fear and know …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Who corrupted the earth with her prostitution, etc. He recalls two acts of the harlot: that she corrupted herself with evil and persecuted the good, in which I think all the crimes of the wicked are comprehended.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For true and righteous are his judgments - Thus is the cry of the souls under the altar changed into a song of praise.
), for which signal example of divine justice they ascribe salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto our God. The effect of these their praises: when the angels and saints cried Alleluia, her fire burned more fiercely and her smoke ascended for ever and ever,
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For true and righteous are his judgments,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
For true and righteous - His judgments displayed in supporting his followers, and punishing his enemies, are true - according to his predictions; and righteous, being all according to infinite justice and equity.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
For true and righteous are his judgments - That is, the calamities that come upon the power here referred to are deserved. For he hath judged the great whore - The power represented by the harlot. See the notes on Rev 17:1. Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication - See the notes on Rev 14:8; Rev 17:2, Rev 17:4-5; Rev 18:3. Compare the notes on Rev 9:21. And hath avenged the blood of his servants - See the notes on Rev 18:20, Rev 18:24. At her hand - Shed by her hand,
The words behind it
31 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἀληθιναὶ | alethinai | true | G228 → | 28 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| δίκαιαι | dikaiai | righteous [are] | G1342 → | 79 times |
| αἱ | hai | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κρίσεις | kriseis | judgments | G2920 → | 47 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | of Him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἔκρινεν | ekrinen | He has judged | G2919 → | 114 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πόρνην | pornen | prostitute | G4204 → | 12 times |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μεγάλην | megalen | great | G3173 → | 243 times |
| ἥτις | hetis | who | G3748 → | 144 times |
| ἔφθειρεν | ephtheiren | was corrupting | G5351 → | |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆν | gen | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πορνείᾳ | porneia | sexual immorality | G4202 → | 25 times |
| αὐτῆς, | autes | of her, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐξεδίκησεν | exedikesen | He has avenged | G1556 → | |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἷμα | haima | blood | G129 → | 97 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δούλων | doulon | servants | G1401 → | 129 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| χειρὸς | cheiros | hand | G5495 → | 175 times |
| αὐτῆς.¶ | autes | of her. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ὅτιFor
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἀληθιναὶtrue
alethinaiG228 →28 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
δίκαιαιrighteous [are]
dikaiaiG1342 →79 times
αἱthe
haiG3588 →19766 times
κρίσειςjudgments
kriseisG2920 →47 times
αὐτοῦ,of Him,
autouG846 →5565 times
ὅτιbecause
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἔκρινενHe has judged
ekrinenG2919 →114 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
πόρνηνprostitute
pornenG4204 →12 times
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
μεγάληνgreat
megalenG3173 →243 times
ἥτιςwho
hetisG3748 →144 times
ἔφθειρενwas corrupting
ephtheirenG5351 →
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
γῆνearth
genG1093 →248 times
ἐνwith
enG1722 →2738 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
πορνείᾳsexual immorality
porneiaG4202 →25 times
αὐτῆς,of her,
autesG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐξεδίκησενHe has avenged
exedikesenG1556 →
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
αἷμαblood
haimaG129 →97 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
δούλωνservants
doulonG1401 →129 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἐκout of
ekG1537 →911 times
χειρὸςhand
cheirosG5495 →175 times
αὐτῆς.¶of her.
autesG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
it leads to
- Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Psalms 73:17–19
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
- Romans 12:19
Through
Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
it leads to
- Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 6:10
Through
Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
it leads to
- Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your…
- Psalms 9:12
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Revelation 16:5–7
And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
- Revelation 11:18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-4; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Caesarius of Arles, EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3, HOMILY 18; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
