Revelation 16:3 BSB

Revelation 16:3

And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

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ASV

And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.

KJV

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea,.... Not literally; and so does not design the stagnation of it, which it is thought will be before the general conflagration; see Amo 7:4 nor is it to be understood of the sea of this world, and the men of it, who are like a troubled sea; but rather of Popish doctrines and councils, which are a sea of errors, and will now be confuted and put an end to.

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea - So the second trumpet Rev 8:8, “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood.” For the meaning of this as a symbol, see the notes on that verse. And it became as the blood of a dead man - “Either very bloody, like a mangled corse, or else colored, as it were, with the dark and almost black blood of a dead man” (Prof. Stuart, in loco).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But A, C, and Vulgate omit it. upon--Greek, "into." became as . . . blood--answering to another Egyptian plague. of a dead man--putrefying. living soul--So B and ANDREAS.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
δεύτερος	deuteros	second	G1208 →
ἐξέχεεν	execheen	poured out	G1632 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
φιάλην	phialēn	bowl	G5357 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
θάλασσαν,	thalassan	sea,	G2281 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	it became	G1096 →
αἷμα	haima	blood	G129 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
νεκροῦ,	nekrou	of [one] dead,	G3498 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πᾶσα	pasa	every	G3956 →
ψυχὴ	psuchē	soul	G5590 →
ζωῆς	zōēs	living	G2222 →
ἀπέθανεν	apethanen	died	G599 →
τὰ	ta	that was	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
θαλάσσῃ.¶	thalassē	sea.	G2281 →

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Through
Revelation 11:6
These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with…
leads to
- 1 Kings 17:1
  Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in…
- Luke 4:25
  But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all…
- Exodus 7:17–25
  This 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…
- Psalms 105:26–36
  He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
Through
Psalms 105:29
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
leads to
- Exodus 7:20–21
  Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was…
- Psalms 78:44
  He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
Through
Psalms 78:44
He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
leads to
- Psalms 105:29
  He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
- Exodus 7:17–21
  This 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…

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