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Rev. 16:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of watersa; and they became blood.

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Rev. 8:10• ¹⁰And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; (Rev. 8:10)

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Rev. 8:10‑11• ¹⁰And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
¹¹And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. (Rev. 8:10‑11)

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Rev. 16:5• ⁵And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. (Rev. 16:5)

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Rev. 14:7• ⁷Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Rev. 14:7)

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Ex. 7:20• ²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. (Ex. 7:20)

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Ex. 8:5• ⁵And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. (Ex. 8:5)

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Isa. 50:2• ²Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. (Isa. 50:2)

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Ezek. 35:8• ⁸And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. (Ezek. 35:8)

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Hos. 13:15• ¹⁵Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. (Hos. 13:15)

• The third, I conceive, represents by rivers people formed into a separate condition of nationality, like waters flowing in a distinct channel, under special local influence; and by the fountains rather the springs of a nation's prosperity. All the active principles assume the form of death. (“Lectures on Revelation 16” by W. Kelly)

• Rivers and Fountains of Waters: (See Rev. 8:10). These popular influences became the power of death. (“Revelation 16 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers, and on the fountains of waters; and they becamei blood.

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Or "there was blood." Ginomai. see John 1.17. Strictly "and there was," or "came to be," "blood." But I apprehend "it" (ver. 3) and "they" (ver. 4) are the sense, in spite of accuracy of grammar: blood took place as a consequence in what is spoken of. The sense is more striking as it stands in Greek considered as a vision. What he saw took that character.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the thirda poured out his bowl intob the rivers and [intoc] the fountains of waters; and theyd became blood.

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a

See note to verse 3.

b

See note to verse 1.

c

The Edd. Tisch. and Treg. drop the second "into."

d

The RV says "it" became blood.