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Revelation 16:4 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Revelation 16:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Revelation chapter 16 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.”
Revelation 16:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Revelation 16:4
The third angel pouring his vial on rivers and fountains, turning them to blood, parallels Egypt's first plague (Exodus 7:19-21). This judgment strikes fresh water sources, making them undrinkable and deadly. The completeness ('became blood') emphasizes total corruption, not partial contamination. Reformed theology sees these judgments as both literal and symbolic—literal consequences of sin's curse on creation, symbolic of spiritual death. The progression from sea (v. 3) to fresh water sources shows comprehensive judgment affecting all water—nowhere to escape contamination. This answers the m...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Revelation 16:4
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“In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.,Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood., כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה בְּזֹאת תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַכֶּה בַּמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִי עַל־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּיְאֹר וְנֶהֶפְכוּ לְדָם׃ ,thus saith the LORD: In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD—behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.,τάδε λέγει κύριος ἐν τούτῳ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγὼ κύριος ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ τύπτω τῇ ῥάβδῳ τῇ ἐν τῇ χειρί μου ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἐν τῷ ποταμῷ καὶ μεταβαλεῖ εἰς αἷμα,These things saith the Lord: Hereby shalt thou know that I am the Lord: behold, I strike with the rod that is in my hand on the water which is in the river, and it shall change it into blood.,כה כה אמר יהוה בזאת תדע כי אני יהוה הנה אנכי מכה במטה אשר בידי על המים אשר ביאר ונהפכו,Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that [is] in mine hand upon the waters which [are] in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.,כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ בְּדָא תִדַע אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ הָא אֲנָא מָחֵי בְּחֻטְרָא דִי בִידִי עַל מַיָא דִי בְנַהֲרָא וְיִתְהַפְּכוּן לִדְמָא: ,Thus saith the Lord, By this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: Behold, with the rod that is in my hand I smite the water of the river, and it shall be turned to blood:”
“and a great star fell from the sky”
“an east wind will come”
“Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
“You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.,And 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.,,,,,,,,”
“when I came”
“Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'”
“And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills”