KJV King James Version
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 16:7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
WEB World English Bible
I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
ASV American Standard Version
And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I heard another out of the altar, saying, ‘Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Thy judgments.’
Surrounding context — Revelation 16
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 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.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἤκουσαG191 · akouōto hearτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυσιαστηρίουG2379 · thusiastērionaltarλέγοντος·G3004 · legōto sayναὶG3483 · naiyesκύριεG2962 · kurioslord: GodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαντοκράτωρ,G3841 · pantokratōralmightyἀληθιναὶG228 · alēthinostrueκαὶG2532 · kaiandδίκαιαιG1342 · dikaiosjustαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoκρίσειςG2920 · krisisjudgmentσου.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Revelation 19:2For 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.Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:Revelation 15:3-4And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.Revelation 8:3-5And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.Isaiah 6:6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:Revelation 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Revelation 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:Revelation 13:10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.Ezekiel 10:2And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.Ezekiel 10:7And [one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that [was] between the cherubims, and took [thereof], and put [it] into the hands of [him that was] clothed with linen: who took [it], and went out.
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