Wahyu 16:5-7

16:5 Now ¹  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ²  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ³ 

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ⁴  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ⁵ 

16:7 Then ⁶  I heard the altar reply, ⁷  “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁸  your judgments are true and just!”

Wahyu 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁹ 

For he has judged ¹⁰  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ¹¹  poured out by her own hands!” ¹² 

[16:5]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ² tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[16:5]  ³ tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.

[16:6]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

[16:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

[16:7]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “the altar saying.”

[16:7]  ⁸ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[19:2]  ⁹ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ¹¹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ¹² tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).