Revelation 16:6 · KJV
“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”
— Revelation 16:6
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.
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous {are} thy judgments.
Revelation 16 — Context
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
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.
6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous {are} thy judgments.
8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD {am} thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. {sweet: or, new}
Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. {destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth}
Revelation 6:10-11
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Luke 11:49-50
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and {some} of them they shall slay and persecute:
Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Matthew 23:30-37
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
2 Kings 24:4
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
Revelation 13:15
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. {life: Gr. breath}