Revelation 16:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The third angel emptied his bowl into the rivers and streams. At once they turned to blood.

Cross References

Psalm 78:44

He turned the rivers of Egypt into blood, and no one could drink from the streams.

Exodus 8:5

Moses, now command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. Then frogs will come from all rivers, canals, and ponds in Egypt, and they will cover the land.

Isaiah 50:2

I came and called out, but you didn't answer. Have I lost my power to rescue and save? At my command oceans and rivers turn into deserts; fish rot and stink for lack of water.

Ezekiel 35:8

Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys,

Hosea 13:15

No matter how much you prosper more than the other tribes, I, the LORD, will wipe you out, just as a scorching desert wind dries up streams of water. I will take away your precious treasures.

Revelation 11:6

They have the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. And whenever they want to, they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible troubles on earth.

Revelation 14:7

The angel shouted, “Worship and honour God! The time has come for him to judge everyone. Kneel down before the one who created heaven and earth, the oceans, and every stream.”

Revelation 16:5

Then I heard the angel, who has power over water, say, “You have always been, and you always will be the holy God. You had the right to judge in this way.