Revelation 16:4

Good News Translation

Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Cross References

Psalm 78:44

He turned the rivers into blood, and the Egyptians had no water to drink.

Exodus 8:5

The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron to hold out his walking stick over the rivers, the canals, and the pools, and make frogs come up and cover the land of Egypt.”

Isaiah 50:2

“Why did my people fail to respond when I went to them to save them? Why did they not answer when I called? Am I too weak to save them? I can dry up the sea with a command and turn rivers into a desert, so that the fish in them die for lack of water.

Ezekiel 35:8

I will cover the mountains with corpses, and the bodies of those who are killed in battle will cover the hills and valleys.

Hosea 13:15

Even though Israel flourishes like weeds, I will send a hot east wind from the desert, and it will dry up their springs and wells. It will take away everything of value.

Revelation 11:6

They have authority to shut up the sky so that there will be no rain during the time they proclaim God's message. They have authority also over the springs of water, to turn them into blood; they have authority also to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

Revelation 14:7

He said in a loud voice, “Honor God and praise his greatness! For the time has come for him to judge all people. Worship him who made heaven, earth, sea, and the springs of water!”

Revelation 16:5

I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “The judgments you have made are just, O Holy One, you who are and who were!