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Revelation 16:5

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16:5Now12 I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just13—the one who is and who was,

the Holy One—because you have passed these judgments,14

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.
  2. 13 Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.
  3. 14 Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say,

“Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was,

for you brought these judgments.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments, O Holy One,

you who are and who were;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I heard the angel of the waters say,

You are just,

the Holy One, who is and who was,

because you have passed judgment on these things.

NLTNew Living Translation

And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying,

“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was,

because you have sent these judgments.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I heard the angel of the waters saying,

“You are righteous, the one who is and the one who was, the Holy One,

because you have judged these things,

KJV 1900King James Version

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.