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Revelation 16:7 KJV
Revelation · chapter 16 · verse 7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.Revelation 16:7 · King James Version
Revelation 16:7 in context
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.
9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousdikaiosrighteous, observing divine laws, in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping…G1342 →
- Almightypantokratōrhe who holds sway over all things, the ruler of all, almighty GodG3841 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- altarthysiastērionthe altar for slaying and burning of victims used of, the altar of whole burnt offerings…G2379 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- truealēthinosthat which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to…G228 →
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We had in the foregoing chapter the great and solemn preparation that was made for the pouring out of the vials; now we have the performance of that work. Here observe, I. That, though every thing was made ready before, yet nothing was to be put in execution without an immediate positive order from God;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7