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Revelation 16:4

Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the third angel poured his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters,.... Which also is not to be literally understood of a stagnation of them, before the burning of the world; nor of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters - This coincides also with the account of the sounding of the third trumpet Rev 8:10-11; “And the third angel sounded,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Upon the rivers and fountains of waters - This is an allusion to the first Egyptian plague, Exo 7:20; and to those plagues in general there are allusions throughout this chapter. It is a sentiment of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 16:1-7

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Third Vial, Rev 16:4-7

4. the rivers … waters Rev 8:10; see on Rev 14:7.