Discovery BoxRevelation 16:5 
Context16:5 Now 1 I heard the angel of the waters saying:
“You are just 2 – the one who is and who was,
the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, 3
Revelation 19:2
Context19:2 because his judgments are true and just. 4
For he has judged 5 the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,
and has avenged the blood of his servants 6 poured out by her own hands!” 7
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.
2 tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.
3 tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.
4 tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.
5 tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.
6 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
7 tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).
