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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Revelation 19:2

Because, true and righteous, are his judgments; because he hath judged the great harlot, who, indeed, corrupted the earth with her lewdness, - and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Praise;   Vision;   Women;   The Topic Concordance - Judges;   Righteousness;   Servants;   Truth;   Vengeance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Justice of God, the;   Righteousness of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Babylon;   Persecution;   Propitiation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Harlot;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alleluia;   Babylon, Mystical;   Revelation of John, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fornication;   Immorality;   Revelation, the Book of;   Vengeance;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallelujah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Blood;   Fire;   Hallelujah;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Righteousness;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Avenger, Avenger of Blood;   Babylon the Great ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Allelujah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fornication;   Whore;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Babylon in the New Testament:;   Crime;   Doxology;   Persecution;   Retribution;   Revelation of John:;   Writing;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
Geneva Bible (1587)
For true and righteous are his iudgements: for he hath condemned that great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants shed by her hand.
Christian Standard Bible®
because his judgments are true and righteous,because he has judged the notorious prostitutewho corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;and he has avenged the blood of his servantsthat was on her hands.
Hebrew Names Version
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, her who corrupted the eretz with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
Darby Translation
for true and righteous [are] his judgments; for he has judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his bondmen at her hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
His judgments are true and right. Our God has punished the prostitute. She is the one who ruined the earth with her sexual sin. God has punished the prostitute to pay her back for the death of his servants."
Amplified Bible
BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and HE HAS IMPOSED THE PENALTY FOR THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER."
American Standard Version
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Berean Standard Bible
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand."
Contemporary English Version
because his judgments are honest and fair. That filthy prostitute ruined the earth with shameful deeds. But God has judged her and made her pay the price for murdering his servants."
Complete Jewish Bible
For his judgments are true and just. He has judged the great whore who corrupted the earth with her whoring. He has taken vengeance on her who has the blood of his servants on her hands."
International Standard Version
His judgments are true and just.Deuteronomy 32:43; Revelation 6:10; 15:3; 16:7; 18:20;">[xr] He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her immorality. He has taken revenge on herfor the blood of his servants."
Etheridge Translation
For true and righteous are his judgments; Because he hath judged the great harlot Who corrupted the earth with her fornication, And hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Murdock Translation
for, true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged that great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her whoredom; and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
King James Version (1611)
For true and righteous are his iudgements, for hee hath iudged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants at her hand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For true and ryghteous are his iudgementes, for he hath iudged the great whore which dyd corrupt ye earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruauntes of her hande.
English Revised Version
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
King James Version
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Lexham English Bible
because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has passed judgment on the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his slaves shed by her hand!"
New American Standard Bible
BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great prostitute who was corrupting the earth with her sexual immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER."
New Century Version
because his judgments are true and right. He has punished the prostitute who made the earth evil with her sexual sin. He has paid her back for the death of his servants."
New English Translation
because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!"
New King James Version
For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her."
New Living Translation
His judgments are true and just. He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the murder of his servants."
New Revised Standard
for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great whore who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
Douay-Rheims Bible
For true and just are his judgments, who hath judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication and hath revenged the blood of his servants, at her hands.
George Lamsa Translation
For his judgments are true and righteous: for he has condemned the great harlot, who has corrupted the earth with her adultery, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
World English Bible
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, her who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand,
Weymouth's New Testament
True and just are His judgments, because He has judged the great Harlot who was corrupting the whole earth with her fornication, and He has taken vengeance for the blood of His bondservants which her hands have shed."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for trewe and iust ben the domes of hym, whiche demede of the greet hoore, that defoulide the erthe in her letcherye, and vengide the blood of hise seruauntis, of the hondis of hir.
Webster's Bible Translation
For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her lewdness, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Revised Standard Version
for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
for true and ryghteous are his iudgmentes for he hath iudged ye grett whore which did corrupt the erth with her fornicacion and hath avenged the bloud of his servauntes of her hond.
Update Bible Version
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great prostitute, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.
Young's Literal Translation
because true and righteous [are] His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'
Bible in Basic English
For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.
Good News Translation
True and just are his judgments! He has condemned the prostitute who was corrupting the earth with her immorality. God has punished her because she killed his servants."
Literal Translation
For true and righteous are His judgments, because He judged the great harlot who defiled the earth with her fornication. And He avenged the blood of His slaves out of her hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for true and righteous are his iudgmentes, because he hath iudged the greate whore (which did corrupt ye earth with her fornicacion) and hath auenged the bloud of his seruautes of her hond.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for just and right are his judgments; for he hath condemned the grand prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her licentiousness, and hath avenged the blood of his servants that were shed by her hand."
New Life Bible
For the way He punishes people is right and true. He has punished the powerful woman who sold the use of her body. She was making the earth sinful with her sex sins. She killed those who worked for God. He has punished her for it."
Simplified Cowboy Version
His rule is right and just. He has condemned the whore who condemned the earth with her immorality and wickedness. God has defeated her because she killed his cowboys."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER."

Contextual Overview

1 After these things, I heard as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying - Hallelujah! The salvation and the glory and the power of our God! 2 Because, true and righteous, are his judgments; because he hath judged the great harlot, who, indeed, corrupted the earth with her lewdness, - and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand. 3 And, a second time, have they said - Hallelujah! And, her smoke, ascendeth unto ages of ages. 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures, fell down, and did homage unto God, who sitteth upon the throne, saying - Amen! Hallelujah!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

true: Revelation 15:3, Revelation 16:5-7, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 19:9, Isaiah 25:1

judged: Revelation 17:1, Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:15, Revelation 17:16, Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:9, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:23

and hath: Revelation 6:10, Revelation 18:20, Revelation 18:24, Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:43

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:4 - by great Numbers 31:2 - Avenge Deuteronomy 13:15 - destroying it utterly Deuteronomy 31:16 - and go a Judges 5:2 - for the avenging Judges 5:31 - So let 2 Kings 9:7 - I may avenge 1 Chronicles 16:12 - the judgments 2 Chronicles 24:22 - The Lord Nehemiah 1:7 - corruptly Psalms 7:7 - So Psalms 47:1 - shout Psalms 48:10 - thy right Psalms 50:6 - heavens Psalms 52:6 - righteous Psalms 72:4 - the oppressor Psalms 72:14 - precious Psalms 97:6 - The heavens Psalms 104:35 - sinners Psalms 105:5 - the judgments Psalms 119:39 - for thy Psalms 119:137 - General Psalms 119:164 - because Psalms 145:17 - righteous Isaiah 23:17 - shall commit Isaiah 28:17 - Judgment Isaiah 33:5 - The Lord Isaiah 34:8 - General Jeremiah 6:28 - corrupters Jeremiah 20:12 - let me Jeremiah 50:15 - as she Jeremiah 51:7 - the nations Jeremiah 51:24 - General Jeremiah 51:56 - the Lord Ezekiel 28:22 - I will Ezekiel 35:6 - I will Daniel 4:37 - all Daniel 8:24 - shall destroy Joel 3:7 - and will Romans 2:2 - judgment 2 Thessalonians 1:5 - righteous 2 Thessalonians 1:6 - General Revelation 3:7 - he that is true Revelation 7:3 - the servants Revelation 9:21 - nor of their fornication Revelation 14:8 - because Revelation 15:4 - for thy Revelation 16:6 - they have Revelation 16:7 - true Revelation 17:4 - golden Revelation 17:5 - the Mother

Cross-References

Genesis 18:4
Let there be fetched, I pray thee a little water, and bathe ye your feet, - and rest yourselves under the tree.
Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass when they had brought them forth outside, that they said, Escape for thy life, Look not behind thee, neither stand still in all the vale, - To the mountain, escape thou lest thou be swept away.
Genesis 19:21
And he said unto him, Behold! I have lifted up thy countenance, even as to this thing, - so that I will not overthrow the city, of which thou hast spoken.
Genesis 19:28
and he looked out over the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and over all the face of the land of the circuit, and beheld and lo! the smoke of the land went up, like the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham, and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.
Acts 16:15
And, when she was immersed, and her house, she besought us , saying - If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide there . And she constrained us.
Hebrews 13:2
Of the entertaining of strangers, be not forgetful, for, hereby, unawares, have some entertained, messengers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For true and righteous are his judgments,.... As in

:-,

:-: this is to be understood of God's judgments in general, and is a reason of the attribution of praise and glory to him; which may be said to be true, because, being threatened, are now fulfilled; and to be "righteous", because according to the demerit of sin; and particularly God's judgments on antichrist are intended:

for he hath judged the great whore; Jezebel, Babylon, the Romish antichrist, before spoken of, Revelation 17:1 not only by passing a sentence of condemnation on her, but by executing it, putting it into the hearts of the kings to hate and burn her, and utterly destroy her; and which is judging right, since it follows:

which did corrupt the earth with her fornication; drew the kings and inhabitants of the Roman empire into wicked and idolatrous practices, and so corrupted and destroyed them in soul, body, and estate; Revelation 17:1- : for this vision is contemporary with the seventh trumpet:

and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand; shed by her,

Revelation 18:20 and this being done in righteous judgment, is matter of joy and praise to the saints.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For true and righteous are his judgments - That is, the calamities that come upon the power here referred to are deserved.

For he hath judged the great whore - The power represented by the harlot. See the notes on Revelation 17:1.

Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication - See the notes on Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:4-5; Revelation 18:3. Compare the notes on Revelation 9:21.

And hath avenged the blood of his servants - See the notes on Revelation 18:20, Revelation 18:24.

At her hand - Shed by her hand,

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 19:2. For true and righteous — His judgments displayed in supporting his followers, and punishing his enemies, are true-according to his predictions; and righteous, being all according to infinite justice and equity.


 
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