Revelation 19:2

“because true and righteous are his judgments; because he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.””

Revelation 19:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Deuteronomy 32:43

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Both texts say that God avenges the blood of his servants.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἐξεδίκησενexedikēsenG1556יִקּוֹםyikomH5358“avenge, punish”
  • αἷμαhaimaG129דַםdamH1818“blood”
  • δούλωνdoulōnG1401עֲבָדָיavadayH5650“servant, slave”

Revelation 19:2, word by word

trueἀληθιναὶalēthinai

true

True, genuine, real.

Where else “alēthinai” appears
righteousδίκαιαιdikaiai

righteous

One who lives well, as God wants.

Where else “dikaiai” appears
judgmentsκρίσειςkriseis

judgment

A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.

Where else “kriseis” appears
he has judgedἔκρινενekrinen

judge

To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.

Where else “ekrinen” appears
the greatμεγάληνmegalēn

intense

Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.

Where else “megalēn” appears
prostituteπόρνηνpornēn

prostitute

Prostitute.

Where else “pornēn” appears
corruptedἔφθειρενephtheiren

corrupt

To spoil from within.

Where else “ephtheiren” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiai

unfaithfulness

Being unfaithful to God by going after idols.

Where else “porneiai” appears
he has avengedἐξεδίκησενexedikēsen

punish

To make the guilty one receive payment for the wrong done to another.

Where else “exedikēsen” appears
the bloodαἷμαhaima

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

Where else “haima” appears
slavesδούλωνdoulōn

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulōn” appears
handχειρὸςcheiros

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.

Where else “cheiros” appears

Translation note

It recalls Deuteronomy 32:43.

The context

1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a great crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! The salvation and the glory and the power belong to our God,

2 · This verse (above)

3And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! And her smoke goes up to the ages of the ages.”

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