3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
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Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. …
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; …
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 made ready before, yet nothing was to be put in execution without an immediate positive order from God; and this he gave out of the temple, answering the prayers of his people, and avenging their qua…
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