Revelation 16:11

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
blasphemed	ἐβλασφήμησαν eblasphēmēsan	G987	to vilify · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
God	θεὸν theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
heaven	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
because	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
pains	πόνων ponōn	G4192	toil · noun — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
sores	ἑλκῶν helkōn	G1668	an ulcer (as if drawn together) · noun — genitive plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
repented	μετενόησαν metenoēsan	G3340	to think differently or afterwards · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
their	αὐτῶν.¶ autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
deeds	ἔργων ergōn	G2041	toil (as an effort or occupation) · noun — genitive plural neuter

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Cross-references

Revelation 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give hi…
Revelation 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand:…
Revelation 16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of th…
Revelation 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague o…
Revelation 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Psalms 136:26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ezra 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an…
Ezra 5:11-12 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these man…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 16:8-11

In these verses we see the work going on in the appointed order. The fourth angel poured out his vial, and that fell upon the sun; that is, say some, upon some eminent prince of the popish communion, who should renounce their false religion a little while before his utter downfall; and some expect it will be the German emperor. And now what will be the consequence of this? That sun which before cherished them with warm and benign influences shall now grow hot against these idolaters, and shall scorch them. Princes shall use their power and authority to suppress them, which yet will be so far from bringing them to repentance, that it will cause them to curse God and their king, and look upwar…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 16:11

sores--This shows that each fresh plague was accompanied with the continuance of the preceding plagues: there was an accumulation, not a mere succession, of plagues. repented not--(Compare Rev 16:9).

Adam Clarke on Revelation 16:11

Blasphemed the God of heaven - Neither did they repent; therefore other judgments must follow. Some think that the sun was Vitellius, the Roman emperor, and that his throne means Rome; and the darkening refers to the injuries she sustained in her political consequence by the civil wars which then took place, from which she never entirely recovered. Others apply it all to papal Rome, and in this respect make out a very clear case! Thus have men conjectured, but how much nearer are we to the truth?

John Gill on Revelation 16:11

And blasphemed the God of heaven,.... Who made it, and dwells in it, and from whence wrath is revealed, and comes upon the seat of the beast, upon the kingdom of antichrist, and the subjects of that kingdom; they will curse him who is of right their King, and their God, and look upwards to heaven, where he is, Isaiah 8:21 and this, because of their pains and their sores: see Revelation 16:2 the inward frettings and distresses of their minds, the gallings and gnawings of their consciences, the horror and terror of their souls, and their fearful looking for of judgment, which the present face of things upon antichrist will bring upon them; just as the Egyptians, in the time of their darkness,…

The Church Fathers

And they blasphemed the God of heaven, etc. He did not attribute it to their hardness but to the just indignation of God, who gave such a kind of plague, in which they do not remember. For who, being afflicted bodily, does not feel the hand of God as Antiochus did? For he said they blasphemed, not openly, but indulging in their sins.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

And he says that they gnawed their tongues because of the fire. This is accustomed to happen in every utmost distress, if indeed the tongues or some part of the body are accustomed to be taken away by the teeth, they think that it will lessen the other pain. They too must repent, if not for any other reason, then at least because of the overthrow of the Antichrist, whom they have appointed for themselves as king and god, and because they have blasphemed the true God by the deposition of the imposter.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation

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Dictionary and topics

Blasphemy · 3:2; — 3:2;
Despair · Leads to: Blasphemy — Leads to: Blasphemy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 16:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 16:11

Adam Clarke on Revelation 16:11

John Gill on Revelation 16:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 16:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 16:11

Adam Clarke on Revelation 16:11

John Gill on Revelation 16:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 16:10-11