¹⁷ Thus says the Lord: “By this ^(A)you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and ^(B)they shall be turned ^(C)to blood.

⁶ These ^(A)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood

³ Then the second angel poured out his bowl ^(A)on the sea, and ^(B)it became blood as of a dead man; ^(C)and every living creature in the sea died.