Revelation 7:16

Revelation 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
• New International Version (NIV)‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;

Context of Revelation 7:16

14I said to him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one seated on the throne will shelter them: They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat. 17For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Revelation 7:16 word by word

οὐ πεινάσουσιν ἔτι οὐδὲ διψήσουσιν ἔτι οὐδὲ μὴ πέσῃ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἥλιος οὐδὲ πᾶν καῦμα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall hungerπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• noοὐou · noG3756
• moreἔτιeti · stillG2089
• neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• thirstδιψάωdipsaō · to thirstG1372
• anyμήmē · notG3361
• shallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• the sunὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• anyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• heatκαῦμαkauma · heatG2738

Cross-references for Revelation 7:16

• Psalms 42:2I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God?
• Psalms 63:1God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I am like parched land before you.Selah
• Isaiah 41:17The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I will answer them. I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them.
• Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, the scorching heat or sun will not strike them; for their compassionate one will guide them, and lead them to springs.
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
• Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• Luke 1:53He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 6:21Blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
• John 4:14But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.”
• Revelation 21:4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.
• Psalms 121:6The sun will not strike you by day or the moon by night.
• Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,
• Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,
• Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the rain, like flowing streams in a dry land and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.
• Jonah 4:8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

Commentaries on Revelation 7:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16They shall hunger no more - They shall no longer be deprived of their religious ordinances, and the blessings attendant on them, as they were when in a state of persecution. Neither shall the sun light on them - Their secular rulers, being converted to God, became nursing fathers to the Church. Nor any heat - Neither persecution nor affliction of any kind. These the Hebrews express by the term heat, scorching, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16They shall hunger no more - A considerable portion of the redeemed who will be there, were, when on earth, subjected to the evils of famine; many who perished with hunger. In heaven they will be subjected to that evil no more, for there will be no want that will not be supplied. The bodies which the redeemed will have - spiritual bodies 1 Corinthians 15:44 - will doubtless be such as will be nourished in some other way than by food, if they require any…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Faithful Christians deserve our notice and respect; we should mark the upright. Those who would gain knowledge, must not be ashamed to seek instruction from any who can give it. The way to heaven is through many tribulations; but tribulation, how great soever, shall not separate us from the love of God. Tribulation makes heaven more welcome and more glorious. It is not the blood of the martyrs, but the blood of the Lamb, that can wash away…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17For those living in deserts, water and shade from the sun feel like paradise (see also Revelation 21:6; 22:1, 17; Psalm 23:1–2; Ezekiel 47:1–12; John 7:37–38). in the center of the throne: The Lamb is closely connected with God. Christ’s role as the shepherd of God’s people (compare Psalm 23; Matthew 15:24; John 10:3, 11, 14; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25) means he protects and provides for the sheep, bringing hope and salvation to his people (see Ezekiel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. (Is 49:10). hunger no more--as they did here. thirst any more--(Joh 4:13). the sun--literally, scorching in the East. Also, symbolically, the sun of persecution. neither ... light--Greek, "by no means at all ... light" (fall). heat--as the sirocco.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 7:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Angel (a Spirit)
• Heaven
• Hunger
• Jesus Continued
• Persecution
• Reward
• Righteous
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Tribe
• Ethics
• Gad (1)
• Heat
• Hunger
• Immortal; Immortality
• Midian; Midianites
• Number
• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings