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

14So I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have 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, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, 17because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, 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, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
• Psalms 143:6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
• Isaiah 41:17The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• Isaiah 49:10They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.
• Isaiah 65:13So this is what the sovereign Lord 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 humiliated!
• Matthew 5:6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
• Luke 1:53he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 6:21“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• John 4:14But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
• Revelation 21:4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more – or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”
• Psalms 121:6The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.
• Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over its convocations a cloud and smoke by day and a bright flame of fire by night; indeed a canopy will accompany the Lord’s glorious presence.
• Isaiah 25:4For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
• Isaiah 32:2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
• Jonah 4:8When the sun began to shine, God sent a hot east wind. So the sun beat down on Jonah’s head, and he grew faint. So he despaired of life, and said, “I would rather die than 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
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• 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