Revelation 14:16

Revelation 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
• New International Version (NIV)So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Context of Revelation 14:16

14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Revelation 14:16 word by word

καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῆς νεφέλης τὸ δρέπανον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐθερίσθη ἡ γῆ.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• cloudνεφέληnephelē · cloudG3507
• inβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sickleδρέπανονdrepanon · sickleG1407
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• reapedθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325

Cross-references for Revelation 14:16

• Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
• John 5:22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son:
• Revelation 14:19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
• Revelation 16:1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Commentaries on Revelation 14:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The earth was reaped - The judgments were executed. But where, or on whom, who can tell?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And he that sat on the cloud - The Saviour, Revelation 14:14. Thrust in his sickle on the earth - To cut down the harvest - that is, to gather his people to himself. And the earth was reaped - So far as the righteous were concerned. The end had come; the church was redeemed; the work contemplated was accomplished; and the results of the work of the Saviour were like a glorious harvest.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering of the righteous, when ripe for heaven, by the mercy of God. The harvest time is when the corn is ripe; when the believers are ripe for heaven, then the wheat of the earth shall be gathered into Christ's garner. And by a vintage. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18The temple and the altar symbolize God's presence (see Revelation 9:13; 11:19; 16:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. thrust in--Greek, "cast."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 14:16

• Sickle
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cloud
• Harp
• Thrust
• Torment
• Chaldea; Chaldeans
• Innocents, Massacre of the
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Reaping
• Retribution

Commentaries on Revelation 14

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings