Revelation 7:17

Comfort Grief Heaven and the new creation Jesus Christ

¹⁵ For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

¹⁶ ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
KJV: For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
WEB: for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
ASV: for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
DARBY: because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
BLB: because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them, ‘and He will lead them to fountains living of waters,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

ÅB: for Lammet, som er midt for tronen, skal vokte dem og føre dem til livsens vannkilder, og Gud skal tørke bort hver tåre av deres øyne.
OTB: for Lammet midt på tronen skal være deres hyrde,
og Han skal lede dem til livets vannkilder;
og Gud skal tørke bort hver tåre fra deres øyne.”
B1930: for Lammet, som er midt for tronen, skal vokte dem og føre dem til livsens vannkilder, og Gud skal tørke bort hver tåre av deres øine.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 7:37–38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
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Psalms 36:8–9
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
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John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
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Psalms 23:1–2
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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John 4:11
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
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Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
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Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
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Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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