Revelation 7:17
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Read in contextPsalms 36:8–9
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Read in contextJohn 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Read in contextPsalms 23:1–2
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Read in contextJohn 4:11
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Read in contextPsalms 23:5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Read in contextRevelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Read in contextRevelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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