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Revelation 7:16
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The declaration addresses the redeemed multitude standing before God’s throne, following the assurance that the One seated there will cover them with His tabernacle.
The words — The Greek οὐ (ou) and ἔτι (eti) literally mean “not” and “any more,” combining to form the absolute negation “no longer” for hunger, while οὐδὲ (oude) and ἔτι (eti) apply the same negation to thirst.
The thread — This negated deprivation parallels the promise in Isaiah 49:10 that the compassionate God will shield His people from hunger and scorching heat, and echoes Psalm 121:6’s protection from the sun’s strike.
Why it lands — The text states the complete cessation of physical need and environmental harm for those serving before the throne, demanding recognition that divine presence alone removes all survival anxiety.
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The Greek words
King James Version
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- Psalms 121:6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- 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.”
- Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- 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.”
- Isaiah 41:17 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 25:4 For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
- Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Isaiah 4:5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,