Revelation 7:16-17

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

16 p They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
q the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne r will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of s living water,
and t God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:10
    They shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 121:6
    The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 23:1 - 2
    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
    Matthew 2:6
    "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
    John 10:11
    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 22:1
    Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
    Psalms 36:8 - 9
    They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
    John 4:14
    But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 21:4
    He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
    Isaiah 25:8
    He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
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