Revelation 7:16–17
The Lamb will shepherd his people, and God will wipe away every tear
Study it word by word16They will hunger no more, nor will they thirst anymore, nor will the sun ever fall on them, nor any scorching heat,
17for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
In its context
14And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who are coming out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15For this reason they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the one who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
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Its words in the original
- πεινάσουσινpeinasousin· be hungry
Be hungry; also long for something.
- διψήσουσινdipsēsousin· thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
- πέσῃpesēi· fall
Fall; fall to the ground.
- ἥλιοςhēlios· sun
Sun.
- καῦμαkauma· scorching heat
Heat, scorching heat, as of the sun.
- ἀρνίονarnion· lamb
Little lamb.
- ἀνὰana· each, among
In the midst of; with numbers, "each".
- μέσονmeson· middle
Middle, in the midst.
- θρόνουthronou· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- ποιμανεῖpoimanei· shepherd, tend
Shepherd: care for, guide and feed, as a shepherd does his flock.
- ὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei· guide
Guide, lead.
- ζωῆςzōēs· life
Life; the true life that God gives.
- πηγὰςpēgas· spring, well
Spring, fountain, well.
- ὑδάτωνhydatōn· water
Water.
- ἐξαλείψειexaleipsei· wipe out
Wipe away, blot out, erase completely.
- θεὸςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- δάκρυονdakryon· tear
Tear.
- ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn· eye
Eye.