Revelation 7:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’”
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“‘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 · Public Domain (CC0)“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 7:16 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
- Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Psalms 121:6The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
- Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
- Isaiah 4:5Then 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,
- Isaiah 25:4For 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,
- Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
- Isaiah 41:17The 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 49:10They 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.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Jonah 4:8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Matthew 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
- Mark 4:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Mark 4:17But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Luke 6:21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- John 4:14But 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.”
- James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
- 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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