Revelation 7:16-17

New English Translation

¹⁶They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,^[a] ¹⁷because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”^[b]

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Revelation 7:16 tn An allusion to Isa 49:10. The phrase “burning heat” is one word in Greek (καῦμα, kauma) that refers to a burning, intensely-felt heat. See BDAG 536 s.v.
Revelation 7:17 sn An allusion to Isa 25:8.

Revelation 7:16-17

New International Version

¹⁶‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(A)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(B)
¹⁷For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(C)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b]^(D)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(E)