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The sun will not beat down on them,&#8217 nor any scorching heat. <a href="/nlt/revelation/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. <a href="/esv/revelation/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. <a href="/bsb/revelation/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ <a href="/blb/revelation/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they will not hunger any more, neither will they thirst anymore, nor shall the sun at all fall upon them, nor any scorching heat; <a href="/kjv/revelation/7.htm">King James Bible</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/7.htm">New King James Version</a> They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; <a href="/nasb_/revelation/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat; <a href="/nasb/revelation/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; <a href="/nasb77/revelation/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; <a href="/lsb/revelation/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> THEY WILL HUNGER NO LONGER, NOR THIRST ANYMORE; NOR WILL THE SUN BEAT DOWN ON THEM, NOR ANY HEAT; <a href="/amp/revelation/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any [scorching] heat; <a href="/csb/revelation/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any heat. <a href="/asv/revelation/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: <a href="/cev/revelation/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will never hunger or thirst again, and they won't be troubled by the sun or any scorching heat. <a href="/erv/revelation/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: <a href="/gwt/revelation/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor any burning heat will ever overcome them. <a href="/gnt/revelation/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them, <a href="/isv/revelation/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor its heat will ever beat down on them, <a href="/msb/revelation/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.? <a href="/net/revelation/7.htm">NET Bible</a> They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, <a href="/nheb/revelation/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They will hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat; <a href="/wbt/revelation/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. <a href="/wey/revelation/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them. <a href="/web/revelation/7.htm">World English Bible</a> They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> they will not hunger anymore, nor may the sun fall on them, nor any heat, <a href="/blb/revelation/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they will not hunger any more, neither will they thirst anymore, nor shall the sun at all fall upon them, nor any scorching heat; <a href="/ylt/revelation/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat, <a href="/slt/revelation/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more; nor should the sun fall upon them, neither any heat.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They shall no more hunger nor thirst, neither shall the sun fall on them, nor any heat. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They shall not hunger, nor shall they thirst, anymore. Neither shall the sun beat down upon them, nor any heat. <a href="/nabre/revelation/7.htm">New American Bible</a> They will not hunger or thirst anymore, nor will the sun or any heat strike them. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They shall hunger no more; neither thirst anymore; neither shall they be stricken by the sun, nor by the heat. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “They will not hunger, neither will they thirst, and the Sun will not assail them, neither any heat.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> They shall hunger no more, nor shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun fall upon them, nor any heat. <a href="/godbey/revelation/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And they will never hunger or thirst any more; neither will the sun, or any heat, fall on them: <a href="/haweis/revelation/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat. <a href="/mace/revelation/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they shall no more suffer hunger or thirst, neither shall the sun dart on them, nor any heat molest them. <a href="/wey/revelation/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them. <a href="/worrell/revelation/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more; nor shall the sun by any means fall on them, nor any heat; <a href="/worsley/revelation/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more, nor shall the sun nor any violent heat fall upon them. <a href="/parallel/revelation/7-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1565" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/7.htm">Praise from the Great Multitude</a> …15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. 16<a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">‘Never</a> <a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still.">again</a> <a href="/greek/3983.htm" title="3983: peinasousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.">will they hunger,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">and never</a> <a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still."></a> <a href="/greek/1372.htm" title="1372: dipsēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.">will they thirst;</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">will the</a> <a href="/greek/2246.htm" title="2246: hēlios (N-NMS) -- The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light.">sun</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: pesē (V-ASA-3S) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">beat down</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">upon</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-NNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">any</a> <a href="/greek/2738.htm" title="2738: kauma (N-NNS) -- Burning heat, heat. From kaio; properly, a burn, but used of a glow.">scorching heat.’</a> 17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> 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. <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> 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.” <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a> The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a> He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13</a> Therefore 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. <a href="/isaiah/65-19.htm">Isaiah 65:19</a> I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her. <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a> They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a> for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.” <a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Ezekiel 34:29</a> And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations. <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23-24</a> I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. / I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.hunger.<a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a> My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?<a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;<a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Psalm 143:6</a> I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.the sun.<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a> And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.<a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a> The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.<a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Song of Solomon 1:6</a> Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-27.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-12.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/philippians/4-12.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/exodus/9-25.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/revelation/8-8.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/revelation/8-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Light</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Need</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/revelation/9-12.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/revelation/11-10.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 7</div>1. <a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">An angel seals the servants of God in their foreheads.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">The number of those who were sealed of the tribes of Israel: 144,000.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Of all the other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Never again will they hunger This phrase signifies a future state of complete satisfaction and provision, reflecting God's promise to meet all needs. In the biblical context, hunger often symbolizes spiritual and physical deprivation. The imagery here contrasts with the Israelites' experience in the wilderness, where God provided manna (Exodus 16). It also echoes Jesus' declaration in <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>, where He identifies Himself as the "bread of life," promising that those who come to Him will never hunger. This promise is fulfilled in the eternal state, where believers are fully satisfied in God's presence.and never will they thirst Thirst, like hunger, represents a deep need or longing. In <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, Jesus offers "living water" to the Samaritan woman, indicating that those who drink of it will never thirst again. This phrase in Revelation points to the ultimate fulfillment of that promise, where believers' spiritual thirst is eternally quenched. The imagery also recalls <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a>, which prophesies that God's people will neither hunger nor thirst, as He leads them to springs of water.nor will the sun beat down upon them This phrase suggests protection and relief from suffering. In the ancient Near East, the sun's heat was a common cause of distress and danger, especially in desert regions. The promise of protection from the sun's harshness symbolizes God's care and shelter. <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a> assures that "the sun will not harm you by day," reflecting God's protective nature. This imagery also connects to the Israelites' journey, where God provided a cloud by day to shield them from the sun (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>).nor any scorching heat The mention of "scorching heat" emphasizes the absence of any form of suffering or discomfort in the eternal state. This phrase can be linked to the trials and tribulations faced by believers, often described metaphorically as fiery trials (<a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a>). The promise here is of a future where such trials are no more. <a href="/isaiah/4-6.htm">Isaiah 4:6</a> speaks of a shelter from heat, symbolizing God's protection. In the new creation, God's presence ensures that His people are free from all forms of distress, reflecting the complete restoration and peace found in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_multitude.htm">The Great Multitude</a> This group is described earlier in <a href="/bsb/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a> as a vast number of people from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes. They represent those who have come out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_throne_of_god.htm">The Throne of God</a> The setting of this passage is in the heavenly throne room, where God is seated on His throne, surrounded by worship and adoration. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lamb.htm">The Lamb</a> Referring to Jesus Christ, the Lamb is central to the vision in Revelation. He is the one who has redeemed the multitude and is the reason for their salvation and protection. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_tribulation.htm">The Great Tribulation</a> This is a period of intense suffering and persecution that the multitude has endured. It is a time of testing and trial for believers. 5. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_realm.htm">Heavenly Realm</a> The context of this promise is in the heavenly realm, where the redeemed experience eternal comfort and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/eternal_provision.htm">Eternal Provision</a> In heaven, God provides for all needs, eliminating hunger and thirst. This reflects His ultimate care and provision for His people. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fulfillment.htm">Spiritual Fulfillment</a> The promise of no hunger or thirst symbolizes the complete spiritual fulfillment found in Christ. Believers are called to seek satisfaction in Him alone. <a href="/topical/p/protection_from_harm.htm">Protection from Harm</a> The assurance that the sun will not beat down upon them signifies God's protection from all harm. Believers can trust in God's safeguarding presence. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_tribulation.htm">Hope in Tribulation</a> The context of this promise is after the great tribulation, offering hope and encouragement to persevere through trials, knowing that eternal comfort awaits. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The great multitude from every nation highlights the unity and diversity in God's kingdom, encouraging believers to embrace and celebrate diversity within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 7</a> <a href="/q/why_prefer_darkness_to_light.htm">Will we ever be thirsty again?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_bowls_of_revelation.htm">What are the Seven Bowls of Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_stop_global_hunger.htm">Why does God do something about famine, hunger and starvation in other countries?</a> <a href="/q/will_we_ever_be_thirsty_again.htm">Will we ever be thirsty again?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) They shall hunger no more . . .--Better, They shall not hunger any more, nor yet thirst any more; neither at all shall the sun light upon them, nor any heat. The negatives are emphatic, and rise in force as the verse proceeds. None of the privations which they have endured for Christ's sake shall trouble them; none of the dissatisfactions and weariness of life shall afflict them; for hunger, thirst, and fatigue will be no more, for the former things are passed away (<a href="/context/revelation/21-3.htm" title="And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.">Revelation 21:3-4</a>). And then, too, shall that blessed hunger and thirst --the hunger and thirst for righteousness--be appeased. Christ's benediction will then be realised in its fulness: Blessed are they who so hunger, for they shall be filled. And as they will receive inward strength and satisfaction, so also will they be kept from the outward trials which wear down the strength of the strongest. The sun shall not light on them: The Eastern sun, in its fierce and overpowering intensity, was a fit emblem of those trials which dry up the springs of strength. The sun, risen with a burning heat, devoured the beauty of the flower (<a href="/james/1-11.htm" title="For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it wither the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.">James 1:11</a>); the rootless growth on the stony ground was scorched when the sun was up (<a href="/context/matthew/13-5.htm" title="Some fell on stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:">Matthew 13:5-6</a>). Man's beauty of wealth and talent, man's resolutions of better things, all fade away before the testing beams of this sun; but the time of trial is past, the pains and temptations of life are over, the sun in that land will not scorch, for there is no longer need of these burning beams; the city has no need of the sun, for the glory of God lightens it, and the Lamb is the light thereof (<a href="/revelation/21-23.htm" title="And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.">Revelation 21:23</a>). No sun, and no heat, no burning hot wind like the sirocco, will spread withering influence there.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat; shall the sun strike upon them (Revised Version). The passage is evidently founded upon <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> (cf. the punishment of the fourth vial, <a href="/revelation/16-8.htm">Revelation 16:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/7-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Never οὐ (ou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. again ἔτι (eti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2089.htm">Strong's 2089: </a> (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still. will they hunger, πεινάσουσιν (peinasousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3983.htm">Strong's 3983: </a> To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave. [and never] οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. will they thirst; διψήσουσιν (dipsēsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1372.htm">Strong's 1372: </a> To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for. nor οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. {will} the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sun ἥλιος (hēlios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2246.htm">Strong's 2246: </a> The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light. beat down πέσῃ (pesē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. upon ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. them, αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. nor οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. any πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. scorching heat. καῦμα (kauma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2738.htm">Strong's 2738: </a> Burning heat, heat. 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