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In biblical times, the sickle was an essential implement for farmers, symbolizing the harvest and, metaphorically, divine judgment and the end times.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Old Testament Usage:</b><br> · The sickle is first mentioned in the context of the harvest in the Old Testament. In <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9</a>, the Israelites are instructed: "You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain." This passage highlights the sickle's role in the Feast of Weeks, marking the beginning of the harvest season.<br> · In <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>, the sickle is used metaphorically to describe divine judgment: "Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, because their wickedness is great." Here, the sickle symbolizes the impending judgment of the nations.<br><br>2. <b>New Testament Usage:</b><br> · The imagery of the sickle is also present in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Revelation. <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-16</a> describes a vision of the Son of Man with a sickle: "Then I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. And another angel came out of the temple, calling in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, 'Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.' So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested." This passage uses the sickle as a symbol of the final harvest, representing the gathering of believers and the execution of divine judgment.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Interpretation:</b><br><br>In biblical literature, the sickle is a powerful symbol of both physical and spiritual harvest. It represents the gathering of crops, which is a time of joy and provision, as well as the gathering of souls, which is a time of divine reckoning. The sickle's sharpness and efficiency in cutting through the harvest make it an apt metaphor for the swiftness and decisiveness of God's judgment.<br><br>The use of the sickle in prophetic and apocalyptic literature underscores the urgency and inevitability of the end times. It serves as a reminder of the dual nature of God's work: the nurturing and provision of His people, and the righteous judgment of the wicked.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In ancient agrarian societies, the sickle was a common tool, essential for the survival and prosperity of the community. Its presence in biblical texts reflects the everyday life of the Israelites and their dependence on agriculture. The sickle's role in the harvest festivals, such as the Feast of Weeks, highlights its importance in the religious and cultural practices of the time.<br><br>The sickle's enduring symbolism in Scripture continues to resonate with believers, reminding them of the cyclical nature of life, the certainty of God's promises, and the ultimate fulfillment of His divine plan.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a>, marg., "scythe;" <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>; <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Mark 4:29</a>). <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A group of stars in the constellation Leo.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SICKLE</span><p>sik'-'l (chermesh (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Deuteronomy 23:25</a>), maggal; compare Arabic minjal (<a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>); drepanon (<a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Mark 4:29</a> <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-19</a>)): Although the ancients pulled much of their grain by hand, we know that they also used sickles. The form of this instrument varied, as is evidenced by the Egyptian sculptures. The earliest sickle was probably of wood, shaped like the modern scythe, although much smaller, with the cutting edge made of sharp flints set into the wood. Sickle flints were found at Tel el-Chesy. Crescent-shaped iron sickles were found in the same mound. In Palestine and Syria the sickle varies in size. It is usually made wholly of iron or steel and shaped much like the instrument used in western lands. The smaller-sized sickles are used both for pruning and for reaping.<br><br>James A. Patch<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1407.htm"><span class="l">1407. drepanon -- a <b>sickle</b>, a pruning hook</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a <b>sickle</b>, a pruning hook. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: drepanon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (drep'-an-on) Short Definition: a <b>sickle</b> Definition: a <b>sickle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1407.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2770.htm"><span class="l">2770. chermesh -- a <b>sickle</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2769, 2770. chermesh. 2771 . a <b>sickle</b>. Transliteration: chermesh Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kher-mashe') Short Definition: <b>sickle</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2770.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4038.htm"><span class="l">4038. maggal -- a <b>sickle</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 4037, 4038. maggal. 4039 . a <b>sickle</b>. Transliteration: maggal Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mag-gawl') Short Definition: <b>sickle</b>. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4038.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_reaping_of_the_vine.htm"><span class="l">The Reaping of the vine.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Reaping of the Vine. "And another angel came<br> out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp <b>sickle</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the reaping of the vine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_harvest_of_the_earth.htm"><span class="l">The Harvest of the Earth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and one was seated on the cloud like the<br> Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp <b>sickle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the harvest of the earth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_iv_acts_ii_1.htm"><span class="l">Acts ii. 1, 2</span></a> <br><b>...</b> What is this Pentecost? The time when the <b>sickle</b> was to be put to the harvest,<br> and the ingathering was made. <b>...</b> Himself first put in the <b>sickle</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily iv acts ii 1.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bullinger/commentary_on_revelation/the_fifth_vision_on_earth.htm"><span class="l">The Fifth vision "On Earth"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The last four form two pairs, in which the first of each has a sharp <b>sickle</b>, and<br> the second of each gives the command to use it. <b>...</b> What he had. A sharp <b>sickle</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the fifth vision on earth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/christs_prayer_for_his_people.htm"><span class="l">Christ's Prayer for his People</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having<br> a sharp <b>sickle</b>. And another angel came out from the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/christs prayer for his people.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/1_the_recovery_and_revival.htm"><span class="l">The Recovery and Revival of the Blessed Hope Itself.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the<br> <b>sickle</b>, because the harvest is come" (Mark 4:26-29). Like <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/1 the recovery and revival.htm</font><p><a href="/library/victorinus/commentary_on_the_apocolypse_of_the_blessed_john/from_the_fourteenth_chapter.htm"><span class="l">From the Fourteenth Chapter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 15. "Thrust in thy sharp <b>sickle</b>, and gather in the grapes of the vine,"] he signifies<br> it of the nations that should perish on the advent of the Lord. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../from the fourteenth chapter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/the_life_of_st_peter.htm"><span class="l">The Life of St. Peter the Apostle</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And he said yet more: When my mother Rachel commanded me that I should go reap corn<br> in the field, and saw the <b>sickle</b> ready to reap with, I commanded the <b>sickle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the life of st peter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chadwick/the_gospel_of_st_mark/chapter_4_26-29_the_seed_growing.htm"><span class="l">The Seed Growing Secretly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ear. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the <b>sickle</b>,<br> because the harvest is come." Mark 4:26-29 (RV) ST. Mark <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 4 26-29 the seed growing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lee/sermons_on_various_important_subjects/sermon_xxix_the_sins_of.htm"><span class="l">The Sins of Communities Noted and Punished.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat, like unto the<br> Son of Man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp <b>sickle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xxix the sins of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sickle.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sickle</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> There was also a <b>sickle</b> used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called<br> a pruning-hook (Deuteronomy 16:9; Jeremiah 50:16, marg., "scythe;" Joel 3:13 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sickle.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reaping.htm"><span class="l">Reaping (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ing (qatsar; therizo): Reaping in ancient times, as at present, consisted in either<br> pulling up the grain by the roots or cutting it with a <b>sickle</b> (see <b>SICKLE</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reaping.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ripe.htm"><span class="l">Ripe (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ripe (29 Occurrences). Mark 4:29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts<br> forth the <b>sickle</b>, because the harvest has come." (WEB WEY ASV RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ripe.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thrust.htm"><span class="l">Thrust (92 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Revelation 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice<br> to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy <b>sickle</b>, and reap: for the time <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thrust.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grapes.htm"><span class="l">Grapes (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 14:18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he<br> called with a great voice to him who had the sharp <b>sickle</b>, saying, "Send forth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grapes.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ripened.htm"><span class="l">Ripened (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Revelation 14:18 And another angel came out of the altar, having power over fire,<br> and called with a loud cry to him that had the sharp <b>sickle</b>, saying, Send thy <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ripened.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bunches.htm"><span class="l">Bunches (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power over fire--and<br> he spoke in a loud voice to him who had the sharp <b>sickle</b>, saying, "Use your <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bunches.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/clusters.htm"><span class="l">Clusters (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 14:18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he<br> called with a great voice to him who had the sharp <b>sickle</b>, saying, "Send forth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/clusters.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sharp.htm"><span class="l">Sharp (115 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 14:14 I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son<br> of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp <b>sickle</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sharp.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flung.htm"><span class="l">Flung (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Revelation 14:16 Then He who sat on the cloud flung His <b>sickle</b><br> on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flung.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/angel-of-death.html">Is there an angel of death? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-growing-seed.html">What is the meaning of the Parable of the Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/let-the-weak-say-I-am-strong.html">What does it mean to “let the weak say I am strong” in Joel 3:10? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/sickle.htm">Sickle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Sickle (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Mark 4:29</a></span><br />But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>, because the harvest has come."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35</a></span><br />Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14</a></span><br />I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Revelation 14:15</a></span><br />Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-16.htm">Revelation 14:16</a></span><br />He who sat on the cloud thrust his <span class="boldtext">sickle</span> on the earth, and the earth was reaped.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Revelation 14:17</a></span><br />Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Revelation 14:18</a></span><br />Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19</a></span><br />The angel thrust his <span class="boldtext">sickle</span> into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9</a></span><br />You shall count for yourselves seven weeks: from the time you begin to put the <span class="boldtext">sickle</span> to the standing grain you shall begin to number seven weeks. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Deuteronomy 23:25</a></span><br />When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a <span class="boldtext">sickle</span> to your neighbor's standing grain.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a></span><br />but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB DBY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a></span><br />Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the <span class="boldtext">sickle</span> in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a></span><br />Put in the <span class="boldtext">sickle</span>; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/sickle.htm">Sickle</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sickle_of_the_judgments_of_god.htm">Sickle of the Judgments of God</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sickle--an_agricultural_implement_used_for_cutting_grain.htm">Sickle: An Agricultural Implement Used for Cutting Grain</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/reaping.htm">Reaping (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/ripe.htm">Ripe (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thrust.htm">Thrust (92 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grapes.htm">Grapes (74 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a 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