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and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/14.htm">New King James Version</a> So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nasb/revelation/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/lsb/revelation/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He who sits on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/amp/revelation/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So He who was sitting on the cloud cast His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped (judged). <a href="/csb/revelation/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/asv/revelation/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/cev/revelation/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The one on the cloud swung his sickle and harvested the crops. <a href="/erv/revelation/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/gwt/revelation/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the harvesting of the earth was completed. <a href="/gnt/revelation/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth's harvest was reaped. <a href="/isv/revelation/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> The one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/msb/revelation/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/net/revelation/14.htm">NET Bible</a> So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nheb/revelation/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/wbt/revelation/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/wey/revelation/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped. <a href="/web/revelation/14.htm">World English Bible</a> He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He who is sitting on the cloud put forth His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/blb/revelation/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the One sitting upon the cloud put forth His sickle upon the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/ylt/revelation/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he who is sitting upon the cloud did put forth his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/slt/revelation/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he sitting upon the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the one who was sitting upon the cloud sent out his sickle to the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/nabre/revelation/14.htm">New American Bible</a> So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He thrust his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was harvested. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle unto The Earth and The Earth was reaped.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.<CM> <a href="/godbey/revelation/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the one sitting on the cloud thrust in his sickle to the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/haweis/revelation/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he who sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped.<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> harvest of the earth is ripe." so he that sat on the cloud, stretch'd out his sickle to the earth; and the earth was reaped. <a href="/wey/revelation/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped. <a href="/worrell/revelation/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He Who was sitting upon the cloud sent forth His sickle, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/worsley/revelation/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And He that sat upon the cloud put forth his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. <a href="/parallel/revelation/14-16.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=2976" 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/14.htm">The Harvest of the Earth</a> …15Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out 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.” 16<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</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.">the One</a> <a href="/greek/2521.htm" title="2521: kathēmenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.">seated</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3507.htm" title="3507: nephelēs (N-GFS) -- A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud.">cloud</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: ebalen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">swung</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1407.htm" title="1407: drepanon (N-ANS) -- A sickle, pruning-hook. From drepo; a gathering hook.">sickle</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">over</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēn (N-AFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gē (N-NFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/2325.htm" title="2325: etheristhē (V-AIP-3S) -- To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.">was harvested.</a> 17Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.…<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="/matthew/13-39.htm">Matthew 13:39</a> and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a> Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Mark 4:29</a> And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.” <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3</a> “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Jeremiah 51:33</a> For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her harvest time will come.” <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30</a> Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’” <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35-38</a> Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. / For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. ... <a href="/hosea/6-11.htm">Hosea 6:11</a> Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity. <a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Micah 4:12-13</a> But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor. / Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. <a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Isaiah 17:5</a> as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim. <a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a> Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” <a href="/luke/10-2.htm">Luke 10:2</a> And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest. <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a> Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a> Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a> In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.he.<a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14</a> And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.<a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a> For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22,23</a> For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: … thrust.<a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19</a> And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.<a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Revelation 16:1</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Blade</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Flung</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Harvested</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Reaped</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Sickle</a> <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Swung</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Thrust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Blade</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Flung</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Harvested</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Reaped</a> <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Sickle</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Swung</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Thrust</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 14</div>1. <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">The Lamb standing on Mount Zion with his company.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">An angel preaches the gospel.</a> 8. <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">The fall of Babylon.</a> 15. <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">The harvest of the world.</a> 20. <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">The winepress of the wrath of God.</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/14.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/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the One seated on the cloud This phrase refers to a figure of divine authority and judgment. In biblical imagery, clouds often symbolize the presence of God (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>, <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13</a>). The "One seated on the cloud" is commonly interpreted as Jesus Christ, drawing from Daniel's vision of the "Son of Man" coming with the clouds of heaven. This imagery is consistent with the New Testament portrayal of Christ's return (<a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a>, <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a>).swung His sickle over the earth The sickle is a tool used for harvesting, symbolizing judgment and the gathering of people. In the context of Revelation, this act represents divine judgment and the separation of the righteous from the wicked. The imagery of harvest is frequently used in Scripture to denote the end times and final judgment (<a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Matthew 13:39</a>, <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>). The act of swinging the sickle indicates the initiation of this process.and the earth was harvested This phrase signifies the completion of the judgment process. The "harvest" is a metaphor for the gathering of souls, both for salvation and judgment. In the agricultural context of the ancient Near East, harvest time was a period of gathering and celebration, but also of separation and discernment. This dual aspect is reflected in the eschatological themes of Revelation, where the faithful are gathered to eternal life, and the unfaithful face judgment (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>, <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_one_seated_on_the_cloud.htm">The One Seated on the Cloud</a> This figure is often interpreted as Jesus Christ, depicted in a position of authority and judgment. The imagery of being seated on a cloud is reminiscent of divine presence and glory. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_cloud.htm">The Cloud</a> In biblical symbolism, clouds often represent the presence of God. They are associated with divine majesty and the heavenly realm. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sickle.htm">The Sickle</a> A tool used for harvesting, symbolizing judgment and the gathering of people for the final reckoning. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> Represents humanity and the world, which is subject to divine judgment and harvest. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_harvest.htm">The Harvest</a> Symbolizes the end times when God will gather His people and execute judgment. It is a metaphor for the final separation of the righteous from the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority_and_judgment.htm">Divine Authority and Judgment</a> Jesus, as the One seated on the cloud, holds ultimate authority over the earth. His role in judgment is both a warning and a comfort, affirming His sovereignty and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_the_harvest.htm">The Certainty of the Harvest</a> The imagery of the harvest assures believers that God's plan will come to fruition. It encourages readiness and faithfulness, knowing that the time of harvest is certain. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a> The separation of the righteous from the wicked at the harvest calls believers to live lives that reflect their faith, striving for holiness and obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ's_return.htm">Hope in Christ's Return</a> The vision of Christ on the cloud provides hope for believers, reminding them of the promise of His return and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_evangelism.htm">Urgency in Evangelism</a> Understanding the finality of the harvest should motivate believers to share the Gospel, knowing that the time for repentance is limited.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. "Cast his sickle;" not the same verb as that in ver. 15, but which, nevertheless, has the same signification (cf. the use of this verb in <a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25, 27</a>). There are two gatherings described in this place: (1) the harvest of the earth by the Son of man; (2) the gathering of the vintage by the angel. On the whole, it seems probable that the first refers to the selection by Christ of the faithful at the end of the world, while the secured describes the ingathering of the wicked for punishment immediately afterwards. This agrees with the general tenor of the whole chapter, viz, a portrayal of the opposite fates in store for the faithful and the wicked. The description thus corresponds with the account of the end of the world given in <a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a>, with which chapter this one has so much in common (see on the first verses of the present chapter). In <a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a>. the saints are first selected and sealed, before the wicked meet their doom. Thus, also, the judgment is described by our Lord in his parables of the wheat and the tares, and the sheep and the goats. This accounts also for the first gathering being presided over by the Son of man, while the second is conducted by an angel. The punishment in connection with the vintage seems to distinguish it from the first harvest. This also corresponds to the announcements of the former angels, who first preach the everlasting gospel, and afterwards denounce those who serve the beast (vers. 6-11). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/14-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the [One] 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. seated καθήμενος (kathēmenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2521.htm">Strong's 2521: </a> To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine 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. cloud νεφέλης (nephelēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3507.htm">Strong's 3507: </a> A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud. swung ἔβαλεν (ebalen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <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. sickle δρέπανον (drepanon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1407.htm">Strong's 1407: </a> A sickle, pruning-hook. From drepo; a gathering hook. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine 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. earth, γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine 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. earth γῆ (gē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. was harvested. ἐθερίσθη (etheristhē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2325.htm">Strong's 2325: </a> To reap, gather, harvest. 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