Revelation 7:16
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New International Version (©2011)
Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,' nor any scorching heat.

New Living Translation (©2007)
They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.

English Standard Version (©2001)
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any heat.

International Standard Version (©2012)
They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor its heat will ever beat down on them,

NET Bible (©2006)
They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“They will not hunger, neither will they thirst, and the Sun will not assail them, neither any heat.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor any burning heat will ever overcome them.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat.

American King James Version
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

American Standard Version
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall no more hunger nor thirst, neither shall the sun fall on them, nor any heat.

Darby Bible Translation
They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;

English Revised Version
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Weymouth New Testament
They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them.

World English Bible
They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;

Young's Literal Translation
they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:13-17 Faithful Christians deserve our notice and respect; we should mark the upright. Those who would gain knowledge, must not be ashamed to seek instruction from any who can give it. The way to heaven is through many tribulations; but tribulation, how great soever, shall not separate us from the love of God. Tribulation makes heaven more welcome and more glorious. It is not the blood of the martyrs, but the blood of the Lamb, that can wash away sin, and make the soul pure and clean in the sight of God; other blood stains, this is the only blood that makes the robes of the saints white and clean. They are happy in their employment; heaven is a state of service, though not of suffering; it is a state of rest, but not of sloth; it isa praising, delightful rest. They have had sorrows, and shed many tears on account of sin and affliction; but God himself, with his own gracious hand, will wipe those tears away. He deals with them as a tender father. This should support the Christian under all his troubles. As all the redeemed owe their happiness wholly to sovereign mercy; so the work and worship of God their Saviour is their element; his presence and favour complete their happiness, nor can they conceive of any other joy. To Him may all his people come; from him they receive every needed grace; and to him let them offer all praise and glory.

Pulpit Commentary

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 Isaiah 49:10 (cf. the punishment of the fourth vial, Revelation 16:8).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more,.... The words are taken out of Isaiah 49:10, and will be true in a literal and corporeal sense. Now the saints are often in hunger and thirst, then they shall be so no more; and in a mystical and spiritual sense, there will be no famine of the word; for though there will not be the outward ministration of the word, as now, the substance of it will be enjoyed, to full satisfaction; nor will there be any uneasy desires after spiritual things, and much less any hungerings and thirstings, or lusting after carnal, sensual, and earthly things.

Neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat; not the sun of persecution, see Matthew 13:6; nor the heat of Satan's temptations, or his fiery darts; nor of any fiery trial, or sore affliction; nor of the divine displeasure, or any fearful sense and apprehension of it; nor of toil and labour, called the burden and heat of the day, from all which they will be now free.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

16. (Isa 49:10).

hunger no more—as they did here.

thirst any more—(Joh 4:13).

the sun—literally, scorching in the East. Also, symbolically, the sun of persecution.

neither … light—Greek, "by no means at all … light" (fall).

heat—as the sirocco.

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Praise from the Great Multitude
…15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them. 16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17For the Lamb which is in the middle of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Psalm 121:5 The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
Psalm 121:6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
Isaiah 49:10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.