Revelation of John 7:16-17
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.17. in the midst of the throne—that is, in the middle point in front of the throne (Re 5:6).
feed—Greek, "tend as a shepherd." living fountains of water—A, B, Vulgate, and CYPRIAN read, (eternal) "life's fountains of waters." "Living" is not supported by the old authorities.
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