Revelation

Revelation 7:17

17For the Lamb in the center of the throne

will be their shepherd.b

‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’c

and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’d”

Footnotes

  • b 7:17 See Psalm 23:1|PSA 23:1.
  • c 7:17 Isaiah 49:10|ISA 49:10
  • d 7:17 Isaiah 25:8|ISA 25:8

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
theτὸtoArticle - Nominative Neuter SingularG3588 the
LambἈρνίονArnionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG721 a lamb
inἀνὰanaPrepositionG303 and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
centerμέσονmesonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3319 middle, in the middle
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
throneθρόνουthronouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2362 a throne, seat
will be their shepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4165 I shepherd, tend
He will leadὁδηγήσειhodēgēseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3594 I lead, guide
themαὐτοὺςautousPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
toἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
springsπηγὰςpēgasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG4077 a fountain, spring, well
of livingζωῆςzōēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2222 life
waterὑδάτωνhydatōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG5204 water
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
will wipe awayἐξαλείψειexaleipseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1813 I wipe away, obliterate
everyπᾶνpanAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
tearδάκρυονdakryonNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1144 a tear
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG3788 the eye

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 7:37–38 · Psalm 36:8–9 · John 4:14 · Psalm 23:1–2 · John 4:11 · Psalm 23:5 · Revelation 22:1 · Revelation 21:4 · Revelation 21:6 · Isaiah 25:8 · John 10:11 · John 10:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.