Revelation 14:16

He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

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WEBBE

He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

BSB

So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

KJV

And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

ASV

And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.

BBE

And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut.

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἔβαλεν ebalen swung G906 ὁ ho the [One] G3588 καθήμενος kathēmenos sitting G2521 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 νεφέλης nephelēs cloud G3507 τὸ to the G3588 δρέπανον drepanon sickle G1407 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τὴν tēn the G3588 γῆν gēn earth G1093 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐθερίσθη etheristhē was harvested G2325 ἡ hē the G3588 γῆ.¶ gē earth G1093

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–20

Warnings and judgments not having produced reformation, the sins of the nations are filled up, and they become ripe for judgments, represented by a harvest, an emblem which is used to signify the gathering of the righteous, when ripe for heaven, by the mercy of God. The harvest time is when the corn is ripe; when the believers are ripe for heaven, then the wheat of the earth shall be gathered into Christ's garner. And by a vintage. The enemies of Christ and his church are not destroyed, till by their sin they are ripe for ruin, and then he will spare them no longer. The wine-press is the wrath of God, some terrible calamity, probably the sword, shedding the blood of the wicked. The patience of God towards sinners, is the greatest miracle in the world; but, though lasting, it will not be everlasting; and ripeness in sin is a sure proof of judgment at hand.

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