Revelation 14:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut.
Webster's Revision
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
World English Bible
He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Clarke's Revelation 14:16 Bible Commentary
The earth was reaped - The judgments were executed. But where, or on whom, who can tell?
Barnes's Revelation 14:16 Bible Commentary
And he that sat on the cloud - The Saviour, Revelation 14:14.
Thrust in his sickle on the earth - To cut down the harvest - that is, to gather his people to himself.
And the earth was reaped - So far as the righteous were concerned. The end had come; the church was redeemed; the work contemplated was accomplished; and the results of the work of the Saviour were like a glorious harvest.
Wesley's Revelation 14:16 Bible Commentary
14:16 Crying - By the command of God. Thrust in thy sickle, for the harvest is ripe - This implies an high degree of holiness in those good men, and an earnest desire to be with God.
