Revelation 14:16

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And he that was sitting upon the cloud, thrust in, his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that sate on the cloude, thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Christian Standard Bible®
So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

Hebrew Names Version
He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the eretz, and the eretz was reaped.

Darby Translation
And he that sat on the cloud put his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Easy-to-Read Version
So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth. And the earth was harvested.

Amplified Bible
So He who was sitting on the cloud cast His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped (judged).

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

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

Contemporary English Version
The one on the cloud swung his sickle and harvested the crops.

Complete Jewish Bible
The one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

International Standard Version
The one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

Etheridge Translation
And he thrust his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Murdock Translation
And he thrust his sickle over the earth; and the earth was reaped.

King James Version (1611)
And hee that sate on the cloude thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that sate on the cloude thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

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

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

Lexham English Bible
And the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

New American Standard Bible
Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

New Century Version
So the One who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

New English Translation
So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

New King James Version
So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

New Living Translation
So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the whole earth was harvested.

New Revised Standard
So the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth: and the earth was reaped.

George Lamsa Translation
He thrust his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was harvested.

Good News Translation
Then the one who sat on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth's harvest was reaped.

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle, and the earth was reaped.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that sat on the cloude, sente his sikil in to the erthe, and rap the erthe.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Revised Standard Version
So he who sat upon the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that sate on the clowde thrust in his sykle on the erth and the erth was reped.

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

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is sitting upon the cloud did put forth his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped.

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

Literal Translation
And the One sitting on the cloud thrust His sickle onto the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he that sat on ye cloude thrust in his sykle on the earth, and the earth was reeped.

Mace New Testament (1729)
harvest of the earth is ripe." so he that sat on the cloud, stretch'd out his sickle to the earth; and the earth was reaped.

New Life Bible
He Who sat on the cloud raised His knife over the earth. And the grain was gathered in.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The cowboy rose up and used the tool, and the earth's harvest was gathered.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Contextual Overview

¹³ And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying - Write! Happy, the dead who, in the Lord, do die, from henceforth. Yea! (saith the Spirit) that they may rest from their toils, for, their works, do follow with them. ¹⁴ And I saw, and lo! a white cloud, and, upon the cloud, one sitting like unto a son of man, having, upon his head, a crown of gold, and, in his hand, a sharp sickle. ¹⁵ And, another messenger, came forth out of the sanctuary, crying out with a loud voice, unto him that was sitting upon the cloud - Thrust in thy sickle, and reap; because the hour to reap is come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe. ¹⁶ And he that was sitting upon the cloud, thrust in, his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. ¹⁷ And, another messenger, came forth out of the sanctuary that is in heaven, - he also, having a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ And, another messenger, came forthout of the altar, who hath authority over the fire, - and called out with a loud voice, unto him who had the sharp sickle, saying - Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; because the grapes thereof are fully ripe. ¹⁹ And the messenger, thrust in, his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And the wine-press was trodden outside the city, and there came forth blood out of the wine-press, even unto the bits of the horses, at a distance of a thousand six hundred furlongs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Revelation 14:14, Matthew 16:27, John 5:22, John 5:23

thrust: Revelation 14:19, Revelation 16:1-21

Reciprocal: Isaiah 30:30 - the flame Joel 3:13 - the sickle Titus 1:3 - manifested Revelation 14:18 - and cried Revelation 16:2 - upon the earth

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;

Genesis 14:11
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and went their way.

Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son with his goods, and went their way, - he, being a dweller in Sodom.

Genesis 14:18
flow Melchizedek king of Salem, had brought forth bread and wine, - he, being priest of GOD Most High.

Genesis 14:19
So he blessed him and said, - Blessed be Abram of GOD Most High, possessor of the heavens and earth;

1 Samuel 30:8
And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue.

Isaiah 41:2
Who roused up one from the East, In righteousness, called him to his feet, - Set before him nations And over kings, caused him to rule, His sword, made them like dust, His bow like driven chaff:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth,.... He put forth, and made use of that power which he had in his hand, in answer to the entreaty of the angel, the time being fully come which was fixed for this great event:

and the earth was reaped; and the harvest of it was got in; reaping and harvest sometimes are used in an ill sense, and design the wrath of God, and his judgments inflicted upon men; see Isaiah 17:5. Hence some think, that both this and the vintage following intend the judgments of God upon antichrist, and that they are contemporary with the pouring out of the fifth and sixth vials upon the beast and his followers; and the rather, since the destruction of Babylon, literally taken, is expressed in such language, Jeremiah 51:33 though these seem to have respect to times after the fall of the Romish Babylon, before declared in Revelation 14:8 and most interpreters refer the harvest to the last judgment at the end of the world; and which sense is greatly countenanced, and to be illustrated by the parable of the tares and wheat, in Matthew 13:30 sometimes these phrases are used in a good sense, and intend the gathering in of souls by the preaching of the Gospel; as there are the appointed weeks of the harvest, so there is a time fixed for the calling and conversion of God's elect; and when this time is come, and especially to any number of them in any particular place, it is an harvest, as in Galilee and Samaria in the times of Christ, Matthew 9:37 the reapers are the ministers of the Gospel; such were the apostles of Christ, John 4:36 and the sickle is the Gospel, by which not only men are cut to the heart, and cut down, and removed from their old bottom, and principles and practices, but are gathered to Christ, and into his churches; and when large numbers are brought in, it is an harvest time, as in the times of Christ and his apostles; see Isaiah 9:1 hence some interpreters think that the harvest here has respect to the Reformation, which followed upon the preaching of Luther, Calvin, and others, when a large harvest of souls were gathered in, in Germany, France, England, and elsewhere; but rather it may be thought to refer to the conversion of the Jews, and the bringing in the fulness of the Gentiles in the latter day, in the spiritual reign of Christ, to which the preceding visions belong, as we have seen; the earth will be reaped indeed, and a great harvest it will be, when a nation shall be born at once, and the vast multitudes of the Gentiles shall be brought in, as in Isaiah 66:8 and the rather this may be judged to be the meaning of it, since the passage from whence these phrases are borrowed respects the bringing again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, Joel 3:1 though it seems best to understand it of the Lord's wheat harvest at the end of the world, when the wheat of the earth shall be reaped, and gathered into Christ's barn, or garner, or into his and his Father's kingdom; this reaping of the earth is the removing of the saints out of it, not by death, but by the resurrection of them from the dead; for when Christ shall come in the clouds of heaven, and sit on the white cloud, or throne, the dead in him will rise first, and the living saints will be changed, and both will be caught up together, to meet the Lord in the air; so that the earth will be reaped, and be clear of them, and there will be none left in it but the wicked of the world; and what will become of them is declared in the following verses, under the representation of a vintage.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 14:16. The earth was reaped. — The judgments were executed. But where, or on whom, who can tell?