See on ch. 5:6.

 In ch. 5:6 the Lamb is portrayed as the closest of all to the throne of God.

 Gr. poimainō, “to shepherd” (cf. on ch. 2:27). Although it is usually the lamb that is shepherded, here the Lamb is revealed as the true shepherd (cf. John 10:11).

 The thought of the present passage is probably drawn from Isa. 40:11.

 For this figure see Jer. 2:13; John 4:14; Rev. 22:1.

This is a figure of speech signifying that in the future world there will be no cause for tears. Some have interpreted this figure rather literally, as though for a time there will be occasion for tears because of the absence of loved ones. This cannot be proved. Dogmatic conclusions on this subject should be based on more than a figurative expression.