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Zechariah 5
The Message
Zechariah 5
The Message
Sixth Vision: The Flying Book
5 I looked up again and saw—surprise!—a book on the wing! A book flying!
2 The Messenger-Angel said to me, “What do you see now?”
I said, “I see a book flying, a huge book—thirty feet long and fifteen wide!”
3-4 He told me, “This book is the verdict going out worldwide against thieves and liars. The first half of the book disposes of everyone who steals; the second half takes care of everyone who lies. I launched it”—Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies—“and so it will fly into the house of every thief and every liar. It will land in each house and tear it down, timbers and stones.”
Seventh Vision: A Woman in a Basket
5 The Messenger-Angel appeared and said, “Look up. Tell me what you see.”
6 I said, “What in the world is that?”
He said, “This is a bushel basket on a journey. It holds the sin of everyone, everywhere.”
7 Then the lid made of lead was removed from the basket—and there was a woman sitting in it!
8 He said, “This is Miss Wickedness.” He pushed her back down into the basket and clamped the lead lid over her.
9 Then I looked up and to my surprise saw two women flying. On outstretched wings they airlifted the bushel basket into the sky.
10 I said to the Messenger-Angel, “Where are they taking the bushel basket?”
11 He said, “East to the land of Shinar. They will build a garage to house it. When it’s finished, the basket will be stored there.”
Zacarías 5
Reina-Valera 1995
Zacarías 5
Reina-Valera 1995
El rollo volador
5 De nuevo alcé mis ojos y tuve una visión: Vi un rollo que volaba. 2 Me preguntó:
—¿Qué ves?
Respondí:
—Veo un rollo que vuela, de veinte codos de largo y diez codos de ancho.
3 Entonces me dijo:
—Ésta es la maldición que se extiende sobre la faz de toda la tierra; porque todo aquel que hurta (según está escrito en un lado del rollo) será destruido; y todo aquel que jura falsamente (como está del otro lado del rollo) será destruido.
4 »Yo la he enviado, dice Jehová de los ejércitos,
para que entre en la casa del ladrón y en la casa del que jura falsamente en mi nombre;
permanecerá en medio de su casa y la consumirá
junto con sus maderas y sus piedras.
La mujer en el efa
5 Salió aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo, y me dijo:
—Alza ahora tus ojos y mira qué es esto que sale.
6 Pregunté:
—¿Qué es?
Él respondió:
—Éste es un efa que sale.
Además dijo:
—Ésta es la maldad de ellos en toda la tierra.
7 Entonces levantaron la tapa de plomo, y una mujer estaba sentada en medio de aquel efa. 8 Y él dijo:
—Ésta es la Maldad.
La arrojó dentro del efa y echó la masa de plomo en la boca del efa.
9 Alcé luego mis ojos y tuve una visión: Aparecieron dos mujeres que tenían alas como de cigüeña; el viento impulsaba sus alas, y alzaron el efa entre la tierra y los cielos.
10 Pregunté al ángel que hablaba conmigo:
—¿A dónde llevan el efa?
11 Él me respondió:
—Le van a edificar una casa en tierra de Sinar; y cuando esté preparada, lo pondrán sobre su base.
Zechariah 5
New International Version
Zechariah 5
New International Version
The Flying Scroll
5 I looked again, and there before me was a flying scroll.(A)
2 He asked me, “What do you see?”(B)
I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.[a]”
3 And he said to me, “This is the curse(C) that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief(D) will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely(E) will be banished. 4 The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely(F) by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.(G)’”
The Woman in a Basket
5 Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is appearing.”
6 I asked, “What is it?”
He replied, “It is a basket.(H)” And he added, “This is the iniquity[b] of the people throughout the land.”
7 Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! 8 He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it.(I)
9 Then I looked up—and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork,(J) and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking to me.
11 He replied, “To the country of Babylonia[c](K) to build a house(L) for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”(M)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 5:2 That is, about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide or about 9 meters long and 4.5 meters wide
- Zechariah 5:6 Or appearance
- Zechariah 5:11 Hebrew Shinar
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