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Zechariah 5-6
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Zechariah 5-6
English Standard Version
A Vision of a Flying Scroll
5 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying (A)scroll! 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying (B)scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.”[a] 3 Then he said to me, “This is (C)the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who (D)steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who (E)swears falsely[b] shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. 4 I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of (F)him who swears falsely by my name. And (G)it shall remain in his house and (H)consume it, both timber and stones.”
A Vision of a Woman in a Basket
5 (I)Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, (J)“Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.” 6 And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is (K)the basket[c] that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity[d] in all the land.” 7 And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! 8 And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down (L)the leaden weight on its opening.
9 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! (M)The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. 10 Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?” 11 He said to me, “To the (N)land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”
A Vision of Four Chariots
6 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of (O)bronze. 2 The first chariot had (P)red horses, the second (Q)black horses, 3 the third (R)white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong.[e] 4 Then I answered and said to (S)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5 And the angel answered and said to me, (T)“These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after (U)presenting themselves before (V)the Lord of all the earth. 6 The chariot with the black horses goes toward (W)the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward (X)the south country.” 7 When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and (Y)patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, (Z)patrol the earth.” (AA)So they patrolled the earth. 8 Then he cried to me, “Behold, those who go toward (AB)the north country have set my Spirit at rest in (AC)the north country.”
The Crown and the Temple
9 And the word of the Lord came to me: 10 “Take from the exiles (AD)Heldai, Tobijah, and (AE)Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of (AF)Zephaniah. 11 Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, (AG)and set it on the head of (AH)Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is (AI)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and (AJ)he shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 (AK)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord (AL)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[f] shall be a (AM)priest on his throne, (AN)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’ 14 And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as (AO)a reminder to (AP)Helem,[g] (AQ)Tobijah, (AR)Jedaiah, and Hen (AS)the son of Zephaniah.
15 (AT)“And those who are far off shall come and (AU)help to build the temple of the Lord. (AV)And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. (AW)And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 5:2 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Zechariah 5:3 Hebrew lacks falsely (supplied from verse 4)
- Zechariah 5:6 Hebrew ephah; also verses 7–11. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Zechariah 5:6 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts eye
- Zechariah 6:3 Or and the fourth chariot strong dappled horses
- Zechariah 6:13 Or he
- Zechariah 6:14 An alternate spelling of Heldai (verse 10)
Zechariah 5-6
New International Version
Zechariah 5-6
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)
Four Chariots
6 I looked up again, and there before me were four chariots(N) coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze. 2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black,(O) 3 the third white,(P) and the fourth dappled—all of them powerful. 4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits[d](Q) of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.(R) 6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west,[e] and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
7 When the powerful horses went out, they were straining to go throughout the earth.(S) And he said, “Go throughout the earth!” So they went throughout the earth.
8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit[f] rest(T) in the land of the north.”(U)
A Crown for Joshua
9 The word of the Lord came to me: 10 “Take silver and gold from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon.(V) Go the same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. 11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown,(W) and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua(X) son of Jozadak.[g](Y) 12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(Z) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(AA) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[h] will be a priest(AB) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’ 14 The crown will be given to Heldai,[i] Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen[j] son of Zephaniah as a memorial(AC) in the temple of the Lord. 15 Those who are far away will come and help to build the temple of the Lord,(AD) and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(AE) This will happen if you diligently obey(AF) the Lord your God.”
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
- Zechariah 6:5 Or winds
- Zechariah 6:6 Or horses after them
- Zechariah 6:8 Or spirit
- Zechariah 6:11 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak
- Zechariah 6:13 Or there
- Zechariah 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem
- Zechariah 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the
Revelation 15-16
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Revelation 15-16
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The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues
15 Then (A)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, (B)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
2 And I saw (C)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (D)who had conquered the beast and its image and (E)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (F)with harps of God in their hands. 3 And they sing (G)the song of Moses, (H)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
(I)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
(J)Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations![a]
4 (K)Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are (L)holy.
(M)All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After this I looked, and (N)the sanctuary of (O)the tent[b] of witness in heaven was opened, 6 and out of the sanctuary came (P)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright (Q)linen, (R)with golden sashes around their chests. 7 And one of (S)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven (T)golden bowls full of the wrath of God (U)who lives forever and ever, 8 and (V)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and (W)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling (X)the seven angels, “Go and (Y)pour out on the earth (Z)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful (AA)sores came upon the people who bore (AB)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and (AC)it became like the blood of a corpse, and (AD)every living thing died that was in the sea.
4 The third angel poured out his bowl into (AE)the rivers and the springs of water, and (AF)they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[c] say,
(AG)“Just are you, (AH)O Holy One, (AI)who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For (AJ)they have shed the blood of (AK)saints and prophets,
and (AL)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7 And I heard (AM)the altar saying,
“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
(AN)true and just are your judgments!”
8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people (AO)with fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and (AP)they cursed[d] the name of God who had power over these plagues. (AQ)They did not repent (AR)and give him glory.
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on (AS)the throne of the beast, and (AT)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed (AU)the God of heaven for their pain and (AV)sores. (AW)They did not repent of their deeds.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on (AX)the great river Euphrates, and (AY)its water was dried up, (AZ)to prepare the way for the kings (BA)from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of (BB)the dragon and out of the mouth of (BC)the beast and out of the mouth of (BD)the false prophet, three (BE)unclean spirits like (BF)frogs. 14 For they are (BG)demonic spirits, (BH)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, (BI)to assemble them for battle on (BJ)the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, (BK)I am coming like a thief! (BL)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, (BM)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And (BN)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called (BO)Armageddon.
The Seventh Bowl
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into (BP)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, (BQ)“It is done!” 18 And there were (BR)flashes of lightning, rumblings,[e] peals of thunder, and (BS)a great earthquake (BT)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 (BU)The great city (BV)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God (BW)remembered (BX)Babylon the great, (BY)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And (BZ)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And (CA)great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[f] each, fell from heaven on people; and (CB)they cursed God for (CC)the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages
- Revelation 15:5 Or tabernacle
- Revelation 16:5 Greek angel of the waters
- Revelation 16:9 Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21
- Revelation 16:18 Or voices, or sounds
- Revelation 16:21 Greek a talent in weight
Revelation 15-16
New International Version
Revelation 15-16
New International Version
Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
15 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:(A) seven angels(B) with the seven last plagues(C)—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass(D) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious(E) over the beast(F) and its image(G) and over the number of its name.(H) They held harps(I) given them by God 3 and sang the song of God’s servant(J) Moses(K) and of the Lamb:(L)
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(M)
Lord God Almighty.(N)
Just and true are your ways,(O)
King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,(P)
and bring glory to your name?(Q)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,(R)
for your righteous acts(S) have been revealed.”[b]
5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple(T)—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law(U)—and it was opened.(V) 6 Out of the temple(W) came the seven angels with the seven plagues.(X) They were dressed in clean, shining linen(Y) and wore golden sashes around their chests.(Z) 7 Then one of the four living creatures(AA) gave to the seven angels(AB) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.(AC) 8 And the temple was filled with smoke(AD) from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple(AE) until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple(AF) saying to the seven angels,(AG) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”(AH)
2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(AI) and ugly, festering sores(AJ) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(AK)
3 The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.(AL)
4 The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(AM) and they became blood.(AN) 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments,(AO) O Holy One,(AP)
you who are and who were;(AQ)
6 for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(AR)
and you have given them blood to drink(AS) as they deserve.”
7 And I heard the altar(AT) respond:
8 The fourth angel(AW) poured out his bowl on the sun,(AX) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(AY) 9 They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(AZ) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(BA) and glorify him.(BB)
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(BC) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(BD) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(BE) the God of heaven(BF) because of their pains and their sores,(BG) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(BH)
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(BI) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(BJ) for the kings from the East.(BK) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(BL) that looked like frogs;(BM) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(BN) out of the mouth of the beast(BO) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(BP) 14 They are demonic spirits(BQ) that perform signs,(BR) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(BS) to gather them for the battle(BT) on the great day(BU) of God Almighty.
15 “Look, I come like a thief!(BV) Blessed is the one who stays awake(BW) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(BX)
16 Then they gathered the kings together(BY) to the place that in Hebrew(BZ) is called Armageddon.(CA)
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(CB) and out of the temple(CC) came a loud voice(CD) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(CE) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(CF) and a severe earthquake.(CG) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(CH) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(CI) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(CJ) Babylon the Great(CK) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(CL) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(CM) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(CN) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[c] fell on people. And they cursed God(CO) on account of the plague of hail,(CP) because the plague was so terrible.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
- Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.
- Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms
Psalm 147:1-7
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Psalm 147:1-7
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He Heals the Brokenhearted
147 (A)Praise the Lord!
For (B)it is good to sing praises to our God;
for (C)it is pleasant,[a] and (D)a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord (E)builds up Jerusalem;
he (F)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals (G)the brokenhearted
and (H)binds up their wounds.
4 He (I)determines the number of the stars;
he (J)gives to all of them their names.
5 (K)Great is our Lord, and (L)abundant in power;
(M)his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord (N)lifts up the humble;[b]
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Or for he is beautiful
- Psalm 147:6 Or afflicted
Psalm 147:1-7
New International Version
Psalm 147:1-7
New International Version
Psalm 147
1 Praise the Lord.[a]
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(C)
he gathers the exiles(D) of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted(E)
and binds up their wounds.(F)
4 He determines the number of the stars(G)
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord(H) and mighty in power;(I)
his understanding has no limit.(J)
6 The Lord sustains the humble(K)
but casts the wicked(L) to the ground.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
Proverbs 31:14-16
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Proverbs 31:14-16
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14 She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
15 She (A)rises while it is yet night
and (B)provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 31:14-16
New International Version
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
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