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Zechariah 5
Expanded Bible
Zechariah 5
Expanded Bible
The Vision of the Flying Scroll
5 I ·looked up again [L turned and lifted my eyes] and saw a flying scroll.
2 ·The angel [L He] asked me, “What do you see?”
I answered, “I see a flying scroll, ·thirty feet [L twenty cubits] long and ·fifteen feet [L ten cubits] wide.”
3 And he said to me, “This is the curse that ·will go [or is going out] all over the land. One side says every thief will be ·taken away [banished; purged]. The other side says everyone who ·makes false promises [swears falsely] will be ·taken away [banished; purged]. 4 The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says, ‘I will send it to the houses of thieves and to those who ·use my name to make false promises [swear falsely]. The scroll will stay in that person’s house and destroy it with its wood and stones.’”
The Vision of the Woman
5 Then the ·angel [messenger] who was talking with me came forward and said to me, “·Look up [L Lift up your eyes] and see what is ·going out [or coming; appearing].”
6 “What is it?” I asked.
He answered, “It is a ·measuring basket [L ephah] going out.” He also said, “It is ·a symbol of the people’s sins [L their iniquity; or their appearance; L their eye] in all the land.”
7 Then the lid made of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. 8 The angel said, “The woman ·stands for [L is] wickedness.” Then he pushed her back into the basket and put the lid back down.
9 Then I ·looked up [L lifted my eyes] and saw two women going out with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and the ·sky [heaven].
10 I asked the ·angel [messenger] who was talking with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”
11 “They are going to Babylonia to build a ·temple [L house] for it,” he answered. “When ·the temple [L it] is ready, they will set the basket there ·in its place [or on its base/pedestal].”
Zechariah 5
Revised Standard Version
Zechariah 5
Revised Standard Version
Sixth Vision: The Flying Scroll
5 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll! 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth ten cubits.” 3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land; for every one who steals shall be cut off henceforth according to it, and every one who swears falsely shall be cut off henceforth according to it. 4 I will send it forth, says the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it shall abide in his house and consume it, both timber and stones.”
Seventh Vision: The Woman in a Basket
5 Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.” 6 And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the ephah that goes forth.” And he said, “This is their iniquity[a] in all the land.” 7 And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the ephah! 8 And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the ephah, and thrust down the leaden weight upon its mouth. 9 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings; they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven. 10 Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the ephah?” 11 He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the ephah down there on its base.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 5:6 Gk Compare Syr: Heb eye
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
撒 迦 利 亞 5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
撒 迦 利 亞 5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
5 我 又 舉 目 觀 看 ， 見 有 一 飛 行 書 卷 。
2 他 問 我 說 ： 你 看 見 甚 麼 ？ 我 回 答 說 ： 我 看 見 一 飛 行 的 書 卷 ， 長 二 十 肘 ， 寬 十 肘 。
3 他 對 我 說 ： 這 是 發 出 行 在 遍 地 上 的 咒 詛 。 凡 偷 竊 的 必 按 卷 上 這 面 的 話 除 滅 ； 凡 起 假 誓 的 必 按 卷 上 那 面 的 話 除 滅 。
4 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 說 ： 我 必 使 這 書 卷 出 去 ， 進 入 偷 竊 人 的 家 和 指 我 名 起 假 誓 人 的 家 ， 必 常 在 他 家 裡 ， 連 房 屋 帶 木 石 都 毀 滅 了 。
5 與 我 說 話 的 天 使 出 來 ， 對 我 說 ： 你 要 舉 目 觀 看 ， 見 所 出 來 的 是 甚 麼 ？
6 我 說 ： 這 是 甚 麼 呢 ？ 他 說 ： 這 出 來 的 是 量 器 。 他 又 說 ： 這 是 惡 人 在 遍 地 的 形 狀 。
7 （ 我 見 有 一 片 圓 鉛 被 舉 起 來 。 ） 這 坐 在 量 器 中 的 是 個 婦 人 。
8 天 使 說 ： 這 是 罪 惡 。 他 就 把 婦 人 扔 在 量 器 中 ， 將 那 片 圓 鉛 扔 在 量 器 的 口 上 。
9 我 又 舉 目 觀 看 ， 見 有 兩 個 婦 人 出 來 ， 在 他 們 翅 膀 中 有 風 ， 飛 得 甚 快 ， 翅 膀 如 同 鸛 鳥 的 翅 膀 。 他 們 將 量 器 抬 起 來 ， 懸 在 天 地 中 間 。
10 我 問 與 我 說 話 的 天 使 說 ： 他 們 要 將 量 器 抬 到 哪 裡 去 呢 ？
11 他 對 我 說 ： 要 往 示 拿 地 去 ， 為 他 蓋 造 房 屋 ； 等 房 屋 齊 備 ， 就 把 他 安 置 在 自 己 的 地 方 。
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