Zechariah

Zechariah 5:2–4

2“What do you see?” asked the angel.

“I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.a”

3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. 4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

Footnotes

  • a 5:2 The flying scroll was approximately 30 feet long and 15 feet wide (9.1 meters long and 4.6 meters wide).

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Zechariah 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמָ֥הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
seeרֹאֶ֑הrō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאֲנִ֤י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
seeרֹאֶה֙rō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
a flyingעָפָ֔ה‘ā·p̄āhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH5774 fly
scrollמְגִלָּ֣הmə·ḡil·lāhNoun - feminine singularH4039 roll
I repliedוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הbā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
longאָרְכָּהּ֙’ā·rə·kāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH753 length
and tenעֶ֥שֶׂר‘e·śerNumber - feminine singularH6235 ten
cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃bā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
wideוְרָחְבָּ֖הּwə·rā·ḥə·bāhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7341 breadth, width

Zechariah 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Thisזֹ֚אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
is the curseהָֽאָלָ֔הhā·’ā·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH423 oath
that is going outהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhay·yō·w·ṣêṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3318 go or come out
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the faceפְּנֵ֣יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
accordingכָּמ֣וֹהָkā·mō·w·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH3644 like, as, when
oneמִזֶּה֙miz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
everyכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thiefהַגֹּנֵ֗בhag·gō·nêḇArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1589 steal
will be removedנִקָּ֔הniq·qāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5352 be empty(?), clean
and according toכָּמ֥וֹהָkā·mō·w·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH3644 like, as, when
the other sideמִזֶּ֖הmiz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
perjurerהַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔עhan·niš·bā‘Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH7650 swear
will be removedנִקָּֽה׃niq·qāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5352 be empty(?), clean

Zechariah 5:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will send it outהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָhō·w·ṣê·ṯî·hāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH3318 go or come out
declaresנְאֻם֙nə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
and it will enterוּבָ֙אָה֙ū·ḇā·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בhag·gan·nāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1590 thief
and the houseבֵּ֛יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of him who swearsהַנִּשְׁבָּ֥עhan·niš·bā‘Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH7650 swear
falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרlaš·šā·qerPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
by My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbiš·mîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name
It will remainוְלָ֙נֶה֙wə·lā·nehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH3885 lodge, pass the night
insideבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
his houseבֵּית֔וֹbê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
and destroy itוְכִלַּ֖תּוּwə·ḵil·lat·tūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
its timbersעֵצָ֥יו‘ê·ṣāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
and stonesאֲבָנָֽיו׃’ă·ḇā·nāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH68 stone

Cross-references

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Zechariah 5:3 Exodus 20:15 · Isaiah 24:6 · Isaiah 43:28 · Isaiah 48:1 · James 5:12 · Malachi 4:6 · Proverbs 30:9 · Psalm 109:17–20 · Galatians 3:10–13 · James 5:4 · Zechariah 5:4 · Leviticus 19:12

Zechariah 5:4 Habakkuk 2:9–11 · Proverbs 3:33 · Malachi 3:5 · Leviticus 14:34–45 · James 5:2–3 · Deuteronomy 7:26 · Job 18:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.