Zechariah
Zechariah 5:3
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he told | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| This | זֹ֚את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is the curse | הָֽאָלָ֔ה | hā·’ā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| that is going out | הַיּוֹצֵ֖את | hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| according | כָּמ֣וֹהָ | kā·mō·w·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| one | מִזֶּה֙ | miz·zeh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| thief | הַגֹּנֵ֗ב | hag·gō·nêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| will be removed | נִקָּ֔ה | niq·qāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5352 be empty(?), clean |
| and according to | כָּמ֥וֹהָ | kā·mō·w·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| the other side | מִזֶּ֖ה | miz·zeh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| perjurer | הַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔ע | han·niš·bā‘ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| will be removed | נִקָּֽה׃ | niq·qāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5352 be empty(?), clean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.