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Zechariah 5:4
4I will send it out,” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.”
Zechariah 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)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 by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will send it out, declares 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 remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts; “It shall enter the house of the thief And the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It shall remain in the midst of his house And consume it, with its timber and stones.”
Context of Zechariah 5:4
2“What do you see?” he asked me. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.” 3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for everyone who is a thief, contrary to what is written on one side, has gone unpunished, and everyone who swears falsely, contrary to what is written on the other side, has gone unpunished. I will send it out,” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.” 5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Look up and see what this is that is approaching.” 6So I asked, “What is it?” He responded, “It’s a measuring basket that is approaching.” And he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
Read all of Zechariah 5Zechariah 5:4 word by word
הוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּבָ֙אָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַגַּנָּ֔ב וְאֶל־בֵּ֛ית הַנִּשְׁבָּ֥ע בִּשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וְלָ֙נֶה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ בֵּית֔וֹ וְכִלַּ֖תּוּ וְאֶת־עֵצָ֥יו וְאֶת־אֲבָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will bring it forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- and it shall enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of the thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
- of him that swearethשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- falselyשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- by my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and it shall remainלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- and shall consumeכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
- it with the timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- thereof and the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
Cross-references for Zechariah 5:4
- Leviticus 14:34“When you enter the land of Canaan that I am giving you as a possession, and I place a mildew contamination in a house in the land you possess,
- Deuteronomy 7:26Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You are to abhor and detest it utterly because it is set apart for destruction.
- Job 18:15Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.
- Job 20:26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned by human hands will consume him; it will feed on what is left in his tent.
- Proverbs 3:33The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous;
- Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape the grasp of disaster!
- James 5:2Your wealth has rotted and your clothes are moth-eaten.
Commentaries on Zechariah 5:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Into the house of him - Babylon, the house or city of Nebuchadnezzar, who was a public plunderer, and a most glaring idolater.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I will bring it forth - Out of the treasure-house, as it were; as he says, “He bringeth forth the wind out of His treasures” Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16; and, “Is not this laid up in store with Me, sealed up among My treasures?” To Me belongeth “vengeance and recompense” Deuteronomy 32:34-35. And it shall remain, literally, “lodge for the night,” until it has accomplished that for which it was sent, its utter destruction. Lap.: “So we have seen and see…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4This curse acts like a law officer to punish those who break God's covenant (see Psalm 147:15; Isaiah 55:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The "theft" immediately meant is similar sacrilege to that complained of in Ne 13:10; Mal 3:8. They robbed God by neglecting to give Him His due in building His house, while they built their own houses, forswearing their obligations to Him; therefore, the "houses" they build shall be "consumed" with God's "curse." Probably literal theft and perjury accompanied their virtual theft and perjury as to the temple of God (Mal 3:5). Stealing and perjury go…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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