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Zechariah 5:4
4The Lord Almighty says, “I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that robs anyone. I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that speaks false words. It is as if the words on the paper will destroy the houses of those bad people.” ’
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
2The angel said to me, ‘What do you see?’ And I answered, ‘I see a paper that is flying through the air. It is 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.’ 3Then the angel said to me, ‘The words on the paper tell about bad events for the whole earth. This will be in future years. On one side of the paper, it says that a man must not rob anyone. If he does, people will send him away from his own country. On the other side of the paper, it says that a man must not speak false words. If he does, people will send him away from his own country. The Lord Almighty says, “I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that robs anyone. I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that speaks false words. It is as if the words on the paper will destroy the houses of those bad people.” ’ 5Then the angel that talked to me came near to me. He said, ‘Look. And see the thing that has just appeared.’ 6I said, ‘What is it?’ He said, ‘It is a basket that people measure with.’ Then he said, ‘It is the sin of all the people in this country.’
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‘Canaan is my gift to you, to belong to you for ever. When you go into that land, I may put a disease called mildew in a house there.
- Deuteronomy 7:26Do not bring anything that God hates into your house. If you do that, God will be ready to destroy you as well as the thing itself. God has said that he hates things like that, so you must hate them too.
- Job 18:15Other people will live in his tent. They have used sulphur to burn all his things.
- Job 20:26All his riches disappear in the dark. God will send a fire to destroy him. It will destroy all his things that remain.
- Proverbs 3:33The Lord curses the homes of wicked people, but he blesses the homes of righteous people.
- Habakkuk 2:9It will be very bad for anyone who cheats other people so that he can make his family rich. He thinks that his riches will make him safe. He thinks that he is too high up for any trouble to reach him.
- James 5:2Your money no longer has any value. Insects have eaten your beautiful clothes and they have spoiled them.
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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