Zechariah 5:2

Zechariah 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
• New International Version (NIV)He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“What do you see?” the angel asked. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied. “It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.”

Context of Zechariah 5:2

1Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll! And he said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits." 3Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. 4I 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."

Zechariah 5:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י מָ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה רֹאֶ֑ה וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ מְגִלָּ֣ה עָפָ֔ה אָרְכָּהּ֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרָחְבָּ֖הּ עֶ֥שֶׂר בָּאַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, What seestרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• a flyingעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
• rollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• thereof tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235

Cross-references for Zechariah 5:2

• Zechariah 4:2And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.
• Jeremiah 1:11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" And I said, "I see an almond branch."
• Amos 7:8And the Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them;
• Zephaniah 1:14The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there.
• 2 Peter 2:3And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
• Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.
• Revelation 18:5for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Commentaries on Zechariah 5:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And he - (the interpreting angel) said unto me It cannot be without meaning, that the dimensions of the roll should be those of the tabernacle, as the last vision was that of the candlestick, after the likeness of the candlestick therein. The explanations of this correspondence do not exclude each other. It may be that “judgment shall begin at the house of God” 1 Peter 4:17; that the punishment on sin is proportioned to the nearness of God and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Zechariah's vision of the flying scroll reminded the leaders and people of Judah after the exile that they still had to follow God's commands. The blessings and curses of the law still applied (see Deuteronomy 28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. length ... twenty cubits ... breadth ... ten cubits--thirty feet by fifteen, the dimensions of the temple porch (1Ki 6:3), where the law was usually read, showing that it was divinely authoritative in the theocracy. Its large size implies the great number of the curses contained. The Hebrew for "roll" or "volume" is used of the law (Psa 40:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 5:2

• Symbols and Similitudes
• Vision
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Roll
• Bible, the
• Curse
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• Zechariah, Book of

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