Zechariah 5:5

Zechariah 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is appearing.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what’s coming.”

Context of Zechariah 5:5

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." Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out." 6And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the basket that is going out." And he said, "This is their iniquity in all the land." 7And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket!

Zechariah 5:5 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֕א הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י שָׂ֣א נָ֤א עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ וּרְאֵ֔ה מָ֖ה הַיּוֹצֵ֥את הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• that talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• now thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Zechariah 5:5

• Zechariah 1:9Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.'
• Zechariah 2:3And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him
• Zechariah 4:5Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
• Zechariah 5:1Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll!

Commentaries on Zechariah 5:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then the angel went forth - From the choirs of angels, among whom, in the interval, he had retired, as before (Zephaniah 2:3 (7 Hebrew)) he had gone forth to meet another angel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 In this vision the prophet sees an ephah, something in the shape of a corn measure. This betokened the Jewish nation. They are filling the measure of their iniquity; and when it is full, they shall be delivered into the hands of those to whom God sold them for their sins. The woman sitting in the midst of the ephah represents the sinful church and nation of the Jews, in their latter and corrupt age. Guilt is upon the sinner as a weight of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11The seventh vision continues the theme of cleansing that began when the high priest Jeshua was declared innocent (Zechariah 3:1–10). The removal of wickedness, like the removal of Jeshua’s filthy clothes (Zechariah 3:4), shows God’s gracious forgiveness. This act comes from the covenant-keeping God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. went forth--The interpreting angel had withdrawn after the vision of the roll to receive a fresh revelation from the Divine Angel to communicate to the prophet.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