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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• 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.”

Context of Zechariah 5:5

3The speaker went on to say, “This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.” 4“I will send it out,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.” After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.” 6I asked, “What is it?” And he replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain that is moving away from here.” Moreover, he said, “This is their ‘eye’ throughout all the earth.” 7Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside 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 asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”
• Zechariah 2:3At this point the angelic messenger who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him
• Zechariah 4:5He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?” So I responded, “No, sir.”
• Zechariah 5:1Then I turned to look, and there was 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