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Zechariah 5

Then I turned and looked up, and there was a scroll flying. And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide. Then he said to me, This is the curse going out over the face of the whole earth. Everyone who steals will be cut off according to what is written on this side, and

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The flying scroll

Then I turned and looked up, and there was a scroll flying. And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide. Then he said to me, This is the curse going out over the face of the whole earth. Everyone who steals will be cut off according to what is written on this side, and everyone who swears will be cut off according to what is written on that side. I will send it out, says the Lord Almighty, and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the man who swears falsely by my name. And it will stay in the middle of his house and eat it up, timber and stones and all.

Then I turned and lifted my eyes and looked, and there was a flying scroll. And he said to me: What do you see? And I answered: I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide. Then he said to me: This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth. Because everyone who steals will be cut off on this side, according to it, and everyone who swears will be cut off on that side, according to it. I'll bring it out, says the Lord Almighty, and it'll go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. And it'll stay in the middle of his house and eat it up, with its timbers and its stones.

Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 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. Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 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.

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Then I turned and looked up, and there was a scroll flying.

Plain English

Then I turned and lifted my eyes and looked, and there was a flying scroll.

King James Version, 1611

Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

2

And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.

Plain English

And he said to me: What do you see? And I answered: I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.

King James Version, 1611

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.

3

Then he said to me, This is the curse going out over the face of the whole earth. Everyone who steals will be cut off according to what is written on this side, and everyone who swears will be cut off according to what is written on that side.

Plain English

Then he said to me: This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth. Because everyone who steals will be cut off on this side, according to it, and everyone who swears will be cut off on that side, according to it.

King James Version, 1611

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

4

I will send it out, says the Lord Almighty, and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the man who swears falsely by my name. And it will stay in the middle of his house and eat it up, timber and stones and all.

Plain English

I'll bring it out, says the Lord Almighty, and it'll go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. And it'll stay in the middle of his house and eat it up, with its timbers and its stones.

King James Version, 1611

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.

The woman in the basket

Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, look up and see what this is going out. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah going out. He also said, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And look, a talent of lead was lifted up, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah. And he said, This is Wickedness. And he threw her into the middle of the ephah, and threw the weight of lead over its mouth. Then I looked up and saw, and there came out two women with the wind in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted the ephah between the earth and heaven. Then I said to the angel who talked with me, Where are they taking the ephah? And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar. And when it is ready, it will be set down there on its own base.

Then the angel who talked with me went out and said to me: Lift up your eyes now and see what this is going out. And I said: What is it? And he said: This is a basket going out. And he said: This is what they look like through the whole earth. And look — a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the basket. And he said: This is wickedness. And he threw her into the middle of the basket and threw the lead weight over its mouth. Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and there were two women coming out with the wind in their wings. Because they had wings like a stork's wings. And they lifted the basket up between the earth and the sky. Then I said to the angel who talked with me: Where are they taking the basket? And he said to me: To build it a house in the land of Shinar. And when it's ready, it'll be set there on its own base.

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. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

5

Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, look up and see what this is going out.

Plain English

Then the angel who talked with me went out and said to me: Lift up your eyes now and see what this is going out.

King James Version, 1611

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.

6

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah going out. He also said, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

Plain English

And I said: What is it? And he said: This is a basket going out. And he said: This is what they look like through the whole earth.

King James Version, 1611

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

7

And look, a talent of lead was lifted up, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah.

Plain English

And look — a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the basket.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

8

And he said, This is Wickedness. And he threw her into the middle of the ephah, and threw the weight of lead over its mouth.

Plain English

And he said: This is wickedness. And he threw her into the middle of the basket and threw the lead weight over its mouth.

King James Version, 1611

And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

9

Then I looked up and saw, and there came out two women with the wind in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted the ephah between the earth and heaven.

Plain English

Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and there were two women coming out with the wind in their wings. Because they had wings like a stork's wings. And they lifted the basket up between the earth and the sky.

King James Version, 1611

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

10

Then I said to the angel who talked with me, Where are they taking the ephah?

Plain English

Then I said to the angel who talked with me: Where are they taking the basket?

King James Version, 1611

Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

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And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar. And when it is ready, it will be set down there on its own base.

Plain English

And he said to me: To build it a house in the land of Shinar. And when it's ready, it'll be set there on its own base.

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.