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Zechariah 5:11

Shinar

9 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
KJV
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.
WEB
He said to me, “To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place.”
ASV
And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.
DARBY
And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.
BLB
And he said to me, “To build for it a house in the land of Shinar; and when it is ready, it will be made to rest there on its base.”
ÅB
Han svarte: De skal til Sinears land for å bygge et hus for henne der; og når det er ferdig, skal hun settes ned der på sitt sted.
[^1]: forbannelsen.
[^2]: folket.
OTB
Han svarte: «For å bygge et hus for den i landet Sinear; og når det er klart, skal det settes der på sin egen sokkel.»
B1930
Han svarte: De skal til Sinears land for å bygge et hus for henne der; og når det er ferdig, skal hun settes ned der på sitt sted.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 11:2

    And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

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  • Genesis 10:10

    His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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  • Daniel 1:2

    And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

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  • Genesis 14:1

    In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

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  • Isaiah 11:11

    On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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  • Jeremiah 29:28

    For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”

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  • Luke 21:24

    They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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  • Hosea 3:4

    For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

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