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Zechariah 5:2

1 Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.

“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”

3 Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

4 I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

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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
“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying roll: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
BLB
And he said to me, “What [are] you seeing?” And I answered, “I am seeing a flying scroll. Its length [is] twenty by the cubit, and its width [is] ten by the cubit.”
ÅB
Og han sa til meg: Hva ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en flyvende bokrull, som er tyve alen lang og ti alen bred.
OTB
Og han sa til meg: «Hva ser du?» Jeg svarte: «Jeg ser en flygende bokrull; dens lengde er tjue alen og dens bredde ti alen.»
B1930
Og han sa til mig: Hvad ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en flyvende bokrull, som er tyve alen lang og ti alen bred.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zephaniah 1:14

    The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

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  • Genesis 6:11–13

    Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

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  • Jeremiah 1:11–14

    And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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  • Amos 7:8

    “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:

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  • Zechariah 4:2

    “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.

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  • Revelation 18:5

    For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

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