1 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
2 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 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 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.
5 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 that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.
7 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 cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 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 said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
11 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.
Versículos relacionados com Zechariah, 5:
Zechariah 5 describes two views that show the removal of sin and iniquity from the middle of God's people. The first vision presents a roll flying through the air, representing God's judgment on sin. The second vision presents a woman within a basket, which is taken by the angels to Babylon, representing the removal of evil from the middle of God's people. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Isaiah 33:24: "And no resident will say, I am sick! The people who dwell in it have been forgiven of their iniquity." This verse talks about the forgiveness of iniquities, which is a central theme in Zechariah 5.
Psalm 103:12: "How far from us is the East of the West, so it removes our transgressions from us." This verse talks about the removal of sins, which is an image that appears in the first vision of Zechariah 5.
Isaiah 1:18: "Come then, and argue me, says the Lord, Though your sins are like the scarlet, they will become white like snow; even if they are red as the Carmesim, they will become as the white wool. " This verse talks about the removal of sins through forgiveness and purification.
1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all injustice." This verse talks about the confession of sins and the purification that comes through the forgiveness of God.
Isaiah 44:22: "I give up as the mist your transgressions, and how the cloud sins your sins; become to myself, because I released you." This verse talks about the forgiveness and removal of God sins, which is an important theme in Zechariah 5.
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