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Zechariah 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 14

1 And turning back I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, a flying scroll!

2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.

3 And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth. For from now on all who steal shall be cleared away according to it; and all who swear from now on shall be cleared away according to it.

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Chapter Summary

By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and those who swear.

Key Hebrew Words

מְגִלָּה scroll H4039 · TWOT 353m
אָלָה curse, oath H423 · TWOT 94a
אֵיפָה ephah (measure) H374 · TWOT 82
רִשְׁעָה wickedness H7564 · TWOT 2222c
גָּנַב steal H1589 · TWOT 364
שָׁבַע swear falsely H7650 · TWOT 2319

People & Context

Zechariah

The prophet who sees the flying scroll and the ephah, questioning the interpreting angel about each vision.

Timeline

Vision of the Flying Scroll

A flying scroll travels over the earth as a curse to clear away thieves and those who swear falsely.

Zechariah 5:1-4
Vision of the Ephah

A woman representing wickedness is sealed in a lead-covered ephah and flown to the land of Shinar by two women with stork wings.

Zechariah 5:5-11

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