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World English Bible

Zechariah 5 (WEBP)

[1] Then again I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll.
[2] 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.”
[3] Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land, for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on the one side; and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to it on the other side.
[4] I will cause it to go out,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the middle of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.”
[5] Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is that is appearing.”
[6] I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the ephah basket that is appearing.” He said moreover, “This is their appearance in all the land—
[7] and behold, a lead cover weighing one talent was lifted up—and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah basket.”
[8] He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth.
[9] Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, there were two women; and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.
[10] Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are these carrying the ephah basket?”
[11] 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.”

Zechariah 5:2 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Zechariah 5:6 An ephah is a measure of volume of about 22 liters, 5.8 U. S. gallons, or about 2/3 of a bushel.
Zechariah 5:7a A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
Zechariah 5:7b 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 5 (KJVS)

[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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Zechariah 5 (YLT)

[1] And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a flying roll.
[2] And he saith unto me, ‘What art thou seeing?’ And I say, ‘I am seeing a flying roll, its length twenty by the cubit, and its breadth ten by the cubit.’
[3] And he saith unto me, ‘This is the execration that is going forth over the face of all the land, for every one who is stealing, on the one side, according to it, hath been declared innocent, and every one who hath sworn, on the other side, according to it, hath been declared innocent.
[4] ‘I have brought it out-an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts-and it hath come in unto the house of the thief, and unto the house of him who hath sworn in My name to a falsehood, and it hath remained in the midst of his house, and hath consumed it, both its wood and its stones.’
[5] And the messenger who is speaking with me goeth forth, and saith unto me, ‘Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see what is this that is coming forth?’
[6] And I say, ‘What is it?’ And he saith, ‘This-the ephah that is coming forth.’ And he saith, ‘This is their aspect in all the land.
[7] And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.’
[8] And he saith, ‘This is the wicked woman.’ And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.
[9] And I lift up mine eyes, and see, and lo, two women are coming forth, and wind in their wings; and they have wings like wings of the stork, and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
[10] And I say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, ‘Whither are they causing the ephah to go?’
[11] And he saith unto me, ‘To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.’ And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base.