Zechariah 5

1 Then I looked up and saw a flying scroll!ISV — Zechariah 5:1

2 And the angel ^{a5:2 Lit. he} asked me, “What do you see?” I answered him, “I’m looking at a flying scroll. It’s 20 cubits ^{b5:2 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches} long and ten cubits ^{c5:2 i.e. about fifteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches} wide.”ISV — Zechariah 5:2

3 He responded to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, ^{d5:3 The Heb. lacks side of the scroll} all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, ^{e5:3 The Heb. lacks side of the scroll} all liars will be ejected.”ISV — Zechariah 5:3

4 “I am bringing this about,” declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. “The curse ^{f5:4 Lit. it} will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who lies in my name. The curse ^{g5:4 Lit. It} will remain in his house until that house ^{h5:4 Lit. it} has been completely destroyed, right down to its timber and stones.”ISV — Zechariah 5:4

5 Then the angel who had been talking with me stepped forward and told me, “Please look up and see what’s going out.”ISV — Zechariah 5:5

6 So I asked, “What is it?” ^{i5:6 Lit. is she} He replied, “This is a basket ^{j5:6 Lit. ephah; i.e. a measure of dry grain about 20 dry quarts in capacity; and so throughout the chapter} making its appearance.” He also said, “This is what it appears to be in ^{k5:6 Lit. is the eyes in} the entire land.”ISV — Zechariah 5:6

7 Look, a round lead cover was being lifted, and there was one woman seated inside the basket!ISV — Zechariah 5:7

8 And the angel ^{l5:8 Lit. he} said, “This is evil!” So he shoved her back into the basket and snapped the round, lead cover over the opening.ISV — Zechariah 5:8

9 Then I looked up to see two women coming forward with the wind filling their wings. (They had wings like those of a stork.) They took up the basket, holding it between the earth and sky.ISV — Zechariah 5:9

10 So I asked the angel who was talking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”ISV — Zechariah 5:10

11 He answered me, “To the land of Shinar, ^{m5:11 i.e. the Babylon area} so they can build a temple to the woman in the basket. ^{n5:11 Lit. to her} Then when its preparations are complete, the basket ^{o5:11 Lit. complete, it} will be set there in its place.”ISV — Zechariah 5:11