Zecharyah 5
5
1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and hinei a megillah flying!
2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered: I see a megillah flying; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
3Then said he unto me, This is ha'alah (the curse) that goeth forth over the face of kol ha'aretz; for every ganav that stealeth shall be purged out#5:3 i.e., banished according to what it says on one side of the megillah; and every perjurer that sweareth falsely shall be purged out according to what it says on the other side.#5:3 Ex 20:7,15
4I will send it#5:4 ha'alah, the curse forth, saith Hashem Tzva'os, and it shall enter into the bais haganav, and into the bais of him that sweareth falsely biShmi (by My Name); and it#5:4 ha'alah shall remain inside his bais, and shall destroy it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5Then the malach that spoke with me came forward, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that cometh into view.
6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the eifah (measuring basket) going out. He said moreover, This is their#5:6 i.e., that of ganavim and perjurors appearance throughout kol ha'aretz.
7And, hinei, there was lifted up a lead cover; and there was an isha (woman) yoshevet (sitting) inside the eifah (measuring basket)!
8And he said, This is HaRishah (The Wickedness). And he pushed her inside the eifah; and he pushed the lead cover over the mouth of the eifah.
9Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, hinei, there came forth two nashim (women), and the ruach (wind) was in their kenafayim (wings); for they had kenafayim (wings) like the kenafayim of a stork: and they lifted up the eifah between ha'aretz and HaShomayim.
10Then said I to the malach that spoke with me, Whither are these taking the eifah?
11And he said unto me, To build it a bais#5:11 i.e., ziggurat in Eretz Shinar (Babylon); and it shall be placed there and set upon its own base.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Zechariah 5
5
The Vision of the Flying Scroll
1I looked up again and saw a flying scroll.
2The angel asked me, “What do you see?”
I answered, “I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.”
3And he said to me, “This is the curse that will go all over the land. One side says every thief will be taken away. The other side says everyone who makes false promises will be taken away. 4The Lord All-Powerful says, ‘I will send it to the houses of thieves and to those who use my name to make false promises. The scroll will stay in that person’s house and destroy it with its wood and stones.’ ”
The Vision of the Woman
5Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is going out.”
6“What is it?” I asked.
He answered, “It is a measuring basket going out.” He also said, “It is a symbol of the people’s sins in all the land.”
7Then the lid made of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. 8The angel said, “The woman stands for wickedness.” Then he pushed her back into the basket and put the lid back down.
9Then I looked up and saw two women going out with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and the sky.
10I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”
11“They are going to Babylonia to build a temple for it,” he answered. “When the temple is ready, they will set the basket there in its place.”
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