Zechariah 5:1

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked and behold a flying sickle.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

In Context

2And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying sickle, of the length of twenty cubits, and of the breadth of ten cubits.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 36:1And these are the words of the book which Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the false prophets, even an epistle to Babylon for the captivity, and to all the people

Jeremiah 36:27And now wherefore have ye reviled together Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesied to you?

Zechariah 5:2And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying sickle, of the length of twenty cubits, and of the breadth of ten cubits.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 5:1

Hitherto we have seen visions of peace only, and all the words we have heard have been good words and comfortable words. But the pillar of cloud and fire has a black and dark side towards the Egyptians, as well as a bright and pleasant side towards Israel; so have Zechariah's visions; for God's prophets are not only his ambassadors, to treat of peace with the sons of peace, but heralds, to proclaim war against those that delight in war, and persist in their rebellion. In this chapter we have two visions, by which… Read the whole commentary →

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