Zechariah 5:4

“I will send it out—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—so it will enter into the house of the thief and into the house of the one that swears falsely by my name. It will remain in his house and consume its timber and stones.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land. For every thief will be cut off according to what it says on the one side, and everyone who swears a false oath will be cut off according to what it says on the other side.

5Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Raise your eyes and see what is coming!”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:26You will not bring any abomination into your house and start to worship it. You will utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

Joshua 9:20This is what we will do to them: To avoid any wrath that may come on us because of the oath we swore to them, we will let them live.”

Job 8:22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame; 1 the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

Job 20:26Complete darkness is reserved for his treasures; 1 a fire not fanned will devour him; 1 it will consume what is left in his tent. 1

Habakkuk 2:9'Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, 2 so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil.' 2

James 5:2Your riches have rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 5:2-5

The Vision of the Flying Roll. ( b. c. 520.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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