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Zechariah Chapter 5 (ASV)

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Zechariah Chapter 5
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1 Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, 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 land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it.

4 I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah 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 abide 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 the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land;

7 (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

8 And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down 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 saw, and, behold, there came forth 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 between earth and 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 her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the flying roll in Zechariah 5 represent?
It's a giant scroll, twenty by ten cubits, described as "the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth," cutting off thieves and those who swear falsely (v1-4).
What is the vision of the woman in the ephah about?
An ephah basket is shown with a woman named "wickedness" sitting inside it, sealed under a lead weight and carried off by two winged women (v6-9).
Where is the ephah taken in this vision?
It is carried "to build it an house in the land of Shinar," where it will be set on its own base (v11), the same region as Genesis 11:2.

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

A second vision shows a woman named Wickedness sealed inside an ephah and carried by winged women to build her a house in Shinar, the very plain where Genesis 11:2 locates Babel. The four chariots vision follows in Zechariah 6.