Zechariah 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Zechariah 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will cause it to go out,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the middle of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.””

Zechariah 5:4 — World English Bible

Zechariah 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Zechariah 5:4 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`I have brought it out--an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts--and it hath come in unto the house of the thief, and unto the house of him who hath sworn in My name to a falsehood, and it hath remained in the midst of his house, and hath consumed it, both its wood and its stones.'”

Zechariah 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 lodge in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. ”

Zechariah 5:4 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thiefe, and into the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my Name: and it shall remaine in the middes of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and stones thereof.”

Zechariah 5:4 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 5:4 in Context — Zechariah 5

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 it.

4 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.

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 an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

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What Does Zechariah 5:4 Mean?

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