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He responded to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll,[a] all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll,[b] all liars will be ejected.”

“I am bringing this about,” declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. “The curse[c] will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who lies in my name. The curse[d] will remain in his house until that house[e] has been completely destroyed, right down to its timber and stones.”

The Vision of the Basket

Then the angel who had been talking with me stepped forward and told me, “Please look up and see what’s going out.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 5:3 The Heb. lacks side of the scroll
  2. Zechariah 5:3 The Heb. lacks side of the scroll
  3. Zechariah 5:4 Lit. it
  4. Zechariah 5:4 Lit. It
  5. Zechariah 5:4 Lit. it

And he said to me, “This is the curse(A) that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief(B) will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely(C) will be banished. The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely(D) by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.(E)’”

The Woman in a Basket

Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is appearing.”

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