Zechariah 5:4 “I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the…”

Zechariah 5:4

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

I will cause it to go out,” says the LORD 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.”

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

'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.'

Bible in Basic English

And I will send it out, says the Lord of armies, and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of him who takes a false oath by my name: and it will be in his house, causing its complete destruction, with its woodwork and its stones.

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Cross references

“and it shall remain”

Proverbs 3:33 Habakkuk 2:9–11 Leviticus 14:34–45 Deuteronomy 7:26 Job 18:15 Job 20:26

Proverbs 3:33 · BSB

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

Habakkuk 2:9–11 · BSB

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Leviticus 14:34–45 · BSB

“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,

Deuteronomy 7:26 · BSB

And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

Job 18:15 · BSB

Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

Job 20:26 · BSB

Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

Also

Malachi 3:5

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”

Read Zechariah 5