Zacharias 5

1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked and behold a flying sickle.

Then again I looked up and saw a flying scroll.

2 And he said to me, What see you? And I said, I see a flying sickle, of the length of twenty cubits, and of the breadth of ten cubits.

He said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll; twenty cubits long, ten cubits wide.”

3 And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for every thief shall be punished with death on this side, and every false swearer shall be punished on that side.

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes over the whole land. Every thief will be banished according to the writing on one side and everyone who lies under oath shall be banished according to the writing on the other side.

4 And I will bring it forth, says the Lord Almighty, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that swears falsely by my name: and it shall rest in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, and the timber of it, and the stones of it.

I have sent it out, says the Lord of hosts, and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in the midst of his house and will consume it with its timber and its stones.”

5 And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up your eyes, and see this that goes forth.

Then the messenger who talked with me came forward, and said to me, “Look up and see what is now coming.”

6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the measure that goes forth. And he said, This is their iniquity in all the earth.

I said. “What is it?” He said, “It is a measuring basket, full of the guilt of the land.”

7 And behold a talent of lead lifted up: and behold a woman sat in the midst of the measure.

A round leaden cover was lifted up, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the basket.

8 And he said, This is iniquity. And he cast it into the midst of the measure, and cast the weight of lead on the mouth of it.

He said, “This is Wickedness.” He thrust her down into the midst of the basket and he pushed the round leaden cover back on its mouth.

9 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, two women coming forth, and the wind was in their wings; and they had stork's wings: and they lifted up the measure between the earth and the sky.

Then I looked up and saw two women, and the wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork and they lifted up the basket between them.

10 And I said to the angel that spoke with me, Whither do these carry away the measure?

Then I said to the messenger who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

11 And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Babylon, and to prepare [a place for it]; and they shall set it there on its own base.

He said to me, “To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, they will rest the basket there.”