Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He replied, “To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.” New Living Translation He replied, “To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.” English Standard Version He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.” Berean Standard Bible “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.” King James Bible And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. New King James Version And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.” New American Standard Bible Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.” NASB 1995 Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.” NASB 1977 Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he said to me, “To build a house for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.” Amplified Bible And he said to me, “To the land of Shinar (Babylon) to build a temple for her; and when it is prepared, she shall be set there on her own pedestal.” Christian Standard Bible “To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.” Holman Christian Standard Bible To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to me: ”They shall build a house for it in the land of Babel, and they shall construct it and they shall set it there on its foundation.” Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version "To Babylonia," he answered, "where they will build a house for the basket and set it down inside." Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis. English Revised Version And he said unto me, To build her an house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place. GOD'S WORD® Translation He answered me, "They are going to build a house for it in Shinar [Babylonia]. When the house is ready, they will set the basket there on a stand." Good News Translation He answered, "To Babylonia, where they will build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, the basket will be placed there to be worshiped." International Standard Version He answered me, "To the land of Shinar, so they can build a temple to the woman in the basket. Then when its preparations are complete, the basket will be set there in its place." JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And he says to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar.” And it has been prepared and has been placed there on its base. Majority Standard Bible “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.” New American Bible He replied, “To build a temple for it in the land of Shinar. When the temple is constructed, they will set it there on its base.” NET Bible He replied, "To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence." New Revised Standard Version He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.” New Heart English Bible He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place." Webster's Bible Translation And he said to me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. World English Bible He said to me, “To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto me, 'To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.' And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base. Additional Translations ... Context The Vision of the Woman in a Basket…10“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. 11“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.” Cross References Genesis 10:10 His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Genesis 11:2 And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Genesis 14:1 In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Daniel 1:2 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. Zechariah 5:10 "Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel who was speaking with me. Treasury of Scripture And he said to me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there on her own base. To. Deuteronomy 28:59 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. Jeremiah 29:28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Hosea 3:4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: the land. Genesis 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Genesis 11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; Jump to Previous Babylonia Base Basket Build Country Ephah Established Hers House Pedestal Placed Prepared Ready Shinar TempleJump to Next Babylonia Base Basket Build Country Ephah Established Hers House Pedestal Placed Prepared Ready Shinar TempleZechariah 5 1. By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;5. and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness. Verse 11. - To build it (her) an house. The LXX. refers the pronoun to the ephah, but it seems more natural to refer it to a person, the woman. The feminine gender of the original would apply to either. She is carried away from Judaea to have a permanent dwelling in a land more suited to her. Pusey thinks that possibly a temple may be intended, "a great idol temple, in which the god of this world should be worshipped." In the land of Shinar; i.e. the ideal land of unholiness, where the world power first arrayed itself against God in the attempt at Babel. Septuagint, ἐν γῇ Βαβυλῶνος, (Genesis 11:2, etc.). Shinar, equivalent to Sumer in the Assyrian monuments, denotes Lower or Southern Babylon; Accad, Upper or Northern Babylon. And it shall be established. The house shall be firmly fixed there. Others render, "when it is ready." And set there. The gender shows that the woman is meant, not the house: "And she shall be set there in her own place." Thus from the spiritual Zion all wickedness shall be abolished (Zechariah 3:9) and sent to its own place prepared for the enemies of God and holiness. Doubtless, too, a warning is here conveyed to those Jews who still lingered in Babylon, that they were dwelling in a land accursed of God, and were liable to be involved in the fate which pursues ungodliness. Orelli and some others see in these two visions an analogy to the two goats on the Day of Atonement, of which one was sacrificed for the sins of the people, and the other bore away their iniquity to the demons' abode, the wilderness (Leviticus 16.).
Hebrew “To buildלִבְנֽוֹת־ (liḇ·nō·wṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build a house בַ֖יִת (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for it לָ֥הֿ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Shinar,” שִׁנְעָ֑ר (šin·‘ār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8152: Shinar -- another name for Babylon he told me. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “And when it is ready, וְהוּכַ֛ן (wə·hū·ḵan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect the basket will be set וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה (wə·hun·nî·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, there שָּׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its pedestal.” מְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃ (mə·ḵu·nā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4369: A spot Links Zechariah 5:11 NIVZechariah 5:11 NLT Zechariah 5:11 ESV Zechariah 5:11 NASB Zechariah 5:11 KJV Zechariah 5:11 BibleApps.com Zechariah 5:11 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 5:11 Chinese Bible Zechariah 5:11 French Bible Zechariah 5:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:11 He said to me To build her (Zech. Zec Zc) |
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