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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, &#8220Look up and see what is appearing.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what’s coming.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what <i>is</i> this that goeth forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this <i>is</i> that goes forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who had been speaking with me went out and said to me, “Now raise your eyes and see what this is that is going forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, &#8220Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes, and see what this is, going forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and said to me, “Now look up and see what this is going forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Look up and see what this is that is approaching.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, &#8220Look up and see what this is that is approaching.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now the angel who was there to explain the visions came over and said, "Look up and tell me what you see coming." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The angel who was speaking with me came forward. He said, "Look up, and see what's coming."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The angel appeared again and said, "Look! Something else is coming!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the angel who had been talking with me stepped forward and told me, "Please look up and see what's going out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, ?Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said, "Look, see what is leaving."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me came forward, and said to me, "Lift up now your eyes, and see what is this that is appearing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now thy eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is that is appearing.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the messenger who is speaking with me goes forth and says to me, “Now lift up your eyes, and [do you] see what this [is] that is coming forth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the messenger who is speaking with me goeth forth, and saith unto me, 'Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see what is this that is coming forth?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the messenger speaking with me will go forth and say to me, Lift up now thine eyes and see what this going forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the angel went forth that spoke in me, and he said to me: Lift up thy eyes, and see what this is, that goeth forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the angel had departed, who was speaking with me. And he said to me, “Lift up your eyes, and see what this is, that goes forth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who spoke with me came forward and said to me, “Raise your eyes and look. What is this that comes forth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what this is that is coming out.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel who talked with me went forth and said to me, Lift up your eyes and see what is this that goes forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Angel who spoke with me went out and he said to me: “Lift your eyes and see what this is that goes out”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the angel that spoke with me went forth, and said unto me: 'Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up thine eyes, and see this that goes forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=662" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">The Vision of the Woman in a Basket</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: had·dō·ḇêr (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">who was speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">is approaching.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Revelation 18:1-3</a></span><br />After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. / And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-6</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4-5</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-19</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Revelation 18:23</a></span><br />The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7-9</a></span><br />Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. / Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. / “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25-26</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. / No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Jeremiah 51:45-48</a></span><br />Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD. / Do not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler. / Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her entire land will suffer shame, and all her slain will lie fallen within her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60-64</a></span><br />Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon. / And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud, / and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now your eyes, and see what is this that goes forth.</p><p class="hdg">the angel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9,14,19</a></b></br> Then said I, O my lord, what <i>are</i> these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these <i>be</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Zechariah 2:3</a></b></br> And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Zechariah 4:5</a></b></br> Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.</p><p class="hdg">Lift.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Zechariah 5:1</a></b></br> Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Appearing</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Appearing</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me</b><br>In the book of Zechariah, angels often serve as messengers and interpreters of visions. This particular angel is a divine guide, providing clarity and understanding to the prophet. The presence of angels in Zechariah's visions underscores the heavenly origin of the messages and the importance of divine revelation. Angels are frequently depicted as God's messengers throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a> with Lot and in <a href="/luke/1.htm">Luke 1</a> with Mary. The angel's role here is to ensure that Zechariah comprehends the vision, which is crucial for conveying God's message to the people.<p><b>“Now lift up your eyes and see</b><br>The command to "lift up your eyes" is a call to attention and awareness, urging Zechariah to focus on the vision being presented. This phrase is often used in Scripture to signify the need for spiritual insight and understanding beyond the physical realm. For example, in <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14</a>, God tells Abram to lift up his eyes to see the land promised to him. It is an invitation to perceive divine realities and truths that are not immediately apparent. This call to see is not just physical but spiritual, encouraging the prophet to discern the deeper meaning of the vision.<p><b>what is approaching.”</b><br>The phrase "what is approaching" indicates an impending event or revelation. In the context of Zechariah's visions, it often signifies a future occurrence or judgment. This particular vision involves a flying scroll, symbolizing God's judgment against sin, specifically theft and falsehood, as detailed in the subsequent verses. The notion of something approaching can also be seen in prophetic literature as a forewarning of God's intervention, as in the coming of the Day of the Lord described in <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2</a>. It serves as a reminder of the certainty of God's plans and the need for readiness and repentance among His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet of the post-exilic period, Zechariah is the recipient of visions and messages from God, intended to encourage and guide the Israelites as they rebuild Jerusalem and the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a></b><br>A divine messenger who communicates God's visions and messages to Zechariah. This angel serves as a guide and interpreter for Zechariah's visions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This particular vision is part of a series of eight visions given to Zechariah, each with symbolic meaning related to the restoration and future of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_communication.htm">Divine Communication</a></b><br>God often uses intermediaries, such as angels, to communicate His will and plans to His people. This underscores the importance of being attentive to God's messages, whether through Scripture, prayer, or other means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>The command to "lift up your eyes" suggests the need for spiritual awareness and readiness to perceive God's work in our lives. We should cultivate a mindset that is open to seeing beyond the physical and into the spiritual realities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_active_involvement.htm">God's Active Involvement</a></b><br>The vision indicates that God is actively involved in the affairs of His people. We can take comfort in knowing that God is not distant but is working out His purposes in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism in Scripture</a></b><br>Understanding the symbolic nature of biblical visions can enrich our interpretation of Scripture. We should seek to understand the cultural and historical context to grasp the full meaning of these symbols.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_zech._5_5-8's_basket.htm">What archaeological evidence supports or contradicts the idea of a physical basket and woman representing wickedness (Zechariah 5:5–8)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_john_the_baptist's_role.htm">Who was John the Baptist and what was his role?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zech._5_9_with_pagan_bans.htm">How should we reconcile the imagery of stork-winged women transporting the basket in Zechariah 5:9 with the broader biblical prohibition of associating with pagan symbols? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_zechariah's_visions_symbolize.htm">What are the symbolic meanings of Zechariah's visions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5-11</span> - § 9. <span class="accented">The seventh vision: the woman in the ephah.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Went forth.</span> While the prophet meditated on the last vision, the interpreting angel retired into the background or among the company of angels; he now comes into view again to explain a new revelation closely connected with the former. <span class="cmt_word">That goeth forth.</span> That comes into sight from the surrounding darkness. As the preceding vision denoted that sinners should be extirpated, so the present vision shows how iniquity itself, the very principle of evil, should be removed from the Holy Land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the angel</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mal·’āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֹּבֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me came forward</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֕א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Now</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and see</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is approaching.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹצֵ֥את</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:5 Then the angel who talked with me (Zech. 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