Zechariah 5:2
And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.
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He said to me, 'What do you see?' I answered, 'I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559} unto me, What seest{H7200} thou? And I answered,{H559} I see{H7200} a flying{H5774} roll;{H4039} the length{H753} thereof is twenty{H6242} cubits,{H520} and the breadth{H7341} thereof ten{H6235} cubits.{H520}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, What seest{H7200}{(H8802)} thou? And I answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I see{H7200}{(H8802)} a flying{H5774}{(H8802)} roll{H4039}; the length{H753} thereof is twenty{H6242} cubits{H520}, and the breadth{H7341} thereof ten{H6235} cubits{H520}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto me: what seist thou? I answered: I se a flyenge boke of xx. cubites longe & x. cubites brode.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he said vnto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying booke: the length thereof is twentie cubites, and the breadth thereof tenne cubites.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto me: what seest thou? I aunswered: I see a fleeing booke of twentie cubites long, and ten cubites broade.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof [is] twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth ten cubits."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I am seeing a flying roll, its length twenty by the cubit, and its breadth ten by the cubit.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, A roll going through the air; it is twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.
World English Bible (2000)
He said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth ten cubits."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Someone asked me,“What do you see?” I replied,“I see a flying scroll thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.”
Referenced Verses
- Zech 4:2 : 2 And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on top of it:
- 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
- Rev 18:5 : 5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
- Gen 6:11-13 : 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
- Jer 1:11-14 : 11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 12 Then the LORD said to me, You have seen well: for I will hasten My word to perform it. 13 And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot; and its face is toward the north. 14 Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
- Amos 7:8 : 8 And the LORD said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A plumbline. Then the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not pass by them anymore:
- Zeph 1:14 : 14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry out there bitterly.
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