Zechariah 5:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““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.””

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BSBPD

““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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 5:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
  2. Genesis 11:2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
  3. Genesis 14:1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
  4. Deuteronomy 28:59He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.
  5. Isaiah 11:11On 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.
  6. Jeremiah 29:28For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
  7. Daniel 1:2And 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.
  8. Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
  9. Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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