Zechariah 5:11

In 11 translations

BSB

“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.”That is, Babylonia

KJV

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.

WEB

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.”

ASV

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.

LSV

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.

YLT

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.

DBY

And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.

DRC

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.

GNV

And hee saide vnto mee, To builde it an house in the lande of Shinar, and it shall be established and set there vpon her owne place.

JPS

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.

LXXE

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.Gr. preparation.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י לִבְנֽוֹת־לָ֥הֿ בַ֖יִת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֑ר וְהוּכַ֛ן וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה שָּׁ֖ם עַל־מְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτῷ οἰκίαν ἐν γῇ Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ ἑτοιμάσαι, καὶ θήσουσιν αὐτὸ ἐκεῖ ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ.

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• Genesis 11:2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
• Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• 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…
• 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.
• Genesis 14:1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
• 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.
• 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.’”
• Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
• Deuteronomy 28:59He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.

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