Zechariah 5:3
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
Context
This verse from Zechariah Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Vision of a flying scroll carrying the curse that goes out over all the land against thieves and those who swear falsely. Vision of a woman in a basket named Wickedness carried to Babylon by two women with stork wings …
Other Translations
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it.
And he saith unto me, `This <FI>is<Fi> the execration that is going forth over the face of all the land, for every one who is stealing, on the one side, according to it, hath been declared innocent, and every one who hath sworn, on the other side, according to it, hath been declared innocent.
Then he said to me, This is the curse which goes out over the face of all the land: for long enough has every thief gone without punishment, and long enough has every taker of false oaths gone without punishment.
Cross References
Thou shalt not steal.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am …
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of …
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou …
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the …
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall …
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to …
And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou …
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, …
And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast …