The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
Zechariah 5:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it, and when this is prepared, they will set it down there on its base.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to me, To the land of Shinar [Babylonia] to build it a house, and when it is finished, to set up the ephah[-sized vessel–the symbol of such sinners and their guilt] there upon its own base. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible He said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar. It will be firmly placed there on its base.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me, "To a house that may be built for it in the land of Shinar, and so that it may be established and set there upon its own base." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
In the days of King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim,
On that day the Lord will again raise his hand to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
For he has actually sent to us in Babylon, saying, “It will be a long time; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat what they produce.”
The Lord gave King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power, as well as some of the vessels of the house of God. These he brought to the land of Shinar, and he placed the vessels in the treasury of his gods.
For the Israelites shall remain many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or teraphim.
Then I said to the angel who spoke with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”
they will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken away as captives among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.
then the Lord will overwhelm both you and your offspring with severe and lasting afflictions and grievous and lasting maladies.