Zechariah 5:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then he said to me, ‘This is the curse  that is going out over the whole land, for everyone who is a thief, contrary to what is written on one side, has gone unpunished,  and everyone who swears falsely, contrary to what is written on the other side, has gone unpunished.

Cross References

Exodus 20:15

Do not steal.

Isaiah 48:1

‘Listen to this, house of Jacob – those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from   Judah, who swear by the name of the  Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.

Isaiah 43:28

So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary, and set Jacob apart for destruction and Israel for scorn.

Isaiah 24:6

Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants have become guilty; the earth’s inhabitants have been burned, and only a few survive.

James 5:12

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath.  But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no,’ so that you won’t fall under judgement.

Malachi 4:6

And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.  Otherwise, I will come and strike the land  with a curse.’

Zechariah 5:4

I will send it out,’   #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.’

Jeremiah 26:6

I will make this temple like Shiloh.  I will make this city an example for cursing for all the nations of the earth.” ’

Jeremiah 5:2

When they say, ‘As the  Lord  lives,’ they are swearing falsely.

Leviticus 19:12

Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God;  I am the Lord.

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs,   the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practises falsehood.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowards, faithless,  detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars   #– #their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur,  which is the second death.’

James 5:4

Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers  who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.

1 Timothy 1:9

We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious,  for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share  with anyone in need.

Luke 21:35

like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.

Matthew 25:41

‘Then he will also say to those on the left, “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Malachi 3:5

‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner.  They do not fear me,’  says the Lord of Armies.

Zechariah 8:17

Do not plot evil  in your hearts against your neighbour,  and do not love perjury,  for I hate all this’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.

Hosea 4:2

Cursing,  lying,  murder,   stealing, and adultery  are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Daniel 9:11

All Israel has broken your law and turned away,  refusing to obey you. The promised curse  written in the law of Moses,  the servant of God, has been poured out on us because we have sinned against him.

Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers; the land mourns  because of the curse, and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up. Their way of life  has become evil, and their power is not rightly used,

Jeremiah 7:9

‘ “Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you,  saying, ‘Who is the  Lord? ’ or I might have nothing and steal, profaning  the name of my God.

Proverbs 29:24

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself; he hears the curse but will not testify.

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous;

Leviticus 19:11

‘Do not steal.  Do not act deceptively  or lie  to one another.

Amos 3:10

The people are incapable of doing right   – this is the  Lord’s declaration – those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.

Joshua 9:20

This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.’

Ezekiel 2:9

So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me,  and there was a written scroll in it.