Zechariah 5:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord All-Powerful says, ‘I will send that scroll to the houses of thieves and people who lie when they use my name to make promises. That scroll will settle there and destroy even the stones and wooden posts of their houses.’”

Cross References

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord curses a wicked family, but he blesses the homes of those who live right.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Job 18:15

Nothing will be left in their tents, which will be sprinkled with burning sulfur.

Deuteronomy 7:26

You must not bring any of those disgusting idols into your homes, or you will be destroyed just as they will be. You must treat them as the disgusting things they are! They are to be destroyed.

Job 20:26

All his treasures will be lost in darkness. He will be destroyed by a fire, a fire that no human started. It will destroy everything left in his house.

Isaiah 24:6

The people living in this land are guilty of doing wrong, so God promised to destroy the land. The people will be punished, and only a few of them will survive.

Jeremiah 2:26

“A thief is ashamed when people catch him stealing. The people of Israel should be ashamed too and so should their kings and leaders, priests and prophets.

Hosea 4:2

They are always cursing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery. They murder one person after another.

Hosea 4:3

So the country is like someone crying for the dead, and all of its people are weak. Even the animals of the field, the birds of the sky, and the fish in the sea are dying.

Zechariah 5:3

Then the angel told me, “There is a curse written on that scroll. On one side of the scroll, there is a curse against thieves and on the other side is a curse against people who lie when they make promises.

Zechariah 8:17

Don’t make secret plans to hurt your neighbors. Don’t make false promises. You must not enjoy doing these things, because I hate them!” This is what the Lord said.

Deuteronomy 28:16

“The Lord will curse you in the city and in the field.

Joshua 9:20

This is what we must do. We must let them live. We cannot hurt them or God will be angry with us because we broke the promise we made to them.

Job 8:15

When they lean against it, it will break. When they reach out for it, it will not hold them up.

Job 8:22

Maybe your enemies will be humiliated and the homes of the wicked destroyed.”