Zechariah 5:4

New Living Translation

And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”

Cross References

Job 18:15

The homes of the wicked will burn down; burning sulfur rains on their houses.

Job 20:26

Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour their goods, consuming all they have left.

Job 8:15

They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last. They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.

Job 8:22

Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.”

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright.

Isaiah 24:6

Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive.

Jeremiah 2:26

“Israel is like a thief who feels shame only when he gets caught. They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— all are alike in this.

Hosea 4:2

You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.

Hosea 4:3

That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.

Amos 3:10

“My people have forgotten how to do right,” says the Lord. “Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.

Zechariah 8:17

Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the Lord.”

Malachi 3:5

“At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Deuteronomy 28:16

Your towns and your fields will be cursed.

Deuteronomy 7:26

Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.

Joshua 9:20

This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath.