The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
Zechariah 5:11 - Revised Standard Version He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the ephah down there on its base.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Ched-or-laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.” ’ ”
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or teraphim.
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the ephah?”
they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
then the Lord will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting.