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Zechariah 5:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then I turned around, looked up, and saw this wild sight, a scroll just flying through the air.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes God shows us things that don't make sense at first glance, but he's got a reason.

📚 Historical Context

Zechariah was a prophet who lived in post-exilic Judah around 520 BC, during the time when the Jewish people had returned from Babylonian captivity and were rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. His book contains a series of eight visions that God gave him to encourage the people and warn of judgment on sin. In this specific vision, the flying roll represents a divine message of judgment, likely symbolizing a curse written on a scroll that flies through the air to execute God's will.

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