Zechariah 5:4 Meaning and Explanation
“I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The LORD sends the curse into the wrongdoer's house to consume it entirely.
What Does Zechariah 5:4 Mean?
God Himself speaks in the first person: 'I will bring it forth.' The curse does not merely hover; it enters the very home of the thief and the false swearer, lodges there, and consumes the house down to its beams and stones. What seems most secure, a person's own dwelling, offers no shelter from God's righteous word.
The warning is sobering, yet it is also mercy spoken in advance. God names the consequence so that hearts may turn before it falls. The same word that searches out sin clears the land for the rebuilt temple and the holy people who will live around it. Righteousness, not corruption, is to fill the house of God.
Zechariah 5:4 in the Original Language
bayit (בַּיִת), 'house' -- a dwelling or household, here the place wrongdoing thought itself safe.
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What does Zechariah 5:4 mean?
The LORD sends the curse into the wrongdoer's house to consume it entirely.