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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

We do not find that the prophet now needed to be awakened, as he did Zech. 4:1. Being awakened then, he kept wakeful after; nay, now he needs not be so much as called to look about him, for of his own accord he turns and lifts up his eyes. This good men sometimes get by their infirmities, they make them the more careful and circumspect afterwards. Now observe, I. What it was that the prophet saw; he looked up into the air, and behold a flying roll. A vast large scroll of parchment which had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 5:2

And he said unto me ,.... That is, the angel: What seest thou? and I answered, I see a flying roll, the length whereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits ; so that it was a very large one, a volume of a very uncommon size, especially it may so seem to us; but in other nations they have very long rolls or volumes, even longer than this: the Russians write their acts, protests, and other court matters, on long rolls of paper, some twenty ells, some thirty, and some... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 5:3

Then said he unto me, This is the curse ,.... So the law of Moses is called, because it has curses written in it, Deuteronomy 27:15 which curse is not causeless, but is according to law and justice; it is from the Lord, and is no other than the wrath of the Almighty; and, wherever it lights, it will remain and continue for ever. Vitringa, on Isaiah 24:6 says, this is the curse which Isaiah there prophesies of, which had its accomplishment in the times of Antiochus; but there the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:3

Every one that stealeth - and every one that sweareth - It seems that the roll was written both on the front and back: stealing and swearing are supposed to be two general heads of crimes; the former, comprising sins against men; the latter, sins against God. It is supposed that the roll contained the sins and punishments of the Chaldeans. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:2

Verse 2 He afterwards adds, that he was asked by the angel what he saw. He might indeed have said, that a roll flying in the air appeared to him, but he did not as yet understand what it meant; hence the angel performed the office of an interpreter. But he says, that the roll was twenty cubits long, and ten broad. The Rabbis think that the figure of the court of the temple is here represented, for the length of the court was twenty cubits and its breadth was ten; and hence they suppose, that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:3

Verse 3 The angel then says, that it was the curse which went forth (55) over the face of the whole land. We must remember what I have just said, that God’s judgment is here set forth before the Jews, that they might know how justly both their fathers and themselves have been with so much severity chastised by God, inasmuch as they had procured for themselves such punishments by their sins. From the saying of the angel, that the roll went through the whole land, we learn, that not only a few... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

§ 8. The sixth vision: the flying roll. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

The reassertion of the Law. "Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll," etc. Most of the distinguishing privileges first given to Israel after leaving Egypt for Canaan were gradually restored to Israel on its partial restoration to Palestine after the captivity of Babylon. This illustrated, as noted before, as to the altar ( Ezra 3:3 ); the daily sacrifice ( Ezra 3:5 ); the Feast of Tabernacles ( Ezra 3:4 ); the tabernacle or the temple itself ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

Retribution. I. PROVOKED . Sin is the transgression of the Law. Here two kinds singled out. 1 . Sins against the second table. "Stealeth." Fraud, injustice of all kinds. False to man. 2 . Sins against the first table. "Sweareth." Profanity. Self-will. False to God. These are samples of sins infinite in number and variety. Bold and flagrant offences, opposed to all law and order, defiant of God. II. PROCLAIMED . Symbolically set forth. Sin will be judged, not according to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

The flying roll: Divine retribution "Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a flying roll. And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits," etc. This is the sixth vision of the series of visions which the prophet had during the night. He now saw a "flying roll." We have mention made of such rolls by Ezra, by Isaiah, by Jeremiah, and by Ezekiel. Ezra speaks of search... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 5:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 5:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 5:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 5:1-4

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