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Zechariah 5 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Zechariah 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Zechariah 5 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֵיפָה ʼêyphâh H374 5 ephah, measure
יָצָא yâtsâʼ H3318 6 go, bring
נָשָׂא nâsâʼ H5375 5 lift
רָאָה râʼâh H7200 5 see
כָּנָף kânâph H3671 3 edge, extremity
עַיִן ʻayin H5869 4 eye, fountain
עוֹפֶרֶת ʻôwphereth H5777 2 lead, dusty

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 3 Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“Hitherto we have seen visions of peace only, and all the words we have heard have been good words and comfortable words. But the pillar of cloud and fire has a black and dark side towards the Egyptians, as well as a bright and pleasant side towards Israel; so have Zechariah's visions; for God's prophets are not only his ambassadors, to treat of peace with the sons of peace, but heralds, to proclaim war against those that delight in war, and persist in their rebellion. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Zechariah 5:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Shinar — Zech 5:11

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