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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
And he saith unto me, `To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.' And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base.
And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentZechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.
- Author
- Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
- Date
- Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC