Zechariah 5:3
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
Cross-references
In Zechariah 5:4, the curse enters and consumes the homes of thieves and false swearers — specifying the judgment announced here.
Zechariah 8:17 also condemns false oaths as something the LORD hates — reinforcing the sin that brings the curse here.
In Exodus 20:15, 'You shall not steal' is the commandment that the curse here enforces.
Leviticus 19:12 is the law against swearing falsely by God's name — the very sin that triggers the curse here.
In James 5:12, believers are told not to swear at all, contrasting with the OT curse that punishes false oaths.
Galatians 3:10-13 discusses the curse of the law, which Zechariah 5:3 embodies as a specific application of that curse.
Deuteronomy 28:15-68 contains the full covenant curses for disobedience — the flying scroll visually represents these curses coming upon the land.
In Matthew 23:16-22, Jesus condemns the Pharisees' oath loopholes, showing how they evade the curse here on false swearing.
In Matthew 5:33-37, Jesus goes beyond the OT curse on false oaths by commanding no oaths at all, raising the standard.
Malachi 3:9 also pronounces a curse for robbing God, directly paralleling Zechariah's curse on theft and false oaths.
Malachi 3:5 lists swearing falsely and oppressing workers — directly echoing the two sins cursed here: theft and false oaths.
In Hosea 4:2, stealing and swearing (deception) appear together, mirroring the curse's targets.
Daniel 9:11 explicitly mentions the curse from the Law poured out on Israel for disobedience, which Zechariah's curse exemplifies.
Jeremiah 5:2 also condemns swearing falsely by the LORD's name — directly parallel to the sin cursed here.
In Jeremiah 7:9, the same sins—stealing and swearing falsely—are denounced together.
In Leviticus 19:11, God commands not to steal or lie, the very sins that bring the curse here.
Ezekiel 17:16 pronounces death on one who broke an oath, closely paralleling the curse on false swearers in Zechariah 5:3.
Psalm 24:4 explicitly condemns swearing deceitfully, directly matching the false oath offense that triggers the curse in Zechariah 5:3.
Isaiah 24:6 describes a curse devouring the earth due to guilt, echoing the land-wide curse in Zechariah for sin.
In Proverbs 29:24, a partner with a thief hears an oath but tells nothing—linking theft and oath as here.
Psalm 37:22 uses the same 'cut off' language for the cursed, reinforcing the fate of those under the flying scroll's judgment.
In Malachi 3:8-10, robbing God brings a curse—parallel to the curse on thieves here, though the theft is tithes.
In Nehemiah 5:13, a similar curse is invoked on those who break an oath, with the shaking out of the garment symbolizing divine judgment.
Deuteronomy 27:15-26 lists specific curses for sins like idolatry and dishonesty — the same covenantal curse tradition that the flying scroll applies to thieves and false swearers.
In Ephesians 4:28, stealing is condemned with a positive call to honest labor — contrasting the curse here with redemptive instruction.
Deuteronomy 11:28 pronounces a curse for turning away from God's commands — the general covenantal curse that this flying scroll embodies for stealing and false oaths.
In Proverbs 30:9, stealing profanes God's name—the same sin cursed here.
Deuteronomy 29:19-28 warns of the land becoming like Sodom due to covenant-breaking — the same curse theme as the flying scroll's judgment on sin.
James 5:4 condemns defrauding laborers — a form of stealing that cries out for justice, echoing the curse on thieves here.
In Revelation 21:8, liars face the lake of fire—similar judgment for falsehood as the curse for false swearing here.
In Revelation 22:15, those who practice lying are excluded from the New Jerusalem—echoing the curse on false swearers.
Proverbs 3:33 likewise declares the Lord's curse on the wicked, but Zechariah specifies it targets thieves and false swearers.