Zechariah 5:11
11He replied, “To build a temple ▼▼tn Heb “house” (so NIV, NRSV, CEV).
for her in the land of Babylonia. ▼▼sn The
land of Babylonia (
Heb “the land of Shinar”) is another name for Sumer and Akkad, where Babylon was located (
Gen 10:10). Babylon throughout the Bible symbolizes the focus of anti-God sentiment and activity (
Gen 11:4;
14:1;
Isa 13-14;
47:1-3; Jer 50-51;
Rev 14:8;
17:1,
5,
18;
18:21).
When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence.”