1 I looked up again and saw a flying scroll.
2 "What do you see?" the angel asked me. "A flying scroll," I replied. "It's 30 feet long and 15 feet wide."
3 He said to me, "A curse sent by the Lord is written on it. It is going out over the whole land. Every thief will be driven out of the land. That is what it says on one side of the scroll. Everyone who lies when taking an oath to tell the truth will also be driven out. That is what it says on the other side.
4 The Lord who rules over all announces, 'I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when taking an oath in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it. It will pull down its beams and stones.' "
5 Then the angel who was talking with me came forward. He said to me, "Look at what is coming."
6 "What is it?" I asked. "A measuring basket," he replied. "The sins of the people all through the land are in it."
7 Then the basket's cover was lifted up. It was made out of lead. A woman was sitting in the basket!