Zechariah 5:7
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
- KJV
- And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
- WEB
- and behold, a lead cover weighing one talent was lifted up—and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah basket.”
- ASV
- (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
- DARBY
- And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
- BLB
- And behold, a disc of lead was being lifted, and this [is] a lone woman sitting in the midst of the basket.
- ÅB
- Da ble et blylokk løftet opp, og det viste seg en kvinne som satt i efaen.
- OTB
- Og se, et blylokk ble løftet opp, og det var en kvinne som satt inne i kurven.
- B1930
- Da blev et blylokk løftet op, og det viste sig en kvinne som satt i efaen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 17:1–18
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
Read in contextEzekiel 23:1–49
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Read in contextJeremiah 3:1–2
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 15:1
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
Read in contextIsaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Read in contextHosea 1:1–3
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Read in contextIsaiah 22:11
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:1–63
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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