Zechariah 5:8
6 “What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
7 And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.
9 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
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
- “This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth.
- ASV
- And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
- DARBY
- And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
- BLB
- And he said, “This [is] Wickedness.” And he threw her down into the midst of the basket, and he threw the weight of lead over its mouth.
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Dette er ugudeligheten. Så støtte han henne ned i efaen og slo blylokket til over åpningen.
- OTB
- Han sa: «Dette er ondskapen,» og han dyttet henne tilbake i kurven og kastet blyknotten over åpningen.
- B1930
- Og han sa: Dette er ugudeligheten. Så støtte han henne ned i efaen og slo blylokket til over åpningen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 6:11
Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
Read in contextMatthew 23:32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Read in contextZechariah 5:7
And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
Read in contextAmos 9:1–4
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
Read in contextGenesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Read in contextPsalms 38:4
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Read in contextLamentations 1:14
My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
Read in contextProverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
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