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Zechariah 5:9

7 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.

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.

10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

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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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, there were two women; and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.
ASV
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven.
DARBY
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
BLB
And I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, two women were coming forth, and the wind [was] in their wings! And unto them [were] wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between the earth and between the heavens.
ÅB
Deretter løftet jeg mine øyne opp og fikk se to kvinner som kom fram, og vinden fylte deres vinger, for de hadde vinger som storkens vinger; og de løftet efaen opp, så den svevde mellom jorden og himmelen.
OTB
Så løftet jeg blikket og så to kvinner komme ut med vinden i sine vinger; de hadde vinger som en stork, og de løftet kurven mellom jorden og himmelen.
B1930
Derefter løftet jeg mine øine op og fikk se to kvinner som kom frem, og vinden fylte deres vinger, for de hadde vinger som storkens vinger; og de løftet efaen op, så den svevde mellem jorden og himmelen.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 8:1

    Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

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  • Daniel 9:26–27

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:49

    The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

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  • Leviticus 11:19

    And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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  • Matthew 24:28

    For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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