English Standard Version
Zechariah 5:8
8And he said, "This is Wickedness." And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening.
Zechariah 5:8 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again.
Context of Zechariah 5:8
6And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the basket that is going out." And he said, "This is their iniquity in all the land." 7And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! And he said, "This is Wickedness." And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening. 9Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. 10Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the basket?"
Read all of Zechariah 5Zechariah 5:8 word by word
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ זֹ֣את הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הָֽאֵיפָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־אֶ֥בֶן הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת אֶל־פִּֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- wickednessרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564
- And he castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
- it into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of the ephahאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374
- the weightאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stone: weightH68
- of leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
- upon the mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: openingH6310
Cross-references for Zechariah 5:8
- Genesis 15:16And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
- Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last!
- Zechariah 5:7And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket!
- Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
- Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
- Lamentations 1:14"My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they were set upon my neck; he caused my strength to fail; the Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: "Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people; and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword; not one of them shall flee away; not one of them shall escape.
Commentaries on Zechariah 5:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And cast her into the midst of the Ephah - As yet then the measure was not full. Ribera: “She had the lower part within the Ephah, but the upper, especially the head, without. Though the Jews had slain the prophets and done many grievous things, the greatest sin of all remained to be done. But when they had crucified Christ and persecuted the Apostles and the Gospel, the measure was full; she was wholly within the Ephah, no part remained without, so that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 In this vision the prophet sees an ephah, something in the shape of a corn measure. This betokened the Jewish nation. They are filling the measure of their iniquity; and when it is full, they shall be delivered into the hands of those to whom God sold them for their sins. The woman sitting in the midst of the ephah represents the sinful church and nation of the Jews, in their latter and corrupt age. Guilt is upon the sinner as a weight of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Wickedness can be moral evil or ceremonial evil, and it is opposed to righteousness (see Proverbs 13:6; Ezekiel 33:12). The word wickedness (Hebrew rish‘ah) sounds similar in Hebrew to the name Asherah, the fertility goddess of the ancient Near East (see Deuteronomy 7:5; 16:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. wickedness--literally, "the wickedness": implying wickedness in its peculiar development. Compare "the man of sin," 2Th 2:3. cast it--that is, her, Wickedness, who had moved more freely while the heavy lid was partially lifted off. weight--literally, "stone," that is, round mass.Read the comment
Topics related to Zechariah 5:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Zechariah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries