Zechariah 5:8

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "This is Wickedness." And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening.
• 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.

Context of Zechariah 5:8

6“What is it?” I asked. “A basket is coming,” he said. Then he added, “This is what the people’s sins look like all over the earth.” 7A lead cover ⌞on the basket⌟ was raised, and a woman was sitting in the basket. The angel said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and forced the lead cover down on top of it. 9I looked up and saw two women coming forward with wind in their wings. They had wings like those of a stork. They carried the basket into the sky. 10I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

Zechariah 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 15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites will not have run its course until then.”
• Matthew 23:32Go ahead, finish what your ancestors started!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16because they try to keep us from telling people who are not Jewish how they can be saved. The result is that those Jews always commit as many sins as possible. So at last they are receiving ⌞God’s⌟ anger.
• Zechariah 5:7A lead cover ⌞on the basket⌟ was raised, and a woman was sitting in the basket.
• Psalms 38:4My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
• Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
• Lamentations 1:14My rebellious acts are a heavy burden for me. They were tied together by God’s own hands. They were tied around my neck. He has weakened me ⌞with them⌟. The Lord has handed me over to people I cannot oppose.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: Strike the tops of the pillars so that the foundations shake. Cut off everyone’s head. I will kill with a sword all who are left. None of them will be able to get away. None of them will be able to 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

• Lead
• Measure
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bible, the
• Ephah (2)
• Joshua (3)
• Lead
• Weight
• Writing
• Zechariah, Book of

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