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. He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land.” 7Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it. The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again. 9Then I looked up and saw two women flying toward us, gliding on the wind. They had wings like a stork, and they picked up the basket and flew into the sky. 10“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel.

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 15:16After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.”
• Matthew 23:32Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.
• Zechariah 5:7Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it.
• Psalms 38:4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.
• Proverbs 5:22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
• Lamentations 1:14“He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; I am helpless in their hands.
• Amos 9:1Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, “Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will 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