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

6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance in all the land: 7(and behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead:) and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah. 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. 9Then 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 the earth and the heaven. 10Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

Zechariah 5:8 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ זֹ֣את הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הָֽאֵיפָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־אֶ֥בֶן הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת אֶל־פִּֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Wickednessרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564
• castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• herאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• ephahאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374
• weightאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stone: weightH68
• leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: openingH6310

Cross-references for Zechariah 5:8

• Genesis 15:16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
• Matthew 23:32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins alway: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
• Zechariah 5:7(and behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead:) and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
• Psalms 38:4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
• Lamentations 1:14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; they are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
• Amos 9:1I SAW the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the chapiters, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them 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

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• 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