Zechariah 5:7

And I saw a round cover of lead lifted up; and a woman was seated in the middle of the ephah.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

In Context

6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah which is going out. And he said further, This is their evil-doing in all the land.

8And he said, This is Sin; and pushing her down into the ephah, he put the weight of lead on the mouth of it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:1The word of the Lord about Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.

Isaiah 22:11And you made a place between the two walls for storing the waters of the old pool: but you gave no thought to him who had done this, and were not looking to him by whom it had been purposed long before.

Ezekiel 16:1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Hosea 1:1The word of the Lord which came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Revelation 17:1And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels came and said to me, Come here, so that you may see the judging of the evil woman who is seated on the great waters;

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 5:6-11

The Vision of the Ephah. ( b. c. 520.) 5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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