Zechariah 5:8

“She represents wickedness,” he said, and pushed her back inside, forcing the lead lid shut.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Then the lead lid was lifted from the barrel and there was a woman sitting inside.

9I looked once more and saw two women flying towards me. Their wings looked like those of a stork. They picked up the barrel and flew away, high into the sky.

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Cross References

Psalms 38:4I'm drowning in guilt—the burden is too heavy to bear.

Lamentations 1:14He took my rebellious sins and twisted them together into a yoke that he tied to my neck. He took away all my strength, and handed me over defenseless to my enemies.

Micah 6:11How can I accept those who use unfair scales and dishonest weights?

Matthew 23:32So get on with it—finish it all off using your forefathers' methods!

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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