Zechariah 5:8
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon its opening.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He said, 'This is wickedness,' and he pushed her back into the basket and placed the lead cover over its mouth.
King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said,{H559} This is Wickedness:{H7564} and he cast{H7993} her down into the midst{H8432} of the ephah;{H374} and he cast{H7993} the weight{H68} of lead{H5777} upon the mouth{H6310} thereof.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, This is wickedness{H7564}. And he cast{H7993}{(H8686)} it into the midst{H8432} of the ephah{H374}; and he cast{H7993}{(H8686)} the weight{H68} of lead{H5777} upon the mouth{H6310} thereof.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde: This is vngodlynesse. So he cast her in to the myddest of the measure, & threwe ye lompe of leade vp in to an hole.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he said, This is wickednes, and he cast it into the middes of the Ephah, and hee cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he said, This is vngodlinesse: So he cast her into the middest of the measure, and threwe the lumpe of lead into the mouth of the measure.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said, "This is Wickedness;" and he threw her down into the midst of the ephah basket; and he threw the weight of lead on its mouth.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith, `This `is' the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said, This is Sin; and pushing her down into the ephah, he put the weight of lead on the mouth of it.
World English Bible (2000)
He said, "This is Wickedness;" and he threw her down into the midst of the ephah basket; and he threw the weight of lead on its mouth.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He then said,“This woman represents wickedness,” and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 15:16 : 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
- Ps 38:4 : 4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
- Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall capture the wicked, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
- Lam 1:14 : 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are woven together, and come upon my neck: he has made my strength to fall, the Lord has delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
- Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head, all of them. I will slay the last of them with the sword; he who flees from them shall not flee away, and he who escapes of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, from there my hand will take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. 3 And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them. 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
- Mic 6:11 : 11 Shall I count them pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
- Zech 5:7 : 7 And, behold, there was lifted up a lead cover: and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
- Matt 23:32 : 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt.
- 1 Thess 2:16 : 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; but the wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
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5 Then the angel who talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance throughout the earth.
7 And, behold, there was lifted up a lead cover: and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
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9 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
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10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the short measure that is abominable?
11 Shall I count them pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
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1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
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10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, both of them are alike an abomination to the LORD.
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11 For this would be a heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be judged.
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4 Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land fail,
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3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on this side; and everyone who swears shall be cut off according to it on that side.
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30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
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7 As a fountain casts out her waters, so she casts out her wickedness; violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.
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23 A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
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16 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read:
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2 Oh, that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
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